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See also: 2001 in Canada, other events of 2002, 2003 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

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2002 in Canadian politics
2002 in Canadian culture
2002 Canadian incumbents
2001-02 NHL season
2002-03 NHL season

1 Incumbents

Premier of Alberta - Ralph Klein
Premier of British Columbia - Gordon Campbell
Premier of Manitoba - Gary DoerGary Doer ( March 31, 1948-) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He has been the province's Premier since 1999, leading a New Democratic Party government. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Doer worked as a Deputy Superintendent at the Vaughan Street Detention
Premier of New BrunswickThe Premier of New Brunswick (fr: Premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick is the first minister for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. The premier of a Canadian province is much l - Bernard LordBernard Lord (born September 27 1965 in Quebec) is a Canadian politician. He is currently serving as New Brunswick's 30th Premier. The Hon. Bernard Lord Rank 30th Term of Office June 7, 1999 present Predecessor Camille Theriault Successor n/a Date of Birt
Premier of Newfoundland - Roger GrimesRoger Grimes (born 1950) is a Newfoundland and Labrador politician. He is currently leader of the Liberal Party and was Premier of the province from 2001 until 2003. A teacher he is a former President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association
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 - John HammThe Honourable John Hamm MLA, MD, ( April 8, 1938 ) is the current premier of Nova Scotia, Canada. Hamm, a graduate of the University of King's College, was a family doctor in his hometown of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, and the president of the Nova Scotia
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 - Mike Harris then Ernie Eves
Premier of Prince Edward Island - Pat Binns
Premier of Quebec - Bernard Landry
Premier of Saskatchewan - Lorne Calvert

Estimated Canadian population: 31,413,990

2 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 government
February 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 skating
March 4 - Federal government allows stem cell research using human embryos
March 11 - Six children die when their home burns down in Quatsino, British Columbia
March 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 Tory leadership convention
March 26 - B.C. Supreme Court 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, partially owned by former Canadian Conrad Black, is launched
April 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 murder
May 7 - A court injunction is granted to Marc Hall, permitting him to bring a same-sex date to his high school prom
May 26 - Jean Chrétien shuffles the Cabinet again removing Art Eggleton and Don Boudria who were both embroiled in scandals
June 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 NDP
June 7 - Quebec becomes the first province to grant homosexual couples full parental rights
June 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 Lord Thomson
July 14 - During Bastille Day celebrations, Jacques Chirac is saved from an assassination attempt by a Canadian tourist
July 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
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 Canada
September 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 Championship
October 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 system
November 30 - Dennis Fentie becomes premier of Yukon Territory, replacing Pat Duncan
December 16 - Canada signs the Kyoto Accord, limiting greenhouse gas emissions
Towns of Chicoutimi, Jonquière and La Baie consolidated into a new city officially called Saguenay.

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