Union Nationale under Maurice Duplessis wins 76 of 90 seats in Quebec, ending 39 years of Liberal rule in the province. Nine days after he died, legendary conservationist Grey Owl is discovered to have been a white man, not an Indian. Parliament passes the Prairie Farm Assistance Act, offering crop insurance in the event of low prices or poor yields. Ottawa refuses to allow 900 Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany to enter Canada. A week after Britain declared war on Germany, Canada joins the war.
Parliament gives nearly unanimous approval to the declaration.
The first convoy leaves for Europe on Sept. 16.