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Mistake corrected.

Those are Cajun Grass Roots by the way!

 

Looks like Justin Bieber's hair do!!  Typing his name sent a shudder down my spine. :Nail Biting:

Bob and Doug Mckenzie taught me alot about Canada when I was young.  Bubbles and the Trailer Park Boys taught me the rest :lol:

Never was a fan of Neil Young. Lynrd Skynrd said it best.

Funny I was just explaining that rivalry to my GF last week. Best way I can put it, when you go to a local pub in the USA, Canada, Australia and even here in New Zealand on a Friday or a Saturday Night, you are almost guaranteed to hear Sweet Home Alabama. I can't remember the last time I heard a Neil Young song in the pub.

 

Lynyrd Skynyrd got the last word on that one.

You betcha!

Here is a list of famous Canadians from

 

http://pages.infinit.net/garrick/canada/canpeople.html

 

A. Brian Adams (singer), Dan Akroyd (comic and actor), Pamela Anderson Lee (Baywatch actor), Richard Dean Anderson (Macgyver), Paul Anka (singer), April Wine (band), Jan Arden (musician), Arrogant Worms (music group), Margaret Atwood [(1939- ), author]

 

B. Bachman-Turner Overdrive (band), Donavan Bailey (track and field), Carroll Baker (country singer), Frederick Banting/ Charles Best (Nobel Prize for discovering insulin in 1922), Bass is Base (music group), Bare Naked Ladies (music group), Myriam Bedard (biathalon, 2 gold medals in 1994 olympics), Jean Beliveau (hockey player), Alexander Graham Bell [(1847-1922), invented the telephone in Brantford, Ontario, in 1874], Billy Bishop [(1894-1956), WWI flying ace - shot down 72 enemy planes], Blue Rodeo (band), J. Armand Bombardier [(1907-1964), invented the "Ski-Doo" (i.e. snowmobile)], Roberta Bondar (astronaut), Raymond Bourque (hockey player), Martin Brodeur (hockey player), Kurt Browning (figure skater), Michael Budman (co-founded 'Roots' clothing chain), Sandra Bullock (actress), Raymond Burr (actor, "Perry Mason"), Pierre Burton [(1920- ), journalist, author, director]

 

C. James Cameron (director of "Aliens", "Terminator", "True Lies" & "Titanic"), Rod Cameron (actor), Neve Campbell (actress), John Candy (comic and actor), Jim Carrey (actor), Emily Carr [(1871-1945), painter and writer], Kim Cattrall (actress, Valeris in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country), Sarah Chalke (actress), Patrick Chan (Ice Figure Skater, World Champion), Thomas Chong (comedian, 1/2 of Cheech & Chong), William Christie [(1829-1900) founded the Christie biscuit company], Paul Coffey (hockey player), Leonard Cohen [(1934- ), poet and singer], Crash Test Dummies (band), David Cronenberg (director)

 

D. Robertson Davies (author), Celine Dion (singer), James Doohan (actor, Scotty of Star Trek)

 

E. Timothy Eaton [(1834-1907), founded Eaton Co. 1867], Econoline Crush (music group), David Elliot (actor on Melrose Place), Rik Emmett (musician, of the band Triumph), Robert Esmie (sprinter, gold in Atlanta)

 

F. Ivan Ferguson (developed IMAX and OMNIMAX film systems), Maynard Ferguson (jazz trumpeter), Dave Foley (actor), Glenn Ford (movie Actor), David Foster (composer), Michael J. Fox ([1961- ) actor], Terry Fox ("Marathon of Hope" 1981), Matt Frewer (actor, Max Headroom), Fruit de la passion (singer)

 

G. John Kenneth Galbraith (US economist and diplomat), Marc Garneau (astronaut), Glenroy Gilbert (sprinter, gold in Atlanta), Samuel Goldwyn (of MGM), Robert Goulet (actor), Great Big Sea (band), Don Green (co-founded 'Roots'clothing chain), Lorne Greene (actor), Wayne Gretzky [(1961- ), hockey player], Paul Gross (actor), Bruce Greenwood, (actor, Nowhere Man on UPN), Guess Who (band), Peter Gzowski (author, broadcaster)

 

H. Monty Hall (game show host), Rick Hansen (wheelchair athlete "Man in Motion" tour), Lawren Harris [(1885-1970), painter], Cory Hart (singer), Phil Hartman (actor, comedian), Bret the Hitman Hart, Headstones (music group]), Charles Hays (Railroad Builder, Drowned with Titanic), Jeff Healey (musician), Tim Horton (hockey player, donut mogul), Gordie Howe [(1928- ), hockey player], Henry Hudson (explorer; Hudson Bay) in 1611, Bobby Hull (NHL Hall of Famer), Brett Hull (hockey player), Tommy Hunter (Country singer)

 

I. I Mother Earth (band), Michael Ironside (actor)

 

J. Ferguson Jenkins (hall of fame pitcher), Peter Jennings (newscaster), Ben Johnson (track and field), Lynn Johnson (cartoonist - For Better or For Worse)

 

K. Margot Kidder (Psycho\actress), The Killjoys (music group), The Kids in the Hall (comics-actors-geniuses)

 

L. K.D. Lang (punk-country and pop singer, composer), Margaret Laurence (author), Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) (humorist), Geddy Lee (singer), Mario Lemieux (hockey player, NHL's leading scorer, AlexLifeson (guitarist for RUSH), Gordon Lightfoot (singer), Eric Lindros (hockey player), Rich Little (comedian), Guy Lombardo [(1902-1977), bandleader The Royal Canadians], Lowinger, Tessa (and Wiebe, Jennifer) (behind the first unionization of a McDonald's)

 

M. Cluny MacPherson [(1879-1966), invented the gas mask], Howie Mandel (comedian), Elizabeth Manley (figure skater), Amanda Marshall (singer), John McCrae [(1872-1918), doctor, wrote "In FlandersField" 1915], Sarah McLachlan (Singer), Mark Messier (hockey player), Joni Mitchell [(1943- ), singer-composer], Kim Mitchell (musician), Moist (Music group), Lucy Maud Montgomery [(1874-1942), author of Anne of Green Gables], The Moffatts: Dave, Bob, Scott & Clint (band), Greg Moore (indycar driver), Rob Moore (very big in the computer industry), Rick Moranis (actor), Alanis Morrisette (singer), Barry Morse (actor, from the original Fugitive), Farley Mowat (author), Anne Murray (singer-composer), Mike Myers (Saturday Night Live actor)

 

N. Dr. Naismith [(1861-1939),invented basketball in1891], Cam Neely (hockey player), John Neville (director), Leslie Nielsen (actor)

 

O. Odds (band), Catherine O'Hara (actress), Brian Orser (figure skater), Our Lady Peace (band)

 

P. Lester B. Pearson (Canadian prime minister, Nobel Prize for Peace 1957), Neil Peart (of RUSH), Matthew Perry (actor, Friends), Stone Phillips (newscaster), Gordon Pinsent (actor), Sarah Polley (actress), Jason Priestly (90210 actor), Christopher Plummer (actor, Chang in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

 

Q. Paul Quarrington (author)

 

R. Mark Recchi (hockey player), Keanu Reeves (actor,), Ivan Reitman (director), Manon Rheaume (first lady of professional hockey), Maurice "Rocket" Richard (hockey player), Mordecai Richler (author), John Roberts (news anchor), Spider Robinson (writer), Patrick Roy (hockey player), Royal Canadian Air Farce (comedy group), Tommy Ryan [(1882-1961), invented 5-pin bowling], Rymes With Orange (Music group)

 

S. Morley Safer (60 minutes journalist), Joe Sakic (hockey player), Devon Sawa (actor), Paul Schaffer, Barbara Ann Scott (figure skater - gold medal 1948), Laura Secord (confectioner/stool pigeon), Mack Sennett (Michael Sinnott) [(1880-1960) launched Charlie Chaplin's career, creator of the Keystone Kops], Brendan Shanahan (hockey player), William Shatner (actor and author), Martin Short (actor), Joe Shuster [(1914-1992) co-creator of Superman], Jay Silverheels [(1919-1980),Tonto in The Lone Ranger], Sloan (Band), Spirit of the West (music group), Steppenwolf (rock band), Emily Stowe [(1831-1903), first Canadian woman to practice medicine], Elvis Stoyko (figure skater), Alfred Sung (designer), Bruny Surin (sprinter), Donald Sutherland [(1935- ), actor], Keifer Sutherland (actor - Donald's son), David Suzuki (environmentalist, geneticist, writer)

 

T. Ken Taylor (Canadian ambassador smuggled Americans out of Iran, 1980 - called The Canadian Caper), The Tea Party (music group), Allan Thicke (actor), Dave Thomas (actor, comedian), The Tragically Hip (music band), Paul Tracy (indycar driver), Alex Trebek (Jeopardy host), Shania Twain (singer)

 

U. Gary Unger (hockey player)

 

V. Gilles Villeneuve (F1 racing driver), Jacques Villeneuve (F1 racing driver)

 

W. Jack Warner (co-founded Warner Bros.), Larry Walker (baseball player), The Watchmen (Music Band), Wiebe, Jennifer (and Lowinger, Tessa ) (behind the first unionization of a McDonald's), Fay Wray (actress, King Kong), Michelle Wright (Music)

 

Y. Neil Young (singer-composer)

 

Z. Zampano

Interesting list Stephen. Curious though to why Frank Mills ("Music Box Dancer", Peter Piper" ) is missing from the list

Interesting list Stephen. Curious though to why Frank Mills ("Music Box Dancer", Peter Piper" ) is missing from the list

I don't know Julien. They don't have them all at the site, and are missing quite a few. I added Charles Hays, Tommy hunter, Rita McNeil, Stompin Tom and a few others. I will add Frank Mills in and Chief Dan George too.

Stompin Tom Conners....May he RIP....And the Good Ole Hockey Game song.....Classic

 

Hello out there, we're on the air, it's 'Hockey Night' tonight.

Tension grows, the whistle blows, and the puck goes down the ice.

The goalie jumps, and the players bump, and the fans all go insane.

Someone roars, "Bobby Scores!", at the good ol' Hockey Game.

 

Oh! The good ol' Hockey game, is the best game you can name.

And the best game you can name, is the good ol' Hockey game.

 

Second Period.

 

Where players dash, with skates aflash, the home team trails behind.

But they grab the puck, and go bursting up, and they're down across the line.

They storm the crease, like bumble bees, they travel like a burning flame.

We see them slide, the puck inside, it's a one-one hockey game.

 

Oh! The good ol' Hockey game, is the best game you can name.

And the best game you can name, is the good ol' Hockey game.

 

Third Period. Last game of the playoff too!

 

Oh take me where, the hockey players, face off down the rink.

And the Stanley Cup, is all filled up, for the champs who win the drink.

Now the final flick, of a hockey stick, and the one gigantic scream.

"The puck is in! The home team wins!", the good ol' hockey game.

 

Oh! The good ol' Hockey game, is the best game you can name.

And the best game you can name, is the good ol' Hockey game.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hockey_Song

Tommy Chong, can't forget about him wish those po po leave the old man alone.

gizmosellsbunnys, on 22 May 2013 - 12:39 AM, said:

 

Tommy Chong, can't forget about him wish those po po leave the old man alone.

Yes, True...He is a Canadian....

 

Now that I live in New Zealand, this is the one I like to upset the local population with.....

 

Here is the youngest Canadian ever to when an Oscar.....Her name is Anna Paquin:

 

Anna Paquin

Born: Anna Helene Paquin

Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba

 

Every time I tell a Kiwi about that one it just really makes their blood boil (they all think she is from New Zealand)....NOPE, she is one of ours :LMAO:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Paquin

 

Truth is she is Canadian Born, her father is Canadian, she spent a few years in New Zealand, then the majority of her life in the USA.....But she was born in Canada so that is her Birth Right

 

(Stephen's list didn't have this one but technically she was born in CANADA, and so was her father)

Some more comedians

 

Tom Green

 

Eugene Levy

 

Cast & crew of the Red Green Show

 

Trailer Park Boys cast & crew...the show has a bit of a cult following even outside of Canada.  (RIP Richard Collins, ya big ol mustard tiger)

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I would also add Gordon Lightfoot, Stan Rogers, Shania Twain, Anne Murray, Sarah McLachlan, Joni Mitchell, Burton Cummings and Leonard Cohen to that list as well.

 

An even better list.  RIP, Stan Rogers.  Still one of my favorites.

Did you mention the mayor of Toronto Rob Ford, who has an alleged video of him smoking crack with local drug dealers ?

 

 

As for famous Canadians, you forgot about the SCTV gang, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Harold Ramas, etc.

 

 

btw, this post should be under watch, the only mention of anything aviation related is Lester B. Pearson for whom CYYZ is named.

Re: OP. If you change the names, substitute the $ sign for the £ sign, you're talking about the UK!

 

Oh, don't forget Powerful Pierre.