The year was 1993 and it was a big one for Canada!
Most memorable today? It was the last time the Blue Jays went all the way!
But that wasn’t the only headline — here’s what else was happening across the country when the Jays were on top of the world.
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Kim Campbell briefly served as Canada’s first female Prime Minister from June to November 1993, succeeding Brian Mulroney.
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Jean Chrétien and the Liberal Party won a landslide victory in October 1993, beginning a decade-long tenure.
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The internet was just beginning to enter Canadian homes. Most people still used dial-up modems and floppy disks.
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The Montreal Canadiens had just won the Stanley Cup in June 1993 — the last Canadian team to do so.
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NAFTA was signed in 1992 and came into effect in 1994, reshaping trade between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico.
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Due South premiered in 1994, but Canadian TV in 1993 featured shows like Street Legal and The Kids in the Hall.
