The Greatest Canadian Invention

The Greatest Canadian Invention
Narrated by	Bob McDonald
Country of origin	Canada
No. of episodes	1
Production
Camera setup	Multiple-camera
Running time	~120 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC

The Greatest Canadian Invention is a spiritual sequel to The Greatest Canadian originally aired on CBC Television. ^[1] 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, ^[2] 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:

Insulin Telephone Light bulb Five-pin bowling Wonderbra Artificial pacemaker Robertson screw Zipper Electric wheelchair Poutine Cobalt-60 "bomb" cancer treatment Java programming language Bloody caesar Canadarm Standard time Electron microscope Ski-Doo (snowmobile)

BlackBerry Radio voice transmission Birchbark canoe Basketball Retractable beer-carton handle UV-degradable plastics Instant replay Goalie mask Marquis wheat Pablum Lacrosse Electric oven Steam fog horn Walkie-talkie Alkaline long-lasting battery Paint roller Electronic music synthesizer

Weevac 6 Green garbage bag Snowblower Self-propelled combine harvester Instant mashed potato Explosives vapour detector Marine screw propeller Plexiglas Key-frame animation CPR mannequin (Actar 911) G-suit Ardox spiral nail Automatic lubricating cup Crash-position indicator Caulking gun Separable baggage check

See also

• Canadian Made , 2012 television series

References

1. Couture, Christa (10 January 2017). "How well do these Canadian 'bests' hold up in 2017?". CBC .
2. "Program Guide – The Greatest Canadian Invention". CBC . Retrieved 9 May 2024.

External links

• The Greatest Canadian Invention Homepage