June 15 - Alberta election: Ralph Klein's PCs win a seventh consecutive majority
June 25 - Kim Campbell becomes prime minister, replacing Brian Mulroney. She is the first woman to be the country's head of government
October 25 - Federal election: Jean Chrétien's Liberals win a majority, defeating Kim Campbell's PCs, which are reduced to two seats. Campbell loses her own seat. The Bloc Québécois will form the official opposition
November 4 - Jean Chrétien becomes prime minister, replacing Kim Campbell