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Buffy Sainte-Marie

She was born in Saskatchewan, but adopted and raised in the USA.

Years and years ago, I saw her in a television interview. The interviewer asked her what it had been like to sing before the Queen. Without missing a beat, and with a perfectly straight face, she said, "Oh, I didn't know that the Queen sang."
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Lord Beaverbrook
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Owen Hargreaves
Lennox Lewis
abeit both are duo citizens

Alanis Morrisette
Shania Twain
The Guess Who
David Cronenberg
John Candy
Lorne Michaels
Ken Read
Nancy Greene

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Wow I feel very uncultured and ignorant - when I started this thread I never expected to read of so many famous Canadians...most of whom I'm ashamed to admit I've never heard of! (particularly the curling gang?!).

I think I thought James Taylor was Canadian cos his music sounds like he should be Canadian! (that's meant in a good way - I love his music!).

And I loved that poem (thanks Judy) - very moving :(

Oh here's another one I've just thought of (after reading an article on Anne of Green Gables & PEI in this month's 'Emigrate 2' magazine):- Louisa M. Montgomery!

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Ok, I googled, hence the alphabetical order, but here are some authors.

Bellow, Saul:
Coupland, Douglas: "
Davies, Robertson:
Lowry, Malcolm:
Mowat, Farley:
Munro, Alice:
Ondaatje, Michael: "
Richler, Mordecai:
Shields, Carol:
Smart, Elizabeth:

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jeez you didn't even get ms. montgomery! ;-)

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cos you had already mentioned her??

duh

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That reminds me of an interview after he won his (later rescinded) medal.

He said something about records being beaten "but they can't take a medal away.":lol:

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Interesting that nobody has asked who he is. Unless you meant a different Peter North to the one I'm....ooops...my wife is thinking of. :ohmy:

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Born in Montreal - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Blair

Does he give you the Blair stare?! :eek:

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Eric McCormack, Elvis Stojka, Tom Cavanagh

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I'm wearing out my google trying to keep up with this thread.

<Of course I know who Elvis Stojko is, 'cos he comes from Richmond Hill, where it is a-snowing hard at the moment>

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Gordon Lightfoot, Stompin Tom Connors and of course the Guess Who......

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I had to google him just to make sure cos I did originally think he was from the US. Can you skate as well, did you teach him all he knows :D

Yes, we're watching the weather, luckily Mal is home for a few days so doesn't have to drive through any of it. Keep in, keep warm and keep drinking.:thumbsup:

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Well, if you insist, I think I can manage that.