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The Greatest Canadian Invention

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Country of origin
  
Canada

Camera setup
  
Multiple-camera

Original network
  
CBC

First episode date
  
3 January 2007

Number of episodes
  
1

Language
  
English

No. of episodes
  
1

Running time
  
~120 minutes

First shown in
  
3 January 2007

Network
  
CBC Television

Narrated by
  
Bob McDonald

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Genres
  
Reality television, Historical Fiction

The Greatest Canadian Invention is a television mini-series originally aired on CBC Television. It is a spiritual sequel to The Greatest Canadian. It began with people voting online which invention (out of 50) they considered the greatest Canadian invention. The show is a two-hour special, hosted by Bob McDonald (Quirks and Quarks), that premiered on 3 January 2007 at 8:00 EST.

Contents

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 Humourist
  • 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:

    References

    The Greatest Canadian Invention Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA