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File No. 786781 · Adjudicated
Brett Kissel
Musician — Started With a Song, We Were That Song, Airwaves
Born
1990
Birthplace
FLAT LAKE, ALBERTA
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
FLAT LAKE, ALBERTA
Canadian parentage — not scored
Both parents Canadian
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Alberta
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
Became the first Canadian country artist to perform in Times Square on New Year's Eve in 2019.
The verdict
Country music star from Flat Lake, Alberta who's toured with Garth Brooks and performed the national anthem at NHL playoff games. Proudly reps Canada on the global country music stage, even recording 'Anthem' as a love letter to his home and native land. Canada claims him right back, eh.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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