Events March 12 - Macdonald introduces protective tariffs on manufactured goods being imported into Canada, a transcontinental railway, and immigration to the west in his National Policy. April 25 - Sir William Sullivan becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Sir Louis Davies June 5 - Ontario election: Sir Oliver Mowat's Liberalss win a third consecutive majority October 31 - Sir Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Henri-Gustave de Lotbinière Births Deaths
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