1990s Timeline | rememberwhen1990

A 1990s TIMELINE

JANUARY The Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill, a national sales tax, was introduced in the House of Commons. (photo from The Conversation)	FEBUARY The massive Hagersville tire fire happened and took 17 days to put out in Ontario. (photo by Paul Hourigan, Hamilton Spectator)	MARCH Gerald Vincent Bull, a brilliant scientist and weapon designer, was killed in his apartment. (artwork by Irma Coucill)
APRIL The cynical and eccentric owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Harold Ballard, died. (photo from Five Minutes for Fighting)	MAY It is Canadian voice actor Danny McKinnon’s birthday. (photo from anime series, Inuyasha)	JUNE Nelson Mandela. a South African politician, tours Canada. He visited three Canadian cities. (photo by Hans Deryk)
JULY The Oka crisis begins in a small town of Quebec. It was a showdown between native people and the Canadian army. (photo from CBC)	AUGUST Canadian author, write, and television personality, Morley Callaghan has died. (photo by Nigel Dickson)	SEPTEMBER The Oka crisis ended peacefully. The native warriors surrendered. (photo by Paul Chiasson)
OCTOBER Canadian lawyer and politician, Bob Rae, became the premier of Ontario. (photo from Canadian Press Archives	NOVEMBER In the 78th Grey Cup, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Edmonton Eskimos at BC Place Stadium by 50-11 (photo from CFL)	DECEMBER After months of debate, GST becomes a law. (photo from Ready Fund Go)