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File No. 557906 · Adjudicated
Tom Cochrane
Musician — Life Is a Highway, Red Rider, Mad Mad World
Born
1953
Birthplace
LYNN LAKE, 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
LYNN LAKE, 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
His father was a bush pilot in Northern Manitoba, giving young Tom a childhood that spanned remote Canadian communities.
The verdict
There's a mix-up here, bud — Tom Cochrane is a legendary Canadian singer-songwriter, not an actor. He's the voice behind 'Life Is a Highway' and fronted Red Rider for years. Born in Lynn Lake, Manitoba and raised across Canada due to his bush pilot father, he's as Canadian as they come.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org