Years ago CBC had a "Greatest Canadian" series that many of you might remember where we were able to nominate and vote for our favorite Canadians throughout history. I remember pulling for Terry Fox, a real inspiration to me, but he ended up placing second to Tommy Douglas (Founding father of our health care system). The final ranking was:
- Tommy Douglas
- Terry Fox
- Pierre Trudeau
- Frederick Banting
- David Suzuki
- Lester Pearson
- Don Cherry
- John A. Macdonald
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Wayne Gretzky
There are some real all-star Canadians in this list, but I know our community can do much much better. Who are your favorites? Who inspired you? I'm sure there are many great Canadians that many of us have never even heard of.
I'm from Atlantic Canada, where everyone seems hopelessly liberal. I have no idea what is happening in Alberta/Saskatchewan, so I would love to hear some opinions. Is there really any chance of Wexit happening in the next 5 years?
