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Portrait
File No. 892854  ·  Adjudicated

Shirley Douglas

Actor — Wind at My Back, The Stone Angel, Friends of the Black Panthers fundraising

Born
1934
Birthplace
WEYBURN, SASKATCHEWAN
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
WEYBURN, SASKATCHEWAN
Canadian parentage — not scored
Both parents Canadian
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Saskatchewan
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

Mother of Kiefer Sutherland and grandmother of the entire Sutherland acting dynasty that spans three generations of Canadian performers.

The verdict

Daughter of Tommy Douglas, the father of medicare, she fought for Canadian values on and off screen. A fixture in Canadian film and theatre who spent decades championing social causes, she was as Canadian as her legendary father's legacy.

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