Events from the year 2012 in Canada. Incumbents Crown Monarch – Elizabeth II Federal government Governor General – David Johnston Prime Minister – Stephen Harper Chief Justice – Beverley McLachlin (British Columbia) Parliament – 41st Provincial governments Lieutenant governors Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Donald Ethell Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Steven Point (until November 2) then Judith Guichon Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Philip S. Lee Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Graydon Nicholas Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador – John Crosbie Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Mayann Francis (until April 12) then John James Grant Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – David Onley Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Frank Lewis Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Pierre Duchesne Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Gordon Barnhart (until March 22) then Vaughn Solomon Schofield Premiers Premier of Alberta – Alison Redford Premier of British Columbia – Christy Clark Premier of Manitoba – Greg Selinger Premier of New Brunswick – David Alward Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador – Kathy Dunderdale Premier of Nova Scotia – Darrell Dexter Premier of Ontario – Dalton McGuinty Premier of Prince Edward Island – Robert Ghiz Premier of Quebec – Jean Charest (until September 19) then Pauline Marois Premier of Saskatchewan – Brad Wall Territorial governments Commissioners Commissioner of Yukon – Doug Phillips Commissioner of Northwest Territories – George Tuccaro Commissioner of Nunavut – Edna Elias Premiers Premier of the Northwest Territories – Bob McLeod Premier of Nunavut – Eva Aariak Premier of Yukon – Darrell Pasloski Events January to March January 1 – The Quebec Sales Tax (QST) rises one percentage point to 9.5%. January 10 – MP for Saint-Maurice—Champlain, the NDP's Lise St-Denis, crosses the floor to join the Liberal caucus. January 29 – A guilty verdict in the trial of the Shafia family murders is returned. February 4 The Syrian Embassy in Ottawa is vandalized as it was sprayed with red paint. An imam issues a condemning honour killings and domestic violence, in reaction to the Shafia family murder guilty verdict. February 6 – Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Canada February 7 Eleven people, including 10 migrant workers from Peru, die when a passenger van crashes into a flatbed truck near Stratford, Ontario. Prime Minister Stephen Harper begins a four-day visit to China. February 10 – A Red Arrow bus skids out of control and flips