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Rank
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Clue
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Person
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1.
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NDP leader, "founder" of Canadian healthcare system
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Tommy Douglas
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2.
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Cancer activist who died during an attempted cross-country marathon
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Terry Fox
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3.
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Liberal Prime Minister of the 70's and 80's
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Pierre Trudeau
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4.
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Inventor of Insulin
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Dr. Frederick Banting
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5.
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CBC nature show host, environmentalist
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David Suzuki
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6.
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Prime Minister, "founder" of modern peacekeeping
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Lester Pearson
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7.
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CBC hockey commentator
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Don Cherry
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8.
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Canada's first Prime Minister
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Sir John A. MacDonald
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9.
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Purported inventor of the telephone
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Alexander Graham Bell
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10.
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Hockey player
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Wayne Gretzky
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11.
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Executed Metis rebel leader and politician
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Louis Riel
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12.
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Founder of international charity for mentally handicapped children
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Jean Vanier
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13.
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Country singer
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"Stompin' Tom" Connors
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14.
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Musician
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Neil Young
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15.
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Radio talk show host
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Peter Gzowski
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16.
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UN Commander of failed peacekeeping mission in Rwanda
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Gen. Roméo Dallaire
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17.
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Former Ontario NDP leader, poverty activist
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Stephen Lewis
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18.
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Singer
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Shania Twain
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19.
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Hockey player
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Bobby Orr
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20.
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Comedic actor
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Mike Myers
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21.
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Symbolic dead World War I soldier
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"The Unknown Soldier"
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22.
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Founder of Kin Canada, a secret men's society
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Harold A. Rogers
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23.
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Hockey player
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Maurice Richard
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24.
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WWI general, first to independently command Canadian troops
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Gen. Arthur Currie
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25.
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Feminist politician, fought for women's suffrage
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Nellie McClung
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26.
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Communist surgeon who served in Mao's Red Army
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Dr. Norman Bethune
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27.
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Singer
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Céline Dion
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28.
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British General in War of 1812
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Sir Isaac Brock
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29.
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Comedic actor
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Jim Carrey
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30.
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Parapalegic activist who did a global marathon in his wheelchair
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Rick Hansen
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31.
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Author, historian, CBC host
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Pierre Berton
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32.
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Comedic actor
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Michael J. Fox
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33.
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Musician
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Gordon Lightfoot
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34.
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DJ from Winnipeg radio station
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Hal Anderson
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35.
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British heroine from War of 1812, chocolate company founder
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Laura Secord
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36.
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Children's TV show host on CBC
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"Mr. Dressup"
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37.
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Native American leader who led Indian forces during the War of 1812
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Tecumseh
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38.
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Hockey player
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Mario Lemieux
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39.
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WWF wrestler
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Bret "The Hitman" Hart
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40.
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Singer
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Avril Lavigne
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41.
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Comedic actor
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John Candy
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42.
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Inventor of universial time zones
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Sir Sandford Fleming
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43.
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First French-Canadian Prime Minister
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Wilfrid Laurier
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44.
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Bahai' religious activist, wife of Bahai' leader*.
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Mary Maxwell
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45.
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Recent Prime Minister
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Jean Chrétien
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46.
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Singer
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Leonard Cohen
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47.
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Conservative Prime Minister from the 50's
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John Diefenbaker
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48.
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World War I fighter pilot
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Billy Bishop
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49.
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War War II-era Prime Minister
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Mackenzie King
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50.
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Comedian, actor, CBC TV host
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Rick Mercer
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51.
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Actress
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Pamela Anderson
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52.
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Teenage human-rights activist
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Craig Kielburger
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53.
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Hockey player
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Gordie Howe
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54.
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British spy during World War II
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William "Intrepid" Stephenson
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55.
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Pianist
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Glenn Gould
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56.
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Actor
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William Shatner
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57.
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Author of "Anne of Green Gables" series
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
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58.
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Hocky player, scored winning goal against USSR in 1972
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Paul Henderson
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59.
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Hockey player, founder of donut shop chain
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Tim Horton
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60.
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Folk singer
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Stan Rogers
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61.
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Early Canadian geologist
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William Edmond Logan
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62.
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Professor of media studies
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Marshall McLuhan
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63.
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First Canadian woman in space
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Roberta Bondar
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64.
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Conservative Prime Minister
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Brian Mulroney
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65.
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Rock musician, lead singer of "The Guess Who"
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Burton Cummings
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66.
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Current Auditor General of Canada. In 2002, she blew the whistle on high-profile money laundering scandal within current Liberal government.
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Sheila Fraser
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67.
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Hockey player
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Patrick Roy
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68.
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Hockey player
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Jean Béliveau
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69.
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First separatist Premier of Quebec
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René Lévesque
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70.
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Inventor of basketball
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James Naismith
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71.
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Feminist author
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Margaret Atwood
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72.
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First black woman appointed to the Senate of Canada
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Anne C. Cools
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72.
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Map-maker, explorer
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David Thompson
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74.
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Judge, argued women had the right to be appointed as senators
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Emily Murphy
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75.
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Musician
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Sarah McLachlan
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76.
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World War I military surgeon, wrote "In Flander's Fields"
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John McCrae
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77.
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Scientist, partner of Frederick Banting
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Dr. Charles Best
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78.
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Children's author
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Robert Munsch
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79.
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Hockey player
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Ed Belfour
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80.
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Native American actor
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"Chief" Dan George
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81.
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Gold-medal winning curler
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Sandra Schmirler
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82.
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Comedic actor
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Dan Aykroyd
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83.
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Native politician who defeated the Meech Lake accord through filibustering
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Elijah Harper
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84.
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Figure skater
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Kurt Browning
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85.
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Painter
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Emily Carr
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86.
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PGA golfer
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Mike Weir
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87.
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Pro-abortion activist responsible for making the practice legal in Canada
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Dr. Henry Morgantaler
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88.
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Author of stories about wolves
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Farley Mowat
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89.
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Gold-medal winning sprinter, "The World's Fastest Man"
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Donovan Bailey
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90.
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Singer
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Bryan Adams
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91.
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Founder and leader of Reform Party
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Preston Manning
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92.
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Founder of "Molson Canadian" beer company
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John Molson
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93.
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Singer
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Joni Mitchell
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94.
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Singer
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Anne Murray
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95.
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British Governor General, creator of the Stanley Cup
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Lord Stanley
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96.
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Rock musician from the Band "Rush"
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Geddy Lee
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97.
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Supreme Court Judge, current UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Louise Arbour
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98.
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Author
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Mordecai Richler
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99.
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North West Mounted Police officer who quelled last Native uprisings
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Sam Steele
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100.
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Founder and leader of the CCF / NDP party
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J. S. Woodsworth
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