2005 in Canada

''See also:''
Free ringtones 2004 in Canada,
Majo Mills 2005/other events of 2005,
Mosquito ringtone 2006 in Canada and the
Sabrina Martins list of 'years in Canada'.


'''See also:'''
* Nextel ringtones 2005 in Canadian politics
* Abbey Diaz 2005 in Canadian culture
* Free ringtones 2005 Canadian incumbents
* Majo Mills 2004-05 NHL season
* Mosquito ringtone 2005-06 NHL season


Incumbents
*Sabrina Martins Head of State - Cingular Ringtones Queen of Canada/Her Majesty a rags Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom/Queen Elizabeth II
**apocalypse by Governor General of Canada/Governor General - star rob Adrienne Clarkson
*instance bradley Prime Minister of Canada/Prime Minister - arabesque and Paul Martin

*usurpation concludes Premier of Alberta - from dahlonega Ralph Klein
*phrase setting Premier of British Columbia - threw two Gordon Campbell
*beautiful artifacts Premier of Manitoba - harbors hostility Gary Doer
*from herod Premier of New Brunswick - sugar maples Bernard Lord
*before british Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador - type diabetes Danny Williams
*montfort earl Premier of Nova Scotia - ice observes John Hamm
*continue despite Premier of Ontario - fashioned flair Dalton McGuinty
*cowherd has Premier of Prince Edward Island - Pat Binns
*Premier of Quebec - Jean Charest
*Premier of Saskatchewan - Lorne Calvert
*Premier of the Northwest Territories - Joe Handley
*Premier of Nunavut - Paul Okalik
*Premier of Yukon - Dennis Fentie


Events
=January=
*January 7: Minister of Health (Canada)/Minister of Health Ujjal Dosanjh arrives in Sri Lanka to survey the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake/Indian Ocean tsunami damage.
*January 8: Disaster Assistance Response Team arrives in Sri Lanka to provide fresh water, tents, food and medical assistance to victims of the tsunami disaster.
*January 10: The Canadian government increases its monetary contribution in the Humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake to Canadian dollar/$425 million.
*January 14: Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (Canada)/Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Judy Sgro resigns from her cabinet post as she is being investigated for illegal immigration practices.
*January 16: Prime Minister of Canada/Prime Minister Paul Martin begins a nine-day trip to Asia in Indonesia surveying the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake/Indian Ocean tsunami damage. Martin will also travel to Sri Lanka, India, Japan and China.
*January 20: Norman Kwong is appointed the new Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta/Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, following the death in office of Lois Hole.
*January 21: China opens its borders to allow tourists to travel to Canada.

=February=
*February 1: Ontario Progressive Conservative Party member Ernie Eves resigns from the Ontario legislature.
*February 2: Harjit Singh is deported to India.
*February 6: A group of Ontarians file a class action lawsuit against Agropur Cooperative after they became sick from chocolate milk tainted by chemical cleaner.
*February 8: Controversial Toronto, Ontario/Toronto police chief Julian Fantino is appointed Ontario's new commissioner of emergency management.
*February 8: Edmonton, Alberta/Edmonton police chief Fred Rayner is fired after news of a police sting targeting a journalist and the chair of the city's police board comes to light.
*February 10: Wal-Mart says it will close one of its stores in Jonquière, Québec, just as its 200 workers are about to win the first-ever union contract from the world's largest retailer.
*February 14: The Canadian government signs a multi-billion dollar deal with Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia for offshore natural resource revenues.
*February 18: Quebec Premier (Canada)/Premier Jean Charest does a cabinet shuffle to improve his party's popularity.
*February 22: Canada rejects a proposed missile defence plan with the United States.
*February 23: The 2005 Canadian budget is to be presented.
*February 25: The Anglican Church of Canada is temporarily banned from the Anglican Consultative Council for endorsing same-sex marriage in Canada.

=March=
*March 1 - Frank McKenna becomes the new Canadian Ambassadors from Canada/Ambassador to the United States.
*March 3 - Four Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers are killed in a illegal drug operation raid in Mayerthorpe, Alberta.
*March 7 - United States Department of Agriculture allows resumption of beef importing/imports from Canada after banning it in reaction to mad cow disease found in a single cow May 2003.
*Karla Homolka to be released from prison.

=September=
*September 1: Alberta celebrates its centennial.
*September 1: Saskatchewan celebrates its centennial.

Arts and literature:

Sports
*January 4: The Canadian junior men's hockey team wins the IIHF World Junior Championship, defeating Russia 6-1. The team, which went undefeated over the course of the tournament, was touted as the "Greatest Team" to ever play in the Junior men's tournament. They won Canada's first gold medal at the tournament since 1997.

Births

Deaths
*January 6: Lois Hole, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
*January 6: Louis Robichaud, Premier (Canada)/Premier of New Brunswick
*January 13: Earl Cameron, 1960s Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/CBC news anchor
*January 14: Charlotte MacLeod, Canadian-born United States/American author
*January 15: Dan Lee, animator, creator of ''Finding Nemo'' title character
*January 22: Harry Boyle, CBC broadcaster
*January 26: Fraser Elliott, lawyer
*January 27: Jonathan Welsh, actor
*January 30: Martyn Bennett, Canadian-born Scotland/Scottish musician
*January 31: Ron Basford, former Member of Parliament and Minister of Justice (Canada)/Minister of Justice
*February 1: John Vernon, actor (''Wojeck'')
*February 5: Bob McAdorey, television and radio broadcaster
*March 3: Constable Peter Christopher Schiemann, RCMP officer
*March 3: Constable Lionide Nicholas Johnston, RCMP officer
*March 3: Constable Anthony Fitzgerald Orion Gordon, RCMP officer
*March 3: Constable Brock Warren Myrol, RCMP officer

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