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Portrait
File No. 167957  ·  Adjudicated

Rick Hansen

Athlete — Man In Motion World Tour

Born
1957
Birthplace
PORT ALBERNI, BRITISH COLUMBIA
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 soil
I. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
PORT ALBERNI, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Canadian parentage — not scored
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — British Columbia
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

Raised $26 million during his Man in Motion World Tour, wheeling through 34 countries over two years.

The verdict

Wheeled around the world raising awareness for spinal cord injury research, but Port Alberni is where this Paralympian's journey began. The Man in Motion World Tour put both Hansen and Canadian determination on the map, and he's been a national icon ever since.

Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org