Samantha Nutt

Author — War Child Canada founder, humanitarian doctor, author of Damned Nations

Born

1969

Birthplace

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA

Citizenships

Canadianness Score

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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

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA

Canadian parentage

No Canadian parents on record

Citizenship on record

Automatic by birth

II. Residency

Formative years spent in Canada

Raised — Manitoba

Lived in Canada by choice

Residency on record as an adult

Worked or filmed in Canada

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

Says so, out loud

Canada claims them back

Claimed, enthusiastically

Fun fact

Dr. Samantha Nutt has worked in war zones and conflict regions across roughly a dozen countries and was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2011.

The verdict

Born and raised in Winnipeg, Dr. Samantha Nutt built War Child Canada into one of the country's most respected humanitarian organizations, working in conflict zones across roughly a dozen countries and earning the Order of Canada for it in 2011. Born here, raised here, five points.

Adjudicated by

The Standings Committee

Status

Final — appealable