User:Habsfannova/GC

My Greatest Canadians:
 * 1.Sir Frederick Banting-Helped ease the suffering of millions worldwide.
 * 2.Terry Fox-Could anyone else imagine doing that?
 * 3.Sir John A. Macdonald-Even though he left my province in the cold, solidified Canada's place in North America.
 * 4.William Lyon Mackenzie King-Sure, he dithered...sure, he had corrupt friends...but that's what the country needed in the Conscription crisis.
 * 5.Lester Pearson-The Nobel Prize, and some remarkable innovations make up for helping to make all of our soldiers wear the same uniform.
 * 6.Sir Robert Borden-Didn't go to the front as a photo op, as some are prone to do, but to find out what was really happening. Helped Canada gain international credibility after the sacrifices made.
 * 7.Joseph Howe-Secured free speech in the Empire.
 * 8.Pierre Trudeau-Patriation. He was the only PM who had the combination of arrogance, strongarming, and force of will to get it done.
 * 9.C.D. Howe-Built the industrial machine that propelled us into the war. Didn't like democracy too much, and got cocky, but who hasn't?
 * 10.Tommy Douglas-An inspiration. It's hard to imagine what would happen if he became PM...