The Greatest Canadian Invention
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The Greatest Canadian Invention is a spiritual sequel to The Greatest Canadian originally aired on CBC Television.{{Cite news |last=Couture |first=Christa |date=January 10, 2017 |title=How well do these Canadian 'bests' hold up in 2017? |url=https://www.cbc.ca/2017/how-well-do-these-canadian-bests-hold-up-in-2017-1.3884232 |work=CBC}}
It began with CBC viewers voting online on which invention (out of 50) they considered to be the greatest Canadian invention. The show is a two-hour special, hosted by Bob McDonald,{{Cite web |title=Program Guide – The Greatest Canadian Invention |url=https://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/the_greatest_canadian_invention |access-date=May 9, 2024 |website=CBC}} that premiered on 3 January 2007 at 8:00 EST.
Commentators
The 22 commentators for the show are:
- Margaret Atwood – Writer and inventor of the LongPen
- Buck 65 – Hip hop musician
- Jackie Duffin – Medical History professor at Queen's University
- Will Ferguson – Author and Humorist
- Danielle Goyette – Hockey player and Olympic gold medallist
- Chris Hadfield – Astronaut
- Mike Holmes – Home renovation specialist, TV host of Holmes on Homes
- Mike Lazaridis – President of Research In Motion; inventor of the BlackBerry
- Preston Manning – Trustee of the Manning Innovation Awards
- Patrick McKenna – Comedian and actor
- Miriam McDonald – Actress and star of Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Mitsou – Singer and CBC TV host
- Steve Nash – Basketball player, 2 time NBA MVP
- Kathryn O'Hara – Professor of Science Journalism at Carleton University
- Abena Otchere – Science education advocate and medical student
- Drew Hayden Taylor – Playwright and columnist
- Debbie Travis – Home decoration specialist and TV host of Painted House
- Vikram Vij – Chef/restaurateur and cookbook author
- Michael Winter – Writer
- Ronald Wright – Writer
- Judy Cornish & Joyce Gunhouse (Comrags) – Women's clothes fashion designers
Inventions
The inventions, in voted order, are:
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{{Ordered list|list_style_type=decimal|start= 1 |Insulin |Cobalt-60 "bomb" cancer treatment }} |width="50"| |valign="top"| {{Ordered list|list_style_type=decimal|start=18 |Retractable beer-carton handle |Alkaline long-lasting battery }} |width="50"| |valign="top"| {{Ordered list|list_style_type=decimal|start=35 |Self-propelled combine harvester }} |
See also
- Canadian Made, 2012 television series
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070217072737/http://www.cbc.ca/inventions/ The Greatest Canadian Invention Homepage]
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