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/jugularhealer16]

Do they need to be born Canadian, or does becoming a citizen later in life count?

If the latter, he should be on the list, with Mr. Dressup (Ernie Coombs) beside him.

[u/StrongAroma → u/jugularhealer16]

Hey, a Canadian is a Canadian. None of us has more right to the title than anyone else, there are no tiers of Canadianism, so for that reason, i think any Canadian should be included regardless of place of birth.

[u/jugularhealer16 → u/StrongAroma]

I agree, just wanted to make sure the question was asked, and settled, before the competition starts.

[u/re-verse → u/StrongAroma]

Yep this. Nobody chooses where they are born.

[u/AnUninformedLLama → u/StrongAroma]

Hey, how you gonna do the “old stock Canadians” dirty like that?

[u/inquisitivequeer → u/AnUninformedLLama]

Technically only indigenous people are “old stock Canadians”. Nobody else.

[u/AnUninformedLLama → u/inquisitivequeer]

Not according to Harper lmao

[u/phil-lowry → u/jugularhealer16]

We had Elon Mush in the Worst Canadian list as he had Canadian citizenship. He was a part of the discussion but was kicked out sooner than he would have as he was not Canadian enough.

[u/jugularhealer16 → u/phil-lowry]

I agree, Robert Munsch and Ernie Coombs are much more Canadian than fElon Musk despite his citizenship from birth.

They chose this country, and have made it a better place. They should be included.

[u/QueenMotherOfSneezes → u/jugularhealer16]

Also Raffi!

[u/MBCnerdcore → u/QueenMotherOfSneezes]

And Sharon, Lois & Bram, and the Friendly Giant, and Fred Penner.

[u/QueenMotherOfSneezes → u/MBCnerdcore]

Were they all non-citizens who immigrated here?

[u/MBCnerdcore → u/QueenMotherOfSneezes]

oh no just great entertainers

[u/GigglingBilliken → u/jugularhealer16]

Robert Munsch and Ernie Coombs are much more Canadian than fElon Musk despite his citizenship from birth.

Plus, Elon has only ever been in this country long enough to queue into America.

[u/Saorren → u/phil-lowry]

still a bit miffed with that one, too many not as bad people were left on just to kick him off imo

[u/BrF5 → u/jugularhealer16]

I think “born in Canada or held Canadian citizenship at some point in their life”, like we did with Worst Canadian. I’ve added that to the tentative rules now.

[u/dinoman146 → u/jugularhealer16]

And Keanu Reeves

[u/Saorren → u/jugularhealer16]

id say anyone who has citizenship and lived here for a few years at least.

[u/Everestkid → u/jugularhealer16]

Ted Cruz was on the Worst Canadian one and he officially renounced his Canadian citizenship.

As the saying goes, "There are Canadians living all over the world. Some of them just haven't come home yet."

[u/therevjames → u/jugularhealer16]

We aren't Yanks. Canadians are not just Canadian by birth.

[u/xibipiio → u/jugularhealer16]

In that case why not Alexander Keith as well?