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See also: 2001 in Canada , other events of 2002 , 2003 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada' .
Incumbents
Estimated Canadian population : 31,413,990
Canada is the best country ever- Melissa Verkaik
Events
January 11 - Ford Motor Co. announces the closing of the truck assembly plant in Oakville, Ontario January 14 - Industry Minister and Liberal leadership hopeful Brian Tobin announces that he is leaving politics.January 15 - Jean Chrétien shuffles the cabinet mostly to remove the scandal-tainted Alfonso Gagliano January 18 - Walkerton Report released: it puts partial blame for the water tragedy on the provincial governmentFebruary 8 through February 24 - 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah . Canada wins gold for men's and women's hockey. Controversy erupts when Jamie Salé and David Pelletier are given only silver for the pairs' figure skatingMarch 4 - Federal government allows stem cell research using human embryosMarch 7 - James K. Bartleman becomes lieutenant governor of OntarioMarch 11 - Six children die when their home burns down in Quatsino, British ColumbiaMarch 20 - Stephen Harper defeats Stockwell Day to become leader of the Canadian Alliance .March 23 - Ernie Eves is elected to replace Premier Mike Harris at the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership convention March 26 - Supreme Court of British Columbia rules that works of the imagination are not child pornography .April 15 - Ernie Eves becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Mike Harris
April 16 - The New York Sun Conrad Black , is launchedApril 17 - Four Canadian infantrymen are killed, and eight injured, in Afghanistan by friendly fire from two U.S. F-16s , dropping a 230-kilogram bomb.May 5 - Hell's Angels leader Maurice Boucher is convicted in Montreal of two counts of first-degree murderMay 7 - A court injunction is granted to Marc Hall , permitting him to bring a same-sex date to his high school promMay 26 - Jean Chrétien shuffles the Cabinet again removing Art Eggleton and Don Boudria who were both embroiled in scandalsJune 2 - Prime Minister Jean Chrétien fires Finance Minister Paul Martin and replaces him with John Manley June 5 - Alexa McDonough announces her resignation as leader of the federal New Democratic Party June 7 - Quebec becomes the first province to grant homosexual couples full parental rightsJune 26 - G-8 leaders meet at Kananaskis, Alberta July 10 - At a Sotheby's auction, Peter Paul Rubens ' painting "The Massacre of the Innocents " is sold for £49.5 million (US$76.2 million) to Canadian Ken Thomson July 14 - During Bastille Day celebrations, Jacques Chirac is saved from an assassination attempt by a Canadian touristJuly 23 - Pope John Paul II arrives in Toronto for World Youth Day August 6 - Joe Clark announces decision to resign as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada August 21 - Facing pressure from Martin loyalists Jean Chrétien announces he will step down as prime minister in February 2004 September - A Senate committee rules that marijuana should be legalized in CanadaSeptember 30 - CBC starts an uproar when it announces Ron MacLean will not be returning as host of Hockey Night in Canada . The CBC later agrees to MacLean's salary demands.October 4 - The Queen arrives in Canada to start of 12-day Canadian tour to mark her Golden Jubilee .October 7 - American officials deport Canadian citizen Maher Arar to Syria October 14 - Chris Jericho and Christian win WWE Tag Team ChampionshipOctober 22 - Yann Martel wins the Booker Prize for his novel Life of Pi October 29 - Canada issues a travel advisory for all those of Middle Eastern decent travelling to the United States October 31 - Pat Buchanan calls Canada Soviet Canuckistan November 5 - Austin Clarke wins the Giller Prize for his novel The Polished Hoe November 24 - The Montreal Alouettes defeat the Edmonton Eskimos 25-16 to win the Grey Cup November 26 -- Françoise Ducros, the Prime Minister's communication director resigns over her comment that U.S. President George W. Bush is a "moron"November 28 - Romanow commission on health care recommends a $15-billion infusion into the health care systemNovember 30 - Dennis Fentie becomes premier of Yukon Territory , replacing Pat Duncan
December 16 - Canada signs the Kyoto Accord , limiting greenhouse gas emissionsDecember 17 - The Quebec City police arrest many people in a child prostitution bust that includes many well-known people of the city.Towns of Chicoutimi , Jonquière and La Baie consolidated into a new city officially called Saguenay .
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Television
Sesame Park Sesame Street CBC .CBC Celebrates 50 Years of Television.
Births
Deaths
January 13 - Frank Shuster January 24 - Peter Gzowski , CBC Radio journalistFebruary 1 - Douglas Jung , politicianFebruary 14 - Bud Olson , politicianFebruary 26 - Harry Rankin , Vancouver politicianMarch 12 - Jean-Paul Riopelle - painter March 18 - Dalton Camp , Tory political strategistMarch 30 - The Queen Mother April 17 - Richard Green , soldier serving in AfghanistanApril 19 - Ross Whicher , businessman and politicianMay 9 - Robert Layton , politicianMay 16 - Edwin Alonzo Boyd, bank robberJune 20 - Timothy Findley , authorJuly 8 - Sidney Spivak , Manitoba politicianJuly 13 - Yousuf Karsh - photographer September 13 - George Stanley , academic, designer of Canadian flag December 10 - Les Costello , hockey player, Catholic priest and founder of the Flying Fathers December 13 - Zal Yanovsky , politicianDecember 16 - Bill Hunter , hockey playerDecember 18 - Ray Hnatyshyn , former Governor-General of Canada
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