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wabigoon;
My goodness sir, talk about a subject that I'm less than enthusiastic about......

I was going to answer Banting and Best, but Best was born in Maine.

Actors as a rule don't make much of an impression on me, though if pressed I'd say that Leslie Nielsen usually makes me laugh, but then so does William Shatner lately too since he started doing comedy.

Singers would be Ben Heppner, Shania Twain, Burton Cummings and Celine Dion as far as being able to hit the notes they're supposed to on command.

Whether I like their style of music is another matter entirely, but they can hit the notes time and again. I really like Corb Lund's music, but he's not quite in the same league as Burton Cummings or Ben Heppner for pitch perfect notes.

Canadian writers are just as much a matter of what one likes or doesn't.

For instance I believe that Pierre Berton did a lot to get Canadians interested in our own history, but as others have pointed out he's not the most accurate historian always.

I looked through a list of Canadian authors while attempting to answer this and none stood out head and shoulder above any other for me right now.

Anyway wabigoon, that's my input - such as it is.

All the best to you and yours in the upcoming week wabigoon.

Dwayne

Hank Snow,Wilf Carter,Bob Nolen

Chief Clarence Louie...a real life talent.

Well said and true sir.

George St Pierre
Farley Mowat

Anyone but David Suzuki

Ian Tyson

Dudley Do-Right.


Kiddin'......we all know it's Loren Greene from Bonanza.

Rush
Bob and Doug Mckenzie
April Wine
Gretzky
Catherine St in Montreal


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No one is claiming Leslie Nielsen? From Regina IIRC.

Jeff Healey was a great Canadian talent.

And, if you like blues Colin James is right up there with the best of 'em.

I agree that Wayne Gretsky was the best forward to lace on a pair of skates and Bobby Orr was the best defenseman.

I hate to say this, but for entertainment value alone....

Rob Ford...Ford Nation...Mayor of Toronto...

I would say >Oil!

either Sargent Preston or Yukon King

John Candy and bcd. bcd is funnier.

Wayne and shuster

Rick Mercer.....political rants!!

Alex Trebec....

Gordon Lightfoot, what an amazing talent! Stan Rogers, who was taken way to young, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Hank Snow. I'm sure there are some I'm forgetting.

There was a girl named Heather, and another one named Sheila, in Brockville who both stimulated my artistic sense, but that was many years ago and I'd long since forgotten both, having been happily married (several times) in the interim.

For great Canadians I'd have to nominate J.P Wiser as somewhere near the top.