Let’s take a moment to highlight the awesomeness that is Canada, eh (30 Photos)

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Wayne Gretzky

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Dan Aykroyd

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Nathan Fillion

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Michael J. Fox

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Peanut Butter. Probably one of the most important food innovations of all time. First patented by Canadian Marcellus Gilmore Edson in 1884.

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Linda Evangelista

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Alex Trebek

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Joey Votto

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William Shatner

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Ryan Reynolds

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Ellen Page

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John Candy

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Neil Young

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Elvis Stojko

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Jim Carrey

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Scott Pilgrim. Before Michael Cera, there was Bryan Lee O’Malley, the Canadian cartoonist who created Scott Pilgrim character and comic series.

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Arcade Fire

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Pamela Anderson

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“Generation X”

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Corey Haim

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Anne Of Green Gables. The fast-talking, big-hearted heroine was created by Canadian Lucy Maud Montgomery in her amazing series of books begun in 1908. Later, the feisty red-head was also the subject of several television mini-series and films. Anne remains an inspiration to loud girls worldwide.

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“Are You Afraid Of The Dark”. Literally the scariest television show of all time, produced and filmed in Canada for Nickelodeon.

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Anna Paquin

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Phil Hartman

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Java Programming Language. Invented by Canadian James Gosling (no relation), Java is the pillar of the Android operating system and the internet and tech world wouldn’t be the same without it.

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Leslie Nielsen

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Steve Nash

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Ryan Gosling

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Keanu Reeves

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Mike Myers