   events from the year 1984 in canada. ==incumbents==  === crown === * head of state (monarch) â queen elizabeth ii (consort â prince philip, duke of edinburgh) === federal government === * governor general â edward schreyer (until may 14) then jeanne sauvÃ© (viceregal consort â lily schreyer then maurice sauvÃ©) * prime minister â pierre trudeau (until june 30) then john turner (june 30 to september 17) then brian mulroney === provincial governments === ==== lieutenant governors ==== *lieutenant governor of alberta â francis charles lynch-staunton *lieutenant governor of british columbia â robert gordon rogers *lieutenant governor of manitoba â pearl mcgonigal *lieutenant governor of new brunswick â george stanley *lieutenant governor of newfoundland â william anthony paddon *lieutenant governor of nova scotia â john elvin shaffner (until february 1) then alan abraham *lieutenant governor of ontario â john black aird *lieutenant governor of prince edward island â joseph aubin doiron *lieutenant governor of quebec â jean-pierre cÃ´tÃ© (until march 28) then gilles lamontagne *lieutenant governor of saskatchewan â frederick johnson ==== premiers ==== *premier of alberta â peter lougheed *premier of british columbia â bill bennett *premier of manitoba â howard pawley *premier of new brunswick â richard hatfield *premier of newfoundland â brian peckford *premier of nova scotia â john buchanan *premier of ontario â bill davis *premier of prince edward island â james lee *premier of quebec â renÃ© lÃ©vesque *premier of saskatchewan â grant devine === territorial governments === ==== commissioners ==== * commissioner of yukon â douglas bell * commissioner of northwest territories â john havelock parker ==== premiers ==== *premier of the northwest territories â george braden then richard nerysoo *premier of yukon â chris pearson ==events== ===january to june=== *january 12 - richard nerysoo becomes government leader of the northwest territories, replacing george braden *february 29 - pierre trudeau announces he will retire as soon as the liberal party of canada can elect another leader *april 5 - a fire races through number 26 colliery located in glace bay on [[c
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