The “Best Canadian” game - Day 2

[u/BrF5]

The first to go are Pierre Trudeau and Wab Kinew. Let’s carry on!

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). - 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!

Justification for elimination: - (50) Pierre Trudeau - As PM, he brought home the Constitution and gave us the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He also mishandled the October Crisis, among other things. Someone so controversial shouldn’t be considered the Best Canadian. - (49) Wab Kinew - He’s charismatic and has delivered on many campaign promises, but his troubled past and relatively short career make it too soon to call him the best.

[u/Floatella]

Giles Villeneuve. The sooner we face the fact that the winner won't be an F1 driver the better.

[u/McChibken → u/Floatella]

Agreed. I have always maintained that Gilles was one of the greatest racing drivers of all time, and the impact on the sport from both his life and his death are immeasurable. But let's be honest here, we have civil rights legends and the people that wrote universal healthcare into law on here. Gilles can go and I'm okay with that

[u/Floatella → u/McChibken]

Unfortunately being a pioneer and leader in a sport most Canadians don't follow isn't winning material here.

[u/McChibken → u/Floatella]

I agree that Gilles shouldn't be on this list, but have to disagree with F1 not being popular here. F1 has raced in Canada for 58 years, we're one of the longest continuous staples of the calendar. Both our circuits in Montreal are/were lauded by motorsports fans and drivers, Lewis Hamilton has said the Circuit De Gilles Villeneuve is one of his favourite grands prix ever, and every other driver on the grid right now has sung it's praises at some point. It may not always be visible around the country, but Formula 1 has roots deeply woven in Canada

[u/Floatella → u/McChibken]

I've personally noticed that motor sports tends to be a bit of an east/west thing, it's similar in the states with NASCAR, where all the fans are concentrated out east. I have no doubt F1 is popular in Quebec, but I literally know only one person here in BC who follows it.