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See also:
1966 in Canada,
other events of 1967,
1968 in Canada and the
Timeline of Canadian history.
1967 is remembered as one of the most notable years in Canada. It was Canada's centennary and celebrations were held throughout the nation. The most prominent event was Expo 67 is Montreal, one of the most successful World's Fair ever and one of the first events to win international acclaim for the country.
The nation began to feel far more nationalistic than before, with a generation raised in a country fully detached from Britain. The new Canadian flag served as a symbol and a catalyst for this. In Quebec the Quiet Revolution was overthrowing the oligarchy of francophone clergy and anglophone businessmen, and French Canadian pride and nationalism were becoming a national political force.
The Canadian economy was at its post-war peak and levels of prosperity and quality of life were at all-time highs. Many of the most important elements of Canada's welfare state were coming on line such as Medicare and the CPP.
These events were coupled with the coming of age of the baby boom and the regeneration of music, literature, and art that the 1960s brought around the world. The baby boomers who have since dominated Canada's culture tend to view the period as Canada's halcyon days.
While to Montreal it was the year of Expo, to Toronto it was the final culmination of the Toronto Maple Leafs dynasty of the 1960s, with the team winning its fourth Stanley Cup in six years.
Author and historian Pierre Berton has famously referred to 1967 as "Canada's last good year." The years following saw much of 1967's hopefulness disappear. In the early 1970s the oil shock and other factors would hammer the Canadian economy. Quebec separatism would lead to divisive debates and an economic decline of Montreal as well as FLQ terrorism. The Vietnam War and Watergate Scandal in the United States would also have profound effects on Canadians. And the Maple Leafs have not won a Stanley Cup since.
Incumbents
Events
Arts and literature
- New Books
- Awards
- Film
Births
- January 27 - Susan Aglukark, singer
- January 29 - Sean Burke, hockey goalie
- April 29 - Curtis Joseph, hockey goalie
- May 4 - John Child, Olympic athlete
- May 10 - Scott Brison, politician
- May 29 - Mike Keane, hockey player
- June 1 - Murray Baron, hockey player
- June 27 - Sylvie Frechette, athlete
- June 30 - Gareth Rees, Rugby player
- July 1 - Pamela Anderson. She is recognized as Canada's centennial baby, being the first born on this day in Canada.
- July 12 - Bruny Surin, sprinter
- July 12 - Tonya Lee Williams, actor
- August 21 - Carrie-Anne Moss, actor
- September 10 - Guylaine Dumont, Olympic athlete
- October 3 - Denis Villeneuve, film director
- December 14 - Dominic LeBlanc, politician
- December 16 - Donovan Bailey, sprinter
- December 17 - Vincent Damphousse, hockey player
- December 29 - Ashleigh Banfield, journalist
Deaths
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