1936 in Canada


Events from the year 1936 in Canada.

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January to March

Saying "I hate war," President Roosevelt seeks foreign and economic policies that will encourage peace
With end of war between Bolivia and Paraguay, President Roosevelt suggests inter-American peace conference
Threatening embargo on Canadian liquor, U.S.A. demands back taxes and customs duties for liquor smuggled during Prohibition
"Taxes are urgently needed" - Alberta's Two Rivers School District board cajoles ratepayers in arrears
Seventy-year-old woman talks to enough of Yukon's 1,805 voters to be elected to House of Commons
"Sterilization is proposedas logical humane procedure to limit the reproduction of the mentally defective."
Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir expresses his deep regret to King Edward VIII on his abdication
"We in Canada are sound asleep in flying matters," says Air Vice-Marshall Billy Bishop
Canadian Tuberculosis Association urges more clinics for Indigenous people, who suffer 30% of TB deaths in western Canada
Youth organizations ranging from church groups to Young Communist League unite for reform at 1936 Youth Congress
Stephen Leacock's views of travel writing and Port Arthur, Ont.
Ralph J. Gleason praises Canadian hockey while covering college tournament for Columbia University student newspaper
Setting new record for one-mile event, Canadian race walker wins in New York City