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The 100 Greatest Canadians
Canadian & World Issues
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100. J.S. Woodsworth Pioneer of the social democratic movement
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99. MGen Sir Sam Steele Northwest Mounted Police Officer
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98. Mordecai Richler Author
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97. Louise Arbour Chief Prosecutor, U.N. War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Puisne Justice, Supreme Court of Canada U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights
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96. Geddy Lee Musician
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95. Lord Stanley Governor General of Canada
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94. Anne Murray Singer
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93. Joni Mitchell Singer
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92. John Molson Brewer
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91. Preston Manning Founder, Reform Party of Canada
Leader of the Official Opposition
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90. Bryan Adams Singer
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89. Donovan Bailey Olympic Sprinter
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88. Farley Mowat Author
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87. Dr. Henry Morgentaler Physician Abortion Rights Activist
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86. Mike Weir Golfer
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85. Emily Carr Painter Author
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84. Kurt Browning Olympic Figure Skater
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83. Elijah Harper Politician
Held up the Meech Lake Accord from being passed in the Manitoba Legislature
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82. Dan Aykroyd Actor
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81. Sandra Schmirler Olympic Curler
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80. Chief Dan George Actor
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79. Ed Belfour Hockey Player
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78. Robert Munsch Children’s Author
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77. Dr. Charles Best Physician Co-discovered insulin
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76. LCol John McCrae, M.D. Physician Author, In Flander’s Field
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75. Sarah McLachlan Singer
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74. Emily Murphy Women’s Rights Activist
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73. David Thompson Surveyor Explorer
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72. The Hon. Senator Anne Cools
Social Services Proponent
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71. Margaret Atwood Author
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70. Dr. James Naismith Inventor of Basketball
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69. René Lévesque Premier of Quebec
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68. Jean Béliveau Hockey Player
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67. Patrick Roy Hockey Player
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66. Sheila Fraser Auditor General of Canada
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65. Burton Cummings Singer
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64. The Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney
Prime Minister of Canada
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63. Dr. Roberta Bondar Astronaut
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62. Marshall McLuhan Communications Professor
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61. Sir William Edmond Logan
Geologist
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60. Stan Rogers Singer
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59. Tim Horton Hockey Player Founder of Tim Horton’s
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58. Paul Henderson Hockey Player
Scored the winning goal in the 1972 summit against the Soviet Union
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57. Lucy Maud Montgomery Author, Anne of Green Gables
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56. William Shatner Actor
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55. Glenn Gould Pianist
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54. Sir William Stephenson
Soldier Inventor Spy Trainer
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53. Gordie Howe Hockey Player
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52. Craig Kielburger Children’s Rights Activist
Founder, Free the Children Author, Me to We: Turning Self-Help on Its Head
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51. Pamela Anderson Actor
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50. Rick Mercer Comedian
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49. The Rt. Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King
Prime Minister of Canada
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48. Billy Bishop Airman
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47. The Rt. Hon. John Diefenbaker
Prime Minister of Canada
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46. Leonard Cohen Author Singer
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45. The Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien
Prime Minister of Canada
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44. Mary Maxwell Bahá'í adherent
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43. The Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Prime Minister of Canada
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42. Sir Sandford Fleming Engineer Inventor, Standard Time
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41. John Candy Actor
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40. Avril Lavigne Singer
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39. Bret Hart Wrestler
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38. Mario Lemieux Hockey Player
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37. Tecumseh Aboriginal Leader
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36. Ernie Coombs Children’s Entertainer “Mr. Dressup”
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35. Laura Secord War Heroine
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34. Hal Anderson Radio Show Host
Encouraged his listeners to continually vote for him as the Greatest Canadian
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33. Gordon Lightfoot Singer
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32. Michael J. Fox Actor
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31. Pierre Berton Author Historian Broadcaster
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30. Rick Hansen Athlete Humanitarian
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29. Jim Carrey Actor
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28. MGen Sir Isaac Brock Soldier
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27. Céline Dion Singer
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26. Dr. Norman Bethune Physician
Inventor, medical instruments and blood transfusion procedure
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25. Nellie McClung Women’s Rights Activist
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24. Gen Sir Arthur Currie Soldier
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23. Maurice Richard Hockey Player
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22. Harold A. Rogers Founder, Kin Clubs of Canada
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21. The Unknown Soldier To represent all soldiers who were lost in battle
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20. Mike Myers Actor
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19. Bobby Orr Hockey Player
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18. Shania Twain Singer
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17. H.E. Stephen Lewis Leader, Ontario New Democratic Party
Ambassador of Canada to the United Nations Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) U.N. Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
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16. LGen The Hon. Roméo Dallaire
Soldier Commander, United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda Senator of Canada
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15. Peter Gzowski Broadcaster
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14. Neil Young Singer
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13. Stompin' Tom Connors Singer
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12. Jean Vanier Founder, L’Arche - an international network of faith-based communities creating homes and day programs with people who have developmental disabilities Son of former GG MGen The Rt. Hon. Georges Vanier
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11. Louis Riel “Father of Manitoba” Métis Leader
Politician (although he never took his seat)
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10. Wayne Gretzky Hockey Player, Owner, Coach
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9. Alexander Graham Bell Inventor
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8. The Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald
Prime Minister of Canada
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7. Don Cherry Hockey Coach, Commentator
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6. The Rt. Hon Lester B. Pearson
Prime Minister of Canada
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5. Dr. David Suzuki Scientist
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4. Sir Frederick Banting, M.D.
Physician Co-discovered insulin
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3. The Rt. Hon. Pierre Trudeau
Prime Minister of Canada
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2. Terry Fox Cancer Activist
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1. The Hon. Tommy Douglas Premier of Saskatchewan
Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada Founder, Universal Medicare in Canada
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