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See also: 1922 in Canada, other events of 1923, 1924 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

1 Incumbents

Premier of Alberta - Herbert Greenfield
Premier of British Columbia - John Oliver
Premier of Manitoba - John Bracken
Premier of New Brunswick - Walter Foster then Peter Veniot
Premier of Nova ScotiaRobert Stanfield, 21st Premier ( 1956- 1967) The Premier of Nova Scotia is the first minister for the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. The current Premier of Nova Scotia is John Ham - George H. MurrayGeorge Henry Murray (1861-1929) was a Nova Scotia politician who served as the province's Premier for twenty-seven years, the longest unbroken tenure for a head of government in Canadian history. Despite his later political longevity, Murray's early polit then Ernest Armstrong
Premier of OntarioThe Premier of Ontario is the first minister for the Canadian province of Ontario. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. The current Premier of Ontario is Dalton McGuinty. See also Prime Minister of Canada Premier (Canad - Ernest C. DruryDrury Rank 8th First Term November, 1919 July, 1923 Predecessor William Hearst Successor George Howard Ferguson Date of Birth January 22, 1878 Place of Birth Crown Hill, Ontario Profession Farmer Political Party United Farmers of Ontario Ernest Charles Dr then Howard FergusonGeorge Howard Ferguson (1870-1946) was a Conservative politician and Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1923 to 1930. First elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1905 election, Ferguson served as Minister of Lands, Forest and Mines in the go
Premier of Prince Edward IslandThe Premier of Prince Edward Island is the first minister for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. The current Premier of Prince Edward Island is Pat Binns. See also Prime - J.H. Bell then James D. StewartJames David Stewart (1874 1933) was a Prince Edward Island politician. In 1917, the Conservative Party recruited Stewart, a young lawyer, to be the party's candidate in a by-election in King's County. Stewart won the vote and took his seat in the provinci
Premier of Quebec - Alexandre Taschereau
Premier of Saskatchewan - C.A. Dunning

2 Events

January 1 - The Department of National Defence comes into being
January 24 - Ernest Armstrong becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing George H. Murray, who had governed for 27 years
February 28 - Peter Veniot becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Walter Foster
March 2 - The Halibut Treaty signed with the United States is Canada's first international treaty not signed under the auspices of the United Kingdom
March 14 - World's first complete play-by-play radio broadcast of a professional hockey game is done by Pete Parker in Regina.
March 22 - Foster Hewitt announces his first hockey game
June 25 - Ontario election: Howard Ferguson's Conservatives win a majority, defeating Ernest Drury 's United Farmers of Ontario
July 1 - The Chinese Immigration Act of 1923 came into effect, banning all Chinese from entering Canada except for businessmen, diplomats, foreign students, and "special circumstances"
July 16 - Howard Ferguson becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Ernest Drury
August 17 - The Home Bank of Montreal fails
October 8 - A longshoreman's stike beigns in Vancouver
October 25 - Frederick Banting and John Macleod win the Nobel Prize for Medicine for the discovery of insulin
September 5 - James D. Stewart becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing J.H. Bell
Canadian National Railway is formed by merger of Canadian Government Railways, Canadian Northern Railway, Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, and Grand Trunk Railway.
Marijuana is made illegal in Canada

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