Goofy, but interesting.

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The Greatest Canadian, tonight starring Lester B Pearson, advocated by Paul Gross. Goofy, but interesting.

so goofy that I was convinced to vote for Pearson today. Apparently, you can vote after each episode, so hey.

He's responsible for Canada's flag, too.

Sidenote: I hate it when I see incorrect Canadian flags, i.e. not precisely twice as wide as they are tall. Makes me want to print out an instruction sheet and hand it out. I'm a bit of a dork.

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CBC is running a series called "The Greatest Canadian." The idea is that everybody nominated famous and not-so-famous Canadians that they felt were fantastic. CBC compiled the nominations, and is running a one-hour special about each of the top ten. A current Canadian celebrity advocates for their pick in each episode. It's *very* patriotic and rah-rah-Canada and ignore-the-bad-things, but that's OK sometimes. We're so polite, as a country, that we often forget how many truly Great things Canadians have achieved.

Check out the links in the post for more info, and I think you can even watch bits online.