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File No. 441308 · Adjudicated
Burton Cummings
Musician — Burton Cummings, Melanie, Bachman Cummings Songbook
Born
1947
Birthplace
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA
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
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA
Canadian parentage — not scored
Both parents Canadian
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Manitoba
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
Won more Juno Awards than any other male Canadian artist in history.
The verdict
The voice behind 'American Woman' is pure Winnipeg, Manitoba. Born and raised in the prairies, this rock and roll hall of famer spent decades fronting The Guess Who before going solo. Canada claims him as a national treasure, and he's never pretended to be anything but.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org