Permanent year factsheet

Canada in 1968

Historical records for Canada in 1968, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records
6Events
3Named people
1Places
2Categories

Historical records

April

20 April 1968Prime Minister of CanadaPierre Elliott Trudeau

Ottawa · Government / Government of Canada

Becomes prime minister after winning the Liberal leadership.

November

12 November 1968Neil YoungNeil Young

Arts / Popular Music

Releases his self-titled debut solo album after leaving Buffalo Springfield.

Other Events

1968Last Time AroundNeil Young

Arts / Popular Music

Appears on Last Time Around as Buffalo Springfield dissolves after a short but influential run.

1968Minister of Indian AffairsJean Chretien

Government / Government of Canada

Appointed Minister of Indian Affairs

1968Minister of National RevenueJean Chretien

Government / Government of Canada

Appointed Minister of National Revenue.

1968Minister of Northern DevelopmentJean Chretien

Government / Government of Canada

Appointed Minister of Northern Development

1968Prime Minister of CanadaPierre Elliott Trudeau

Government / Government of Canada

Appointed Prime Minister of Canada

Names involved

Jean ChretienNeil YoungPierre Elliott Trudeau

Places involved

Ottawa

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.