What a sham this whole thing is, but it won't stop me from commenting on it. Let's begin:
Rick Mercer: will anyone know who he is in 50 years, he is funny, but give me break
William Lyon Mackenzie King: Most years as Prime Minister; should be higher
Billy Bishop" no argument here, maybe higher
John Diefenbaker: no argument
Leonard Cohen: I'm cool with this
Jean Chretien: pretty much where he belongs
Mary Maxwell: huh?
Sir
Wilfrid Laurier: should be higher
Sir Sanford Fleming: ditto
John Candy: I feel just as bad as teh next guy that he died before his time, doesn't qualify him however
Avril Lavigne: I said seeya l8ter girl
Bret Hart: is this really the best we can do?
Mario Lemieux: as long as hockey players qualify as "great Canadian" then fine
Tecumseh: I doubt that he would consider himself Canadian, sorry rejected
Ernie Coombs: American, rejected
Laura Secord: British, rejected
Hal Anderson: self-promoting DJ, rejected
Gordon Lightfoot: only 33rd?
Michael J. Fox: Now a US Citizen, rejected
Pierre Burton: good one
Rick Hansen: I like this one too
Jim Carey: Same as Rick Mercer, 50 years? Besides he is in the process of becoming an American, rejected
Sir Isaac Brock: British, rejected
Celine Dion: I don't like any of her songs, but man, she can sing. She belongs.
Dr. Normane Bethune: ...but he was a nice communist...
Nellie McClung: How can she rate lower than Shania Twain? Should be much higher
Sir Arthur Currie: no argument from me
Maurice Richard: see my Lemieux comment, besides he inspired "The Sweater"
Harold Rogers: never heard of him, must be a heeluva Kinsman
Unknown Soldier: nice touch, maybe they should be No. 1
Mike Myers: I like Mike, but 20th greatest Canadian...ever?
Bobby Orr: The best hockey player ever...in my Dad's opinion
Shania Twain: This is the biggest travesty of this whole list! Shania is the greatest Canadian women ever. More on this one later.
Stephen Lewis: good pick
Romeo Delaire: another good pick
Peter Gzowski: what do I know about this pick, I am too young...
Neil Young: I'm cool with this one
Tom Connors: if you traded rankings with Gordon Lightfoot on this one I would be happy
Jean Vanier: nice pick
Louis Riel: most overrated figure in Canadian history?
Now to the Top 10
Frederick Banting: he belongs
Alexander Graham Bell: British, rejected
Don Cherry: I think it is pretty cool that Donald S is here, but does he belong?
Tommy Douglas: this is Canada and THE Canadian value is Health Care, so...
Terry Fox: he belongs
Wayne Gretzky: he is the Great One!
Sir John A. Macdonald: he is the first one!
Lester B. Pearson: Nobel Peace Prize, he belongs
David Suzuki: he will finish 10th
Pierre Trudeau: he had this thing won before it even started, but he won't get my vote
* rejecting non-Canadians, Mary Maxwell and Hal Anderson, we could easily under 40 by rejecting Rick Mercer and Avril Lavigne, but I will be kind
