Greatest Canadian?
The CBC tv show has chosen Tommy Douglas as the Greatest Canadian. I'm not going to argue that; it's subjective, after all. I would have picked Lester Pearson; at least he made the list. The ones I take issue with are Don Cherry--what exactly has he done of any importance?--and Wayne Gretzky, who is a wanker, and if he really was a great Canadian--or even a half-decent one--would have saved the Winnipeg Jets rather than buying an American team. Wanker.
It's not that I'm against sports figures for such a list, I just think Greztky is a sell-out. At least Don Cherry beat him. But, what about Bobby Orr? He placed 19th.
I also would have liked to see Rick Hansen (he got 30th) higher up, but at least he beat Avril Lavign (at 40.) Avril Lavign--you've got to be kidding me.
The final standings in CBC-TV's The Greatest Canadian contest:
Canadian Press
1 T.C. Douglas
2 Terry Fox
3 Pierre Trudeau
4 Sir Frederick Banting
5 David Suzuki
6 Lester Pearson
7 Don Cherry
8 Sir John A. Macdonald
9 Alexander Graham Bell
10 Wayne Gretzky
For the full 100: http://www.cbc.ca/greatest/greatcanadians/
It's not that I'm against sports figures for such a list, I just think Greztky is a sell-out. At least Don Cherry beat him. But, what about Bobby Orr? He placed 19th.
I also would have liked to see Rick Hansen (he got 30th) higher up, but at least he beat Avril Lavign (at 40.) Avril Lavign--you've got to be kidding me.
The final standings in CBC-TV's The Greatest Canadian contest:
Canadian Press
1 T.C. Douglas
2 Terry Fox
3 Pierre Trudeau
4 Sir Frederick Banting
5 David Suzuki
6 Lester Pearson
7 Don Cherry
8 Sir John A. Macdonald
9 Alexander Graham Bell
10 Wayne Gretzky
For the full 100: http://www.cbc.ca/greatest/greatcanadians/