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 television mini-series originally aired on CBC Television. It is a spiritual sequel to The Greatest Canadian.^[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

External links

• The Greatest Canadian Invention Homepage