| Slimebeast said: Canada is a pale and weak nation compared to the USA. It has 10% of the population & resources of the US but certainly not 10% of the cool stuff that the US produces (movies, TV-shows, famous people, actors, music groups, cars, tech, brands, military & science stuff, news, corporations etc). |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Canada#Notable_films
Porky's anyone? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porky%27s
You have a point
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_entertainers
Notable examples: Dan Aykroyd, James Cameron, Neve Campbell, Jim Carrey, Kim Cattrall, Michael Cera, Cirque du Soleil, Elisha Cuthbert, Dave Foley, Michael J. Fox, Brendan Fraser, Tom Green, Phil Hartman, Jill Hennessy, Joshua Jackson, Eugene Levy, Norm Macdonald, Lorne Michaels, Leslie Nielsen, Catherine O'Hara, Matthew Perry, Keanu Reeves, Ryan Reynolds, Caroline Rhea, William Shatner, Tara Strong, Donald Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland, Shannon Tweed, Warner Brothers, Harland William.
Notice how many stars of 24 there are (3), SNL alumnuses and creators (4)?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bands_from_Canada
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_musicians
Arcade Fire The Band Barenaked Ladies Bif Naked Billy Talent Crash Test Dummies Great Big Sea Rush Steppenwolf Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Bryan Adams Paul Anka Leonard Cohen Leslie Feist Nelly Furtado K.D. Lang Avril Lavigne Gordon Lightfoot Sarah McLachlan Joni Mitchell Alanis Morissette Shania Twain Neil Young
Ok, this was a failed experiment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bricklin_automobile
We're ranked 9th in terms of car production: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry
BlackBerry Joseph Bombardier Alexis Nihon James Hillier NRX Bombardier Candu
News: Peter Jennings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_listed_on_the_Toronto_Stock_Exchange
