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The 100 Greatest Canadians

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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
• (required unanimous consent to bypass usual 2 day
  notice for introduction of bill)

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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

• Childrens 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 Flanders Field

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75. Sarah McLachlan

• Singer

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74. Emily Murphy

• Womens 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 Hortons

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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

• Childrens 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. Wm. 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

• Childrens 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

• Womens 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 Honourable 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, LArche - 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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