Trudeau and Fox top list of Canadian inspirational heroes
By Mark Schadenberg
I grew up with Pierre
Trudeau as Prime Minister and vividly remember the Terry Fox run
across Canada to raise dollars for Cancer research.
Fox didn't complete his
Marathon Of Hope, needing to stop in Thunder Bay and return to B.C.
for more cancer treatments before dying. Terry Fox is one of my true outstanding heroes.
150 YEARS
Canada has had many heroes
before and after these two, and with Canada's 150th
birthday bash approaching in 2017 pollsters are compiling lists of
top Canadians to recognize, regale and remember.
Also making the grade in a
collection of votes put forward by the Canadian Heritage Department
as Canadian 'inspirational' heroes were Chris Hadfield, Lester B
Pearson, Tommy Douglas, John A Macdonald, Jack Layton, David Suzuki,
Wayne Gretzky and Romeo Dallaire.
Check out the link below
posted on The Toronto Star site. The story notes that about 1,100
names were compiled in total.
Trudeau was tops on the
list and Fox was No. 2.
I'm surprised that there
were no women in the top 10 whatsoever.
The list also includes
Canada accomplishments such as Medicare programs and the Charter of
Rights & Freedoms.
I enjoy the idea of lists,
but if we truly want to recognize the top Canadians in various
categories, the poll should have included a wider array of topics:
top athletes (male and female), top musical performers (male and female), scientists, politicians,
historical figures, and significant accomplishments.
LINKS:
http://ccco-occ.ca/ieadmin/files/Canada_150_connecting_Canadians_and_celebrating_Canada_in_2017.pdf
Mark
Schadenberg, Sales
Representative
Senior
Real Estate Specialist (SRES designation)
Royal
LePage Triland Realty
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Dundas St, Woodstock
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