   events from the year 1968 in canada. ==incumbents== === crown === * head of state (monarch) â queen elizabeth ii (consort â prince philip, duke of edinburgh) === federal government === * governor general â roland michener (viceregal consort â norah michener) * prime minister â lester b. pearson (until april 20) then pierre trudeau === provincial governments === ==== lieutenant governors ==== *lieutenant governor of alberta â grant macewan *lieutenant governor of british columbia â george pearkes (until july 2) then john robert nicholson *lieutenant governor of manitoba â richard spink bowles *lieutenant governor of new brunswick â john b. mcnair (until january 31) then wallace samuel bird *lieutenant governor of newfoundland â fabian o'dea *lieutenant governor of nova scotia â henry poole mackeen (until july 22) then victor de bedia oland *lieutenant governor of ontario â william earl rowe (until july 4) then william ross macdonald *lieutenant governor of prince edward island â willibald joseph macdonald *lieutenant governor of quebec â hugues lapointe *lieutenant governor of saskatchewan â robert hanbidge ==== premiers ==== *premier of alberta â ernest manning (until december 12) then harry strom *premier of british columbia â w.a.c. bennett *premier of manitoba â walter weir *premier of new brunswick â louis robichaud *premier of newfoundland â joey smallwood *premier of nova scotia â g.i. smith *premier of ontario â john robarts *premier of prince edward island â alexander b. campbell *premier of quebec â daniel johnson, sr. (until september 26) then jean-jacques bertrand (from october 2) *premier of saskatchewan â ross thatcher === territorial governments === ==== commissioners ==== * commissioner of yukon â james smith * commissioner of northwest territories â stuart milton hodgson ==events== ===january to june=== *february 1 â the three branches of the canadian forces are merged into one, adopting a common green uniform and army-derived ranks *february 20 â prime minister pearson gives the first ever televised address to the nation as he tells canadians that he will table a confidence motion the next day to prove his party still has control. after a week of filibustering by the opposition, the motion passes.[http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2008/12/03/idiot
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