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1988 in Canada

Explore 8 historical events and records for Canada in 1988.

Historical records for Canada in 1988

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January

Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement

Mulroney, Brian ยท Ottawa ยท Prime Minister of Canada ยท Government / Government of Canada

Signs the free trade agreement with the United States.

April

This Note's for You

Young, Neil ยท Arts / Popular Music

Releases This Note's for You, criticising commercial sponsorship and advertising in music.

Other events (month unknown)

Affairs of State

Anderson, Doris Hilda ยท Arts / Literature

Publication of Affairs of State

Election

Campbell, Avril Phaedra ยท Politics / Progressive Conservative Party

Elected Member of Canadian Parliament

Gamma Cephei Planet Candidate

Campbell, Bruce ยท Victoria ยท Astronomer ยท Science / Astronomy

Reports radial-velocity evidence suggesting a planetary companion around Gamma Cephei.

Gamma Cephei Planet Candidate

Walker, Gordon ยท Vancouver ยท Astronomer ยท Science / Astronomy

Reports a long-period stellar wobble around Gamma Cephei consistent with a planetary companion.

Gamma Cephei Planet Candidate

Yang, Stephenson ยท Victoria ยท Astronomer ยท Science / Astronomy

Contributes precise radial-velocity observations supporting a possible planet around Gamma Cephei.

Rolling Scalar Field Cosmology

Peebles, James Edwin ยท Dynamical Dark Energy Theory ยท Cosmologist ยท Science / Astronomy

Peebles and Bharat Ratra study a slowly evolving scalar field whose energy density changes with cosmic time, providing an influential precursor to dynamical dark energy models.

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