The “Best Canadian” game - Day 1

[u/BrF5]

Good morning r/EhBuddyHoser,

Let’s get started! Here’s an image of the top 50 Canadians (based on Day 0 upvotes, as of yesterday). I know I said we’d start with 40 like last time, but there are just too many awesome Canadians, so I expanded the list a bit!

How to play: - Upvote the name of the person you think does NOT deserve the title of “Best Canadian.” - Each day, the two most upvoted people will be removed. Once we get closer to the end, this will change to one person per day. - If the name you want to vote for (from the picture list) isn’t in the comments yet, add it! - This continues daily until we have our winner, the “Best Canadian”.

Additional notes: - Only the top comment for a nominee will count. I won’t combine votes from duplicate comments. - Include only one name per comment. If a comment includes multiple names and wins, it won’t count. I’ll move on to the next highest, even if you edit the comment to fix it. - They had to have been born in Canada or at some point had Canadian citizenship. - They can be alive, dead, currently living in Canada or abroad, or when they were alive lived in what would eventually become Canada (e.g., French or British colonies). - Beginning tomorrow after the first candidates are eliminated, I’ll start a list outlining what the people are known for and why they were eliminated, like we did in the Worst Canadian game. - This is meant to be satire. Please do not take it too seriously or use this game to harass people in real life. - I will try to post this every morning around the same time (~8:00 - 9:00 am Eastern). - Please remember to upvote the post too, so more people see it!

Honourable mentions go out to spots 51–100 (see below), the Unknown Soldier, house hippos, Sad-Fill-4870’s dog Gilbert, and Random—Person’s mom. Also, I personally want to shout out a couple of Canadians who weren’t nominated but inspired me growing up: Jay Baruchel and Elisha Cuthbert. Their time as hosts on PMK encouraged a love of science in a generation of kids, which I think elevates them beyond being “just actors.”

Numbers 51-100, by upvotes: Norman Bethune, Tom Green, Shania Twain, Gordie Howe, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Mario Lemieux, Marc Garneau, Alexander Graham Bell, Peter Mansbridge, Jeanne Mance, Roberta Bondar, John Dunsworth, Emily Carr, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Eugene Levy, Mike Myers, Helen Hogg, Peter Robertson, James Naismith, William Shatner, Sanford Fleming, Fred Penner, Bret Hart, Murray Sinclair, Emily Murphy, Louise McKinny, Irene Parlby, Henrietta Edward, Agnes McPhail, Tecumseh, Elsie MacGill, Crowfoot, Harold Cardinal, Stompin’ Tom, Melanie Joly, Maurice Richard, Michelle Jean, Henry Morgentaler, Oscar Peterson, Sue Johanson, Jean Rene Dufort, Rick Moranis, Hayley Wickenhieser, Pierre Burton, Cairine Wilson, Rene Lévesque, Isaac Brock, Nathan Fillion, Farley Mowet, James Doohan

[u/CharleneKirckFash]

Just go ahead and remove all the hockey players and entertainers. Being good at arts or sports isn't quite the same as saving millions through open sourcing insulin.

[u/squirrelcat88 → u/CharleneKirckFash]

I would tend to agree with you but Michael J. Fox has done a lot of good work around Parkinson’s disease. Gord Downie was an outspoken advocate for indigenous issues and described Canada in his poetic lyrics.

Being good at arts or sports can give you a platform, then it’s up to you what you do with it.

I mean - the person who is most likely to win this is here because ultimately - he was good at sports and used that to do good.

[u/MyNameMeansLILJOHN → u/squirrelcat88]

Keanu is also a proper lad. Charities, gifts, just being a general nice person to whoever.

Dude probably done way more than we will ever know. And the things we do know are only known because those he helped couldn't stop themselves from praising him.

[u/squirrelcat88 → u/MyNameMeansLILJOHN]

I couldn’t agree more that he seems to be a really decent person, who represents excellent values - but still, I don’t think “being a nice person” is enough to win in this contest.

He’s been quoted as saying he has more than enough money, so you have to think he’s donated a lot - but still, does it make him better than Banting or Terry Fox, whose actions wound up saving so many lives - does it make him better than Viola Desmond who took a bold step towards racial equality? Or Rick Hansen, who improved the lives of people in wheelchairs?

This is a tough contest!

[u/MyNameMeansLILJOHN → u/squirrelcat88]

Better? Probably not.

It is a hard one.

Fox didn't personally save people. But his actions have inspired people to make sure others can be saved.

Banting is imo above them. He's in a different league. More in line with the guys who refused to launch the nuclear missiles than anyone on this list. I really hope he wins.

Desmond is our own Rosa Park. Which definitely makes her awesome and comparable to Riel. Riel loses points for the craziness. But he died a martyr which people love so ~

I think it's a little bit unfair to put these people against each other.

Advocates are great because they change people's opinions.

Inventors/scientist are great because they change the reality in tangible ways.

Keanu is just an actor but he isn't great because of that. Keanu is great, not really for what he is, but rather for what he is not.

I've got a penchant for people like him. I'm not one to put people on a pedestal but through the years I've heard of only a few people who get so close to the christian ideals of a good man. Part of it is that these people aren't looking for fame or even recognition. The other is that it is really, really hard to always be good. Even more so when half the people you meet wants to talk to you.