BS: Best Canadian ever

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: Peace
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 03:44 PM

Marshall McLuhan--he changed the way thinking people think about thinking about media.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: Mooh
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 03:37 PM

Colin Campbell McKay of Nova Scotia..."How can moral or intellectual education improve human beings whose whole energies are absorbed in the effort to secure bare physical support[?] In accordance wth nature, material growth precedes moral. Reformers must understand that material reform comes first...It is impossible to affectively apply moral or intellectual influences to the poor unless we have first placed them on a sound basis of physical existance..."

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: GUEST,number 6
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 03:35 PM

HiLo .... Lenny Breau wasn't a Canadian ... he was an American from Auburn Maine. He did get his 'start' in Canada ... he lived back and forth between the U.S. and Canada until his tragic and mysterious death in L.A. in 1984.

Regardless of what nationality he was, I consider him one the finest guitarist that ever lived.

biLL

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: *daylia*
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 01:44 PM

10/10? Awesome!   :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: bobad
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 01:31 PM

I missed 8 on the wimmen's quiz, a lot of lucky guesses.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: Little Hawk
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 01:23 PM

Holy crap, eh? I got 10 out of 10 on the famous Canadians Test. Seriously, I really did. I was lucky, because there were four I was quite unsure about, but process of elimination helped narrow those down to a one out of 2 chance on each...

Pity I'm not this lucky with lotteries. ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: Peace
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 01:00 PM

I got 11 wrong.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: *daylia*
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 12:45 PM

LOL sian, small world eh?

Thanks for the Distinguished Women's quiz, Marion. Just checked it over, and I KNOW I'd flunk miserably    *sigh*   but I'll take it anyway, cuz I'll learn something reading through the correct responses.

If another Canuck manages to flunk the first test (you're excused, Rap!) please post here or PM me so I don't feel so    very small and all alone

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: sian, west wales
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 12:33 PM

10/25 on the Women and a lot of those were guesses. I agree - I think I would have done better if it wasn't all about government. I got 9/10 on the general one; missed the aboriginal soldier question.

Weird: a Canadian sitting in Wales taking quizzes set by a Welshman sitting in Canada.

sian

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: GUEST,HiLo
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 12:33 PM

I got 13/25 on the famous women quizz, I guess I need to read more Canadian History, I am ashamed of myself.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: Peace
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 12:15 PM

And while I'm here, maybe I could spell Pierre's name properly: BERTON.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: GUEST,Marion
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 12:14 PM

The same quiz site also has this: Distinguished Canadian Women

I found it much harder - I left the questions blank where I had no idea, and got 6/25. It's mostly about political offices - I'd like to think I'd have done better if it were looking at a broader range of accomplishments and "firsts".

Marion

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: bobad
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 12:07 PM

I missed the first female MP.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: bobad
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 12:04 PM

"we all forgot about Dr. Bethune!"

No we didn't, check out my post of 13 Mar 07 - 09:00 AM.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: Peace
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 12:01 PM

I missed the Arctic explorer also.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: GUEST,HiLo
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 11:54 AM

I got 9/10..missed the Arctic explorer. It also reminded me that we all forgot about Dr. Bethune!

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: Rapparee
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 11:51 AM

3/10, but then I guess that's not too bad for a guy in the US.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: GUEST,Guest HiLo
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 11:47 AM

My vote for best Canadian Musicians..or Singers

Lenny Breau, Leonard Cohen, Stan Rodgers, Neil Young, Bruce Cockburn, Joni Mitchell,k.d.Lang, Diana Krall, Portia White,Anne Murray, Rita MacNeil,Denis Doherty, Natalie MacMaster.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: kendall
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 11:45 AM

I meant define "Best".
Maybe a clone will delete that mistake.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: GUEST,Marion
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 11:42 AM

Thanks for the cute quiz Daylia... I got 9 points, having missed the Arctic explorer. I did have an unfair advantage on question 5, since I work for the organization the guy founded.

Marion

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: *daylia*
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 11:28 AM

Heroes of the True North Strong and Free

How much do you really know about 'great' Canadians?   Take the little quiz -- you might be surprised.   

I got only 4/10    *squirm squirm*   and I like to think of myself as an informed Canuck?   

Hope you do better.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: Beer
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 10:50 AM

With you on that one Peace.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: Peace
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 10:41 AM

I do not recall Pierre Burton being mentioned. If he was, I will second him as a great Canuck. If he hasn't, I offer his name. His love for our history, the shenanigans of political life, the raw underbelly of Canadina life was what he wrote about. And for those of us who love to read, what we read about. I miss Pierre because he helped teach us to be a nation, to recognize our follies and our successes. He IMO, in his own way he melded this place as did Vimy Ridge, the Halibut Treaty and Dieppe. Those words may mean little to most folks, but to Canucks they help define who and what we are.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: number 6
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 10:36 AM

Best Canadians in the musical genre ...

Gordon Lightfoot

Oscar Peterson

Randy Bachman ... who is also one hell of a nice guy.

biLL

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 10:21 AM

Sorry, I did mean Peter G. I suggest him because I feel that he had a unique way of bringing the country together. Whenever I listened to him I always felt that Canada was more of a village than a vast space separing us all. I would also like to add Bruce Cockburn, for his humanitarian work and also because, along with Joni Mitchell, he is one of Canadas finest musicians and songwriters.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: GUEST,Seiri Omaar
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 10:09 AM

Tommy Douglas and Nellie McClung take my votes... both such insanely clever people.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: Scrump
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 09:32 AM

Define "Great".

Not sure who you were asking, but from http://www.thefreedictionary.com:

great (grt)
adj. great·er, great·est
1. Very large in size.
2. Larger in size than others of the same kind.
3. Large in quantity or number: A great throng awaited us. See Synonyms at large.
4. Extensive in time or distance: a great delay.
5. Remarkable or outstanding in magnitude, degree, or extent: a great crisis.
6. Of outstanding significance or importance: a great work of art.
7. Chief or principal: the great house on the estate.
8. Superior in quality or character; noble: "For he was great, ere fortune made him so" John Dryden.
9. Powerful; influential: one of the great nations of the West.
10. Eminent; distinguished: a great leader.
11. Grand; aristocratic.
12. Informal Enthusiastic: a great lover of music.
13. Informal Very skillful: great at algebra.
14. Informal Very good; first-rate: We had a great time at the dance.
15. Being one generation removed from the relative specified. Often used in combination: a great-granddaughter.
16. Archaic Pregnant.
n.
1. pl. greats or great One that is great: a composer considered among the greats.
2. Music
a. A division of most pipe organs, usually containing the most powerful ranks of pipes.
b. A similar division of other organs.

Not sure if that helps much!

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: Rapparee
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 08:06 AM

Pierre Berton.

Stan Rogers.

Sam Steele.

And Alexander Graham Bell, for his work with the deaf.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: Azizi
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 07:37 AM

In response to the first part of gnu's 13 Mar 07 - 05:32 PM post,

as a non-Canuck, let me say thank you to those posting information about Canadians such as Romeo Dallaire and Lester B Pearson.

I was read with great interest the linked page that Bruce provided about Romeo Dallaire.

And for other non-Canadians, here's a link to biographical information on Lester B Pearson and here's an excerpt from that wikipedia page:

"Lester Bowles Pearson, often referred to as "Mike", PC, OM, CC, OBE, MA, LL.D. (April 23, 1897 – December 27, 1972) was a Canadian statesman, diplomat and politician who was made a Nobel Laureate in 1957. He served as the fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada from April 22, 1963, to April 20, 1968, as the head of two back-to-back minority governments following elections in 1963 and 1965.

During his time as Prime Minister, Pearson's minority governments introduced universal health care, student loans, the Canada Pension Plan and Canada's flag. During his tenure, Prime Minister Pearson also convened the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism. With these accomplishments, together with his groundbreaking work at the United Nations, and in international diplomacy, Pearson can safely be regarded as one of the most influential Canadians of the twentieth century"...

-snip-

Btw, I also didn't know that "all aboriginal Canadians hold dual U.S. Canadian citizenship".

Thanks for posting this information and listing of these distinquished Canadians!

Best wishes from your neighbor,

Azizi

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: 3refs
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 06:58 AM

Every member of the Military, every Police Officer, every Firefighter and anyone else who made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of someone else. They are all tied for first!

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: Folk Form # 1
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 06:41 AM

When I was a teenager and I couldn't afford to buy many records, I had a few that I use to play over and over again, some of them by Canadians: Decade by Neil Young, HIssing of the Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell, and The Band by The Band. All Canadians, apart from Levon Helm.

The other records, by the way, were Astral Weeks and Moondance by Van Morrison and Layla by Derek and the Dominoes.

I had other records, of course, but these were the main ones.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: gnu
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 05:56 AM

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: bobad - PM
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 05:37 PM

Can you elaborate gnu, what is this civil engineering project of which you speak and what is FIRA?

The project is a water supply system for The Tri-State area. This system will eventually extend into Quebec.

FIRA = Foreign Investment Review Agency. Created under Trudeau to ensure that Canada didn't get bought up by ferriners. FIRA

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 12:59 AM

three great snooker players of the 1980's Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Big Bill Wuirbenik.

Mordecai Richler - the novelist.

Joni, of course - but too obvious.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: number 6
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 10:12 PM

The Underwear................Stanfield

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: heric
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 09:51 PM

(Joni lives in LA, but still owns the vacation cabin in Sechelt she's always had.)

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: bobad
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 09:20 PM

The fumble that lost the election.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: Beer
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 09:15 PM

The Undertaker................ Stanfield.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: Little Hawk
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 08:05 PM

Yeah, I voted him THE worst! ;-)

bubblyrat - What???? That's odd...Vicky Herbert of Scarborough, Ontario is one of my personal favorite Canadiennes too...for reasons I would not dream of divulging here....
























Ha! Just pulling your chain, eh? I've never met her.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: number 6
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 07:11 PM

Paul Anka being mentioned here 'cause he was voted as one of the worst Canadians.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: number 6
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 07:09 PM

I'm going throw a plug for Lester B. Pearson ... I feel his contributions to Canada (and the world) have much been forgotten over time.

As per Paul Anka and Neil Young ... these guys have lived south of the border so long I can't really consider them Canadians anymore. Joni Mitchell still retains a home here in Canada.

In regards to Buffy Saint Marie ... all aboriginal Canadians hold dual U.S. Canadian citizenship.

biLL

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: bubblyrat
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 06:01 PM

The Canadian medical professor who helped to save my life when I was critically ill with pneumonia in 1949. Many people who know me might argue that he should be on the list of WORST Canadians, to be honest !
My personal favourite Canadienne, is Vicky Herbert, of Scarborough, Toronto, for reasons into which I will not go !!

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: bobad
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 05:37 PM

Can you elaborate gnu, what is this civil engineering project of which you speak and what is FIRA?

And yes, Stevie's pulling a Mulroney.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: gnu
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 05:32 PM

Ahhh... sorry, non-Canucks. Several references there which you would not understand. But, that's okay, we are insignificant and shy. Carry on with the other threads. We'll just talk amongst ourselves. Until the water rights in Quebec come up.

Those are the water rights which are meant to feed the Tri-State area... the LARGEST civil engineering project on the face of the eatrh, on-going for over twenty years. Hmmm... can you say "separate"? Now, try "sovereignty" for the Country of Quebec. Now try "rich beyond all belief" if you are the politician who can make it happen. Stevie is giving it a go now too, isn't he?

We are taking the piss here. No FIRA. No Pierre. No Tommy. No balls.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: gnu
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 05:16 PM

David Suzuki over and over? Why? Genius? Maybe. Maybe lucky to be a smart guy in the right genes at the right time.

As for all his "activism", I would like to get paid for narrating science programming on the CBC. Especially for narrarting programs about which I know nothing about... programs about topics WAAAAAYYYY out of my field of expertise because I once was part of something great... in my own field.

Can you say "marketing"? Gooood. Now try "ratings".

Davey Boy ain't no Tommy and ain't no Pierre.

As for Pierre and the War Measures Act.... nobody with any semblence of civility was offended. Those license plates are another matter, and only meant to further the cause of those who would sell this country down the river.... the Mississippi River. René Lévesque, a New Brunswicker BTW, and Brian Mulroney, and Jacques Parizeau and the rest... just looking to sell.

Bring back FIRA! Oh... sorry... Stevie boy is selling the country down the river now... too late.

Unless, perhaps??? Justin time?

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: sian, west wales
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 03:55 PM

Peter, I agree. It's what he's done since ...

sian

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: black walnut
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 03:43 PM

alice munroe

~b.w.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: GUEST,Peter T.
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 03:29 PM

I have never quite seen what made Romeo Dallaire a hero for what happened in Rwanda. But he became a hero afterwards for his open struggle with the demons of what Rwanda did to him. That is what gives him stature.

yours,

Peter T.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: Mooh
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 02:55 PM

Stephen Lewis, David Suzuki, Tommy Douglas, Jean Larrivee and a host of others...

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: beardedbruce
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 02:12 PM

"When Clinton lied, no-one died"

Nobody that we should care about, anyway. Just Rwandans...

Subject: RE: BS: Best Canadian ever
From: Peace
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 02:09 PM

That more than anything else is why I dislike Clinton.