• 0
Number of times Prime Minister Stephen Harper campaigned on proposed changes to Canada's Old Age Security (OAS) during the 2011 federal election.
• 1985
The last time a prime minister (Brian Mulroney) tried to change the public pension system without campaigning to do it during the federal election. A seniors' movement dubbed Grey Power forced him to back off. (Source and source)
• 1952
• Gloom and doom
Many international bodies, including the IMF and the OECD, grimly warn 2012 may usher in more global economic turmoil. (Source)
• Derailed recovery
The IMF warns Europe's fiscal troubles, combined with high Canadian household debt and overvalued housing could derail Canada's economic recovery. (Source)
• Recession or slow growth?
• Early-1900s
The women's suffragette movement exercised quiet persistence, securing Canadian women's right to vote in federal elections in 1918. Provinces and territories eventually followed suit. (Source)
• 1919
The Winnipeg General Strike paralyzed the city for days. Citizens joined the unions in a mass strike in a bid for better working conditions. Collective bargaining was recognized as a right 20 years later. (Source)
• 1935