fm2.1 Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Mike Myers.
fm3.1 Hollywood Walk of Fame.
fm3.2 John Candy in: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES © Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
itr.1 Centennial Leaf: Stuart Ash, 1966/Government of Canada; Polaroid frame: FINDEEP/Shutterstock.com.
itr.2 Mike Myers and Ryan Gosling on SNL: © Dana Edelson/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images.
itr.3 (top left) Drake with Mounties: George Pimentel/WireImage/Getty Images; (top right) Views: Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records
itr.3bMarshal McLuhan: CBC Still Photo Collection/Robert Ragsdale.
itr.7 Centennial Train: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1984-4-1508. © Government of Canada.
itr.6 The Canada 150 logo: Ariana Cuvin, 2015/Courtesy of The Department of Canadian Heritage/© Government of Canada.
p01.1 B.C. totem poles: Chief Wakas Kwakiutl pole, Doug Cranmer, 1987, based on pole from the 1890s; Thunderbird House Post Totem Pole, Charlie James, early 1900s; Sky Chief Totem Pole, Tim Paul and Art Thompson, 1988/photo by Paul Myers.
1.1 Polaroid frame: FINDEEP/Shutterstock.com.
1.2 Captain Canuck issue 1: Captain Canuck ® & © Copyright Richard Comely 1975–2016. Permission granted through Chapterhouse Publishing.
1.4 TTC streetcar and Ricky Receptacle: Paul Myers
1.5 Ricky Receptacle: Courtesy of Steven Petric.
1.6 Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders: Courtesy of The Everett Collection.
1.7 Mary Pickford bust and plaque: Kate Panek.
1.8 The Myers family’s backyard, Scarborough: Mike Myers; Polaroid frame: FINDEEP/Shutterstock.com.
1.9 The Beaverlodge Beaver: Ron Erwin/AllCanadaPhotos.com.
1.10 Major-General Sir Isaac Brock: George Theodore Berthon, c. 1883. Government of Ontario Art Collection/Archives of Ontario.
1.11 “Canada’s ‘enthusiasm’ for census brings down StatsCan website”: Peter Bowman/CBC/Twitter.
1.12 Avro Arrow CF-105 model: Hobbycraft Canada; Courtesy of Scott Nimmo. Photo by Kate Panek.
1.13 Wayne and Shuster: CBC Still Photo Collection.
1.14 © Doug Henning: NBCU Photo Bank via Getty.
1.15 Beatles: © Parlophone/EMI.
1.16 OPP patch: Ontario Provincial Police.
1.17 Margaret Atwood: © Liam Sharp 2016.
1.19 John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields”:Archive.org; folded paper: © Sharpshot/Dreamstime.com; poppy: © Andras Csontos/Dreamstime.com.
1.20 SickKids: Kate Panek.
1.21 Les Troubbes de Johnny: Jacques Godbout/NFB; Bang Bang Baby: Scythia Films, JoBro Film Finances & Productions, Revolver Films; airplane screens: Dutourdumonde Photography/Shutterstock.com and Air Canada/photo by Paul Myers.
1.23 The Sweet Hereafter: © Ego Film Arts.
1.22 Scanners: Courtesy of Laurem Productions Inc.
1.24 Map: dalmingo/Shutterstock.com.
1.25 Toy soldier: Courtesy of Jennifer Lum
1.26 box of Girl Guide Cookies: Girl Guides of Canada.
1.25 Toy soldier: Courtesy of Jennifer Lum.
1.27 Paul Anka: Popperfoto/Getty Images.
1.28 Canada Firsts, Ralph Nader: Courtesy of McClelland & Stewart.
2.1 Polaroid frame: FINDEEP/Shutterstock.com.
2.3 Queen Elizabeth II: Chronicle/Alamy Stock Photo.
2.4 Toronto Maple Leafs patch: Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment.
2.5 Château Frontenac: Harvey Meston/Archive Photos/Getty Images.
2.7 Polaroid frame: FINDEEP/Shutterstock.com.
2.10 Honest Ed’s: Kate Panek.
2.11 Eaton’s catalogue: Eaton’s/Sears Canada Inc.
2.15 Saturn V lifting off: Courtesy of the NASA History Office and Kennedy Space Center.
2.16 Bob and Doug McKenzie: © MGM/Entertainment Pictures/ZUMA Press Inc./Alamy Stock Photo.
2.17 Irv Weinstein: ABC/WKBW-TV; TV set: ghenadie/Shutterstock.com.
2.19 Joni Mitchell: Jack Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.
2.20 Stompin’ Tom Connors: CBC Still Photo Collection/Paul Smith.
2.21 Canadian Tire logo: Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd.
2.22 Glenn Cochrane: Jim Wilkes/Toronto Star via Getty Images.
2.23 CFTO-TV pin: CTV/Bell Media.
2.24 Canada Wordmark on a freight train: Paul Myers.
2.25 1050 CHUM pamphlet: CHUM Ltd./Bell Media.
2.26 Shrek: Chris Polk/FilmMagic/Getty Images.
2.27 (Left)The Hilarious House of Frightenstein: CHCH-DT/Channel Zero; (Right) The Friendly Giant: CBC Still Photo Collection; Polaroid frame: FINDEEP/Shutterstock.com.
2.29 The King of Kensington: CBC Still Photo Collection/Harold Whyte.
2.30North York apartments: Ward Hawkes.
2.31 Clairton stereo record player: Clairtone Sound Corporation Ltd.
2.33 Canadian Tire money: Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd.
2.34 TTC logo: © Toronto Transit Commission/photo by Paul Myers; Mike Myers’ TTC Metropass and TTC Student Cards from Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate and Stephen Leacock Collegiate.
2.39 Milk bag in jug: Kate Panek.
2.40 Lonesome Charlie ad: Jordan Wines/Constellation Brands.
2.41 (left) Tahiti Treat: PepsiCo Canada; (right) Hostess Hickory Sticks: Dr Pepper Snapple Group.
2.42 Volkswagen Beetle next to Toronto City Hall: City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 124, File 2, Item 3.
2.44 Vintage Hockey Night in Canada logo: CBC Still Photo Collection.
2.45 Ball and Hockey Playing Prohibited: Paul Myers; Polaroid frame: FINDEEP/Shutterstock.com.
2.47 Hockey cards: Topps® Hockey Trading Card used courtesy of The Topps Company Inc.
2.48 CNE at dusk: Courtesy of © John Hinde Archive www.johnhindearchive.com.
2.49 CNE: City of Toronto Archives, Fond 1526, File 94, Item 22.
2.50 Labelle: Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns Collection/Getty Images.
2.52 Wrigley’s Spearmint Chewing Gum: Wrigley Canada.
2.55 Range Ryder and the Calgary Kid: CBC Still Photo Collection/Norman Chamberlin.
3.2 Beatles monument, Liverpool: © age fotostock/Alamy Stock Photo.
2.56 Motion Picture #1: Paul Myers.
p02.1 Portrait of Pierre Elliot Trudeau: Mike Myers.
3.1 Polaroid Frame: FINDEEP/Shutterstock.com.
3.3 CBC logo, 1974-1986: CBC Still Photo Collection.
3.4 Expo 67 poster: The 1967 World Exhibition - Show of the Century © Government of Canada. Reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada (2016). Source: Library and Archives Canada/Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World Exhibition fonds/e000988792.
3.5 Trudeau victory: Reg Innell/Toronto Star via Getty Images.
3.6 Sam Sniderman: Toronto Star Archives/Toronto Star via Getty Images.
3.7 Sam the Record Man, Toronto: Toronto Star Archives/Toronto Star via Getty Images.
3.8 7Up Rock Caps poster and cap: PepsiCo Canada.
3.9 Esso Power Player album: Esso/Imperial Oil Ltd./NHL
3.10 Neil Young: Frazer Harrison/Getty Image.
3.11 Shell Canada Commemorative Medallions: Shell Canada Ltd.
3.12 Esso Power Player album cover: Esso/Imperial Oil Ltd./NHL.
3.13 Cherry Blossom Candy: Hershey Canada Inc.
3.14 Hostess ketchup chips: Joad Henry/cc via Flickr; Dr Pepper Snapple Group.
3.15 John and Yoko “War Is Over” campaign: Frank Barratt/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.
3.16 Ritchie Yorke: Ron Bull/Toronto Star via Getty Images.
3.17 Ultimatum: Oil or War?, Richard Rohmer: Simon & Schuster.
3.18 Pierre Trudeau with John and Yoko: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Bregg.
3.19 ParticipACTION badge: ParticipACTION Canada.
3.20 Pierre Laporte discovered: Montreal La Presse via THE CANADIAN PRESS.
3.21 Downtown Toronto, 1970s: Robert Taylor/cc via Flickr.
3.22 McGuinness Vodka ad: Chris Yaneff Ltd./Corby Spirit and Wine Ltd.
3.23 Phil Esposito: Photo by Frank Lennon/Toronto Star via Getty Images.
3.24 Paul Henderson’s iconic goal: Frank Lennon/Toronto Star.
3.25 CN Tower nears completion: Robert Taylor/cc via Flickr; Polaroid frame: FINDEEP/Shutterstock.com.
3.29 Gilda Radner: © NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images.
3.30 The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour: CBC Still Photo Collection.
4.1 Polaroid frame: FINDEEP/Shutterstock.com.
4.2 Eaton’s lucky shoe: Mike Deal, Winnipeg Free Press. Reproduced with permission.
4.3 “The Van” superimposed beneath a Canada wordmarked train: Paul Myers.
4.4 Polaroid frame: FINDEEP/Shutterstock.com.
4.6 Regina: © Dmitry Kaminsky/Alamy Stock Photo.
4.7 Polaroid frame: FINDEEP/Shutterstock.com.
4.8 Witches swearing allegiance to the devil: Philip and Elizabeth De Bay/© Stapleton Collection/Corbis Historical/Corbis via Getty Images.
4.9 Never Cry Wolf, Farley Mowat: Dell Publishing/courtesy of Penguin Random House LLC.
4.10 Pentagram: Stanislas de Guaita, 1897.
4.11 Vancouver: Paul Myers; Polaroid frame: FINDEEP/Shutterstock.com.
4.12 Toronto, 1984: Paul Myers.
4.13 Peter Cook and Dudley Moore as Clive and Derek: Michael Putland/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.
4.14 Notting Hill Gate, 1983: TedQuackenbush/cc via Flickr.
4.15 The Cameron House, Toronto: Paul Myers.
4.16 Morwenna Banks: © Ray Burmiston.
4.17 Mullarkey and Myers, Primrose Hill, London: Courtesy of Charles Martin.
4.19 Polaroid frame: FINDEEP/Shutterstock.com.
4.20 John and Yoko: A Love Story: Carson Productions/CBS.
4.24 Del Close: The Post-Rational Players/The Second City.
4.21 Polaroid frame: FINDEEP/Shutterstock.com.
4.25 Bomb: DVARG/Shutterstock.com.
4.27 Dave Foley: Courtesy of Byron J. Bignell.
4.28 Mark Myers is totally awesome, not at all bogus: uncredited newspaper clipping.
4.29 Mike Myers and Lorne Michaels: Steve Higgins.
4.30 Louis Malle: Jean-Pierre Bonnotte/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images.
4.31 Lacombe, Lucien poster: AF archive/Alamy Stock Photo.
4.34 Aurora, Ontario, postcard: Smallwares Distributors Co., Toronto.
4.35 Let’s Go Canada! wartime poster: Henri Eveleigh/Government of Canada.
4.37 “You are the Wayne to my Garth”: USA Today/Twitter.
4.38 Leslie Nielson: © NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images.
4.39 Conan O’Brien: The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images.
4.41 Don Pardo: © Fred Hermansky/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images.
4.42 Phil Hartman and Mike Myers: Barry King/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.
4.44 Mike Myers and Phil Hartman on SNL: © Al Levin/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images.
4.49 Dr. Brian May tweet: Brian May/Twitter.
4.50 (top) Lotta Hitschmanova: Harvard Square Library; (middle) Rosa Klebb: United Artists Corporation/Danjaq LLC; (bottom) Frau Farbissina: New Line Cinema/Warner Bros.
5.1 Polaroid frame: FINDEEP/Shutterstock.com.
5.4 “Simon” on SNL: © Alan Singer/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images.
5.5 Kraft Dinner: Kraft Canada Inc.
5.8 TTC logo on subway train: © Toronto Transit Commission/photo by Paul Myers.
5.9 Maple Leaf Gardens: Paul Myers.
5.10 Tallest buildings in the world: Rama/Wikimedia Commons.
5.11 Blackberry phone: Fairfax Media via Getty Images.
5.12 “ ‘Who’ Tall Are You?” mirror in The Canadian Brewhouse: Rob Cohen.
5.13 Early Nunavut license plate: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette.
5.15 Polaroid frame: FINDEEP/Shutterstock.com.
5.19 Mike Myers star on Canada’s Walk of Fame: Kate Panek.
5.22 Mike Myers stamp: © Canada Post, 2014.
5.23 Joe Clark: Ron Bull/Toronto Star via Getty Images.
5.24 Reagan and Mulroney: Erin Combs/Toronto Star via Getty Images.
5.25 Pierre Trudeau: Tim Graham/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.
5.26 Mural at Queen St. West and Dovercourt: Kate Panek.
5.27 Corporal Nathan Cirillo: © All rights reserved. Photograph of Cpl Cirillo reproduced with the permission of DND/CAF, 2016.
5.28 Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers receives standing ovation: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
5.29 Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers after the attack: Mike Depaul/CBC News.
5.31 Justin Trudeau being sworn in as Prime Minister: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick.
6.1 Pierre and Justin Trudeau: Journal de Montreal/QMI; Polaroid frame: FINDEEP/Shutterstock.com.
6.2 Justin Trudeau wins the election: Winnipeg Free Press. Reproduced with permission.
6.3 Mike Myers on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: HBO.
6.4 Justin Trudeau interviewed by American press: CNN.
6.5 Justin Trudeau greets newly arrived Syrian family: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette.
6.6 Pierre Trudeau in the NWT: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Bregg.
6.7 Justin Trudeau in a meeting: Justin Trudeau/Twitter.
6.10 (top and bottom) Kelly Myers shaking President Obama’s hand, and Mike Myers shaking President Obama’s hand: Official White House Photos by Chuck Kennedy.
6.11 Polaroid camera: © igor kisselev/Alamy Stock Photo.
All images credited to Mike Myers are © Mike Myers. Where not otherwise stated, images are from the personal collection of Mike Myers and © Mike Myers
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