Canadian Government and Sport Timeline

Heagerty Report Minister of State for Fitness and Amateur Sport created Bill C-131 Act to Encourage Fitness and Amateur Sport enacted Bill C-12 Physical Activity and Sport Act replaced Bill C-131 National Physical Fitness Act of Canada (NPFAC) established Creation of a National Council of Physical Fitness NPFAC revoked after 10 years Duke of Edinburgh commented on Canada's low levels of fitness First Canada Games Montreal Olympics Calgary Olympics Seoul Olympics Ben Johnson doping scandal Dublin Inquiry Canadian Anti-Doping Agency (CADA) was created Canadian Policy on Penalties for Doping in Sport Position of Minister of State for Fitness and Amateur Sport eliminated Sport Canada now under Department of Canadian Heritage; Fitness Canada now under Health Canada Sport Funding and Accountability Framework (SFAF) put in place Mills Report Youth Training Act established KEY: Orange: Policies, Acts and Bills. Purple: Reports and Inquiries Blue: Prime Ministers Violet: Change in organizational structure Red: World events Black: Notable sporting events Green: Time periods Mint: Other notable events Physical Fitness Crisis Debate in the House of Commons addressing national pride and low fitness levels Report on the Task Force on Sports for Canadians established Formation in Coaches Association of Canada (CAC), Hockey Canada, and Participaction Sport Canada Policy of Women in Sport Native Sport and Recreational Program Canada and other countries boycott Moscow Olympics Department of Health and Welfare created Canada Sport Policy Winter Olympics 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics 1960 Squaw Valley The Great Depression World War II Emergence Period Consolidation Period Contenstation Period PM R.B. Bennett (Conservative) PM L. St. Laurent (Liberal) PM W.L. Mackenzie King (Liberal) PM J. Diefenbaker (Conservative) PM L.B. Pearson PM P. Trudeau (Liberal) PM P. Trudeau (Liberal) PM. J. Clark (Conservative) PM J. Turner (Liberal) PM B. Mulroney (Conservative) PM K. Campbell (Conservative) PM J. Chretien (Liberal) PM P. Martin (Liberal) PM S. Harper (Conservative) PM J. Trudeau (Liberal) Fiscal/Energy Crisis