{"id":11779,"date":"2021-06-29T11:30:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T15:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=11779"},"modified":"2021-06-30T19:28:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T23:28:28","slug":"top-ten-list-of-canadian-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=11779","title":{"rendered":"Top-10 List of Canucks"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>In celebrating Canada Day in 2020, <em>By George<\/em> is producing a Top-10 List of Canucks selected through the years of our Nationhood.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>For this list <em>By George<\/em> consulted the following sources:\u00a0 The Pantheon At M.I.T., Insider.com, CBC Greatest Canadian, Amazon\u2019s IMDb.com, Quora.com, TheMagazine.ca, The Canadian Guide (historical figures), Global News 150 birthday selection, and TopTenz. Ultimately, however the <em>By George<\/em> braintrust selected and ranked the top ten list.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Here are Honourable Mentions:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>William Shatner, Michael J. Fox, John Candy, Jim Carrey, Martin Short, Avril Lavigne *, Neil Young, Justin Bieber, Gord Downie, Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, Alice Munro, John Kenneth Galbraith, Alex Trebek, Peter Jennings, Nellie McClung, Laura Secord, Isaac Brock, Northrop Frye, Norman Bethune, Tommy Douglas *, Lester B Pearson, Chris Hatfield, James Cameron, Don Cherry, Gordie Howe and Bobby Orr <em>(* &#8211; people who were #1 on another list)<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The <em>By George <\/em>Top-10 List of Canucks<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">10. Lorne (SNL) Michaels<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n\r\n9. Marshall McLuhan<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">8. Celine Dion<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">7. Shania Twain *<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">6. Pierre Trudeau<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">5. Frederick Banting<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">4. Sir John A Macdonald<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">3. Terry Fox *\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2. Wayne Gretzky *<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1.\u00a0 Alexander Graham Bell<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bell.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bell.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bell-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><em>Chris George provides reliable PR &amp; GR counsel and effective advocacy. Need a go-to writer and experienced communicator? Call 613-983-0801 @<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cgacommunications.com\/m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CG&amp;A COMMUNICATIONS<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In celebrating Canada Day in 2020, By George is producing a Top-10 List of Canucks selected through the years of our Nationhood. 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