Who are Canada’s most beloved heroes? Based on a new online campaign’s findings, the list includes Jack Layton, Pierre Trudeau, Terry Fox, and Wayne Gretzky.
About 12,000 Canadians participated in the online campaign which began December 11, 2013 and closed last month. The research was done in anticipation of the country’s 150th birthday in 2017.
The five-part digital form included the question: which Canadians have inspired you the most over the last 150 years? This top 10 list was compiled by the Canadian Heritage Department:
1. Pierre Trudeau
2. Terry Fox
3. Tommy Douglas
4. Lester B. Pearson
5. Chris Hadfield
6. David Suzuki
7. Jack Layton
8. Sir John A. Macdonald
9. Wayne Gretzky
10. Romeo Dallaire
Also on the questionnaire: which of Canada’s accomplishments of the last 150 years make you most proud to be a Canadian? The top answer was medicare followed by peacekeeping in second place, and the 1982 Charter of Rights and Freedoms in third place.
