Everything that happened in Canada in 1988.
The Canada-US Free Trade Agreement is debated vigorously in Parliament, with the Mulroney government defending the deal as essential to Canadian prosperity and the opposition arguing it threatens Canadian sovereignty.
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney formally apologizes in Parliament for the internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II and announces a redress payment of $12,000 to surviving internees.
The Canadian Multiculturalism Act receives Royal Assent, making Canada the first country in the world to pass a national multiculturalism law, officially recognizing Canada's cultural diversity.
The federal election campaign that will center on the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement gets underway, with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney defending the deal against opposition from John Turner's Liberals and Ed Broadbent's NDP.
Calgary completes construction of Olympic legacy facilities built for the 1988 Winter Olympics, including the Olympic Oval, Canada Olympic Park and the Saddledome, which remain in use decades later.