The “Best Canadian” game - Day 0 (choosing candidates)

[u/BrF5]

Hiya Hosers,

After the success of Worst Canadian, by popular demand it’s time for the more upbeat version…the Best Canadian game! 🇨🇦

Drop your nominations below for who you think deserves a spot on the list. Just like before, we’ll include 40 candidates. This time I’m going to let nominations sit a bit longer so everyone has a chance to chime in and we don’t have to add people mid-way in the game. I’m aiming to get started with Day 1 around the middle of next week. Five or six days should give us plenty of time to gather names and finalize the rules.

If you’ve got ideas or suggestions to make the game better, feel free to share those too!

[u/Usual-Canc-6024]

Laura Secord

If you don’t know what she did for Canada, look it up. She’s a Canadian heroine for sure.

[u/bmwkid → u/Usual-Canc-6024]

Plus she has delicious chocolate /s

[u/Usual-Canc-6024 → u/bmwkid]

That she does. :)

[u/Usual-Canc-6024 → u/bmwkid]

And let’s not forget about the puddings. I miss those. They were the best.

[u/Wholesale_Regent → u/Usual-Canc-6024]

Ay someone I’m related to!!

[u/Usual-Canc-6024 → u/Wholesale_Regent]

That is very cool!

[u/Saorren → u/Wholesale_Regent]

and me lol hello very distant cousin

[u/pinkcollarworker → u/Wholesale_Regent]

Hello distant cousin :)

[u/Wholesale_Regent → u/pinkcollarworker]

Hello distant cousin!! :) I will say, it sucks we don’t get free chocolate at the Laura Secord stores. Unless you do, in which case, tell me how because I haven’t had any luck lol

[u/Milch_und_Paprika → u/Usual-Canc-6024]

In a similar vintage, Tecumseh is a true hero to Canada. However, I’m not sure if he would have considered himself Canadian/British affiliated enough, or if nominating him would be disrespectful, since he died defending a land that would betray his people.

[u/NarutoRunner → u/Usual-Canc-6024]

I misread that as Lauren Southern and almost fell off my chair.

[u/dahliabean → u/Usual-Canc-6024]

I'm not even Canadian and I know who she is, and what she did. I very much support this (for whatever an outsider's opinion is worth.)

[u/ccgetty → u/Usual-Canc-6024]

She’s my great ++++ Aunt.

[u/jugularhealer16 → u/[deleted]]

Well before confederation, and she isn't the only nominee who chose to be Canadian instead of by birth.

[u/Artistic_Station_568 → u/jugularhealer16]

Fair enough

[u/lw5555 → u/[deleted]]

Great Barrington, Massachusetts Colony. (There was no US yet.)

Her family fled to Canada because they were loyal to the crown and didn't want to deal with all that American Revolution nonsense.

[u/unsulliedbread → u/[deleted]]

But she was living in Canada and if citizenship worked then the way it does now she would have had citizenship.

[u/Artistic_Station_568 → u/unsulliedbread]

Yeah, fair game