📆 Canada by Year

📅 Events in 1979

Jun 20, 1979

Joe Clark Becomes Prime Minister

Joe Clark of the Progressive Conservative Party is sworn in as Canada's 16th Prime Minister, forming a minority government after defeating Pierre Trudeau's Liberals in the May election.

Politics National

Jun 26, 1979

Clark Government Survives First Weeks in Office

Joe Clark's Progressive Conservative minority government survives its first weeks in office following its May 22 election win, as Clark attempts to govern with less than a majority of seats in the House of Commons.

Politics National