Pierre Trudeau topped the list. Yikes! To think he went from one of the most revered figures after his death to becoming Yosemite Sam in one massive Justin Morneau swing.
Sigh, people can't be trusted with the simplest of tasks. We simply have no sense of historical perspective. Did I just write that? Wha? Huh? Canadians don't know their history? No! This can't be true, can it? Does anyone see the weird humour in compiling lists for a nation that eshews history as if it is allergic to it?
Mark Reid, editor of The Beaver commented on the public survey. "Voters generally disliked Canadians who - in their view - turned their backs on Canada by rejecting their citizenship or moving elsewhere to seek fame and fortune. Voters also disliked Canadians who - they believed - sold out our sports teams, businesses, or cultural institutions to foreign interests, thereby diminishing our collective national identity."Whatever that identity is. So, in terms of sports, are Brett Hull, Marcel Aubut, Lennox Lewis, Alex Baumann, Owen Hargreaves, Greg Rusedski and Mary Pierce traitors? Did it ever occur to people why so many Canadians leave? Nah. We're too stuck up our asses for this.
For me, we're like a head with multiple bulging, crooked eyes bouncing independently from one another when it comes to identifying who we are. Poor Canada. Always looking in the mirror and asking, "Honey, Do I like look fat?"
Over the years I have read and heard so much about who we are as a country and I still have a hard time with it. When you start a company you need a succinct tag line that describes what you do and who you are. Try that exercise with Canada. I would be interested to know what it could be. Here's mine: "Canada. The Passive Northern Bacon."
Regardless, that Trudeau is worst than Clifford Olson is simply retarded. Then again, didn't we vote Tommy Douglas as the greatest Canadian ever. I say we have to stop smoking the wheat.
The rankings make little sense. Well, except for #7.
1. Pierre Trudeau 2. Chris Hannah 3. Henry Morgentaler 4. Brian Mulroney 5. Paul Bernardo & Karla Homolka 6. Stephen Harper 7. Céline Dion 8. Jean Chrétien 9. Clifford Olson 10. Conrad Black.
Summary? I hate lists.
I blogged about this very thing at crookedincanada.blogspot.com and I happen to agree with you.
ReplyDeleteNaming Pierre Trudeau the 'Worst Canadian,' that was just f***ed.
You're right, placing Trudeau ahead of Clifford Olsen on the list was retarded. I wouldn't be surprised if everybody at the Beaver was retarded.
This is why informal online polls can't be trusted for anything more than a bit of fun. This poll became a target for a few Conservative voters out to skew the results.
ReplyDeleteThere was probably a similar, less effective, campaign to elevate Harper on this list.
James, yes. It's a lot like Major League Baseball fan voting, eh?
ReplyDeleteCG, wouldn't that be a funny scene in a movie?
Thanks both for the comment.