1944 in Canada - Definition

Events

March 20 - Henry Duncan Graham Crerar becomes chief of the Canadian Army
June 6 - WWII: The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division lands at Juno Beach, part the Invasion of Normandy
June 15 - Saskatchewan election: Tommy Douglas's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation wins a landslide majority, defeating William Patterson's Liberals
July 10 - Tommy Douglas becomes premier of Saskatchewan, replacing William Patterson
August 1 - The House of Commons approves the Family Allowance Act
August 8 - Alberta election: Ernest Manning's Social Credit Party wins a third consecutive majority
August 17 - WWII: The Canadian Army liberates Falaise
August 30 - Maurice Duplessis becomes premier of Quebec for the second time, replacing Adélard Godbout
October 1 - The Battle of the Scheldt Estuary begins
December 24 - HMCS Clayoquot sunk off Halifax by a German U-boat
Conscription Crisis of 1944

Example Usage of Canada
	maxel2: Retail sales in Canada rose by 0.8% in October http://forexarena.blogspot.com/2009/12/retail-sales-in-Canada-rose-by-08-in.html
	askboutmekjb: @freshchuckz david right? with his periodic table of japanese symbols on the wall... made u wanna go DUDE aint you from Canada?
	rmaclean: I am more excited about next week than XMas. Next week starts the prep for my sabbatical to Canada & USA! Excitement and nerves are growing!

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