The Carillon on Parliament Hill in Ottawa plays the theme from Jeopardy! in honour of Alex Trebek
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@MelanieFromCanada3 жыл бұрын
I strongly feel that Canada makes a National Holiday in honour of Alex Trebek - with events that promote learning, like book fairs and educational lectures all across the country
@maxbalboa11493 жыл бұрын
We need more holidays and I would vote for this. The only problem is that this would likely end up being a federal holiday not adopted by provinces and in the end, only federal and bank employees would benefit. Look at Remembrance Day for instance, not even a statutory holiday in Ontario and Quebec (and maybe some other provinces). It may be complicated to give more vacation to everyone and it would cost employers etc., but introducing a holiday here and there would help a lot of people have a bit of respite. Those forced to work would at least get more overtime. Basically, vote for me and I will progressively introduce 7 new statutory holidays.
@toady37943 жыл бұрын
Plus the name of the holiday will need to be in the form of a question.
@werthmelissa2 жыл бұрын
Speaking of book fairs, I miss the good old days of when schools had the Scholastic Book Fairs!
@catisreckless46479 ай бұрын
I'm super late, but I thought along the same lines. I was legit surprised Canada didn't create a holiday in his name.
@Angie23438 ай бұрын
@@toady3794 Of course. :)
@lizs76573 жыл бұрын
Jeopardy will never be the same
@JewUnit63 жыл бұрын
Damn I never realized how sad this tune can sound.
@frogworth16223 жыл бұрын
Alex Trebek was a Canadian Icon for decades. Smart, talented, diplomatic, kind, well loved by everyone... could go on and on. He deserves every star on his Order of Canada. We lost so many great ones this year like Neil Peart. Now we are left with Bieber to make us proud :(
@SomethingToThinkAbout20023 жыл бұрын
Comes to show how respected Mr. Trebek was.. RIP sir, thank you for being part of my daily routine especially back in middle school
@catisreckless4647 Жыл бұрын
The Face of Canada (at least to me)
@bigbenigs3 жыл бұрын
This made me tear up again. Great tribute!
@titaniumdragon7773 жыл бұрын
A beautiful tribute to an amazing Canadian 🇨🇦 🍁 ❤
@bluebear1985 Жыл бұрын
Alex also happened to go to school at the University of Ottawa. He graduated with a B.A. degree in philosophy.
@werthmelissa3 жыл бұрын
Still really love this tribute!
@magzdilluh3 жыл бұрын
just when I thought I was done crying
@HAA06033 жыл бұрын
Nice to know that Alex was an Ottawa Senators fan. I was passing by the Canadian Tire Centre on my way to Tanger Outlets nearby one day, and right next to the highway, there was this screen which shows the ads and all that. And for a whole month it showed a picture of the famous Jeopardy! star with him wearing a Sens jersey and it read, “Thanks Alex”. Man sweet tribute. It’s good to know that he valued Ottawa very much. Too bad he won’t be alive to see the Sens win the Stanley Cup sometime. And the Peace Tower doing this is touching. RIP Alex Trebek. You’ll be missed, but never forgotten!
@REWYRED3 жыл бұрын
Makes me proud to be Canadian when even though our government may seem a bit messy, this happens.. Says a lot eh🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
@catisreckless4647 Жыл бұрын
Trust me, your government is immaculate when compared to ours. Have you seen the nonsense going on over here since... well, forever?
@h.calvert31653 жыл бұрын
Just for our American neighbours, who may not understand, this building is our equivalent of your Capitol. Here, our two divisions of government debate & pass or reject legislation. An amazing honour for someone who left Canada in 1973, & who was no longer solely a Canadian citizen. You did us proud, Alex. We'll miss you. 🍁
@STO_16013 жыл бұрын
RIP to a great North American legend!
@werthmelissa2 жыл бұрын
Came back for this since today is the one year anniversary of Alex's death!
@shendaraalshedir19333 жыл бұрын
You know being stuck in the city you were born in is no fun, so glad Alex got out & made a mark! Very pleased Ottawa did this, something to be proud of for a change for Ottawa. Great upload, thank you!- Sure hope Jean & their kids see this lovely moving tribute to a kind & remarkable humanitarian!! Goodbye Alex, rest with our love. 🌹😔🌹. 🇨🇦☘️
@greymattermatters4043 жыл бұрын
a better man would be impossible to find
@britainluver4313 жыл бұрын
All hail Alex Trebek.
@lizs76573 жыл бұрын
Who the hell gave 3 thumbs down? Really
@catisreckless4647 Жыл бұрын
Wheel of Fortune fans.
@Angie23439 ай бұрын
@@catisreckless4647 Both were created by Merv Griffin.
@catisreckless46479 ай бұрын
@@Angie2343 But they are very different shows.
@thedoeguy3 жыл бұрын
Soooooo excellent!!
@mikethompson81363 жыл бұрын
Yes, touching gesture, but perhaps it could have been stepped up one more notch. Considering that Alex, a Companion of the Order of Canada, was a more meaningful Canadian ambassador to the U.S. than any federal appointee could ever hope to be, I think that Trudeau should have declared a discretionary provision to fly the Peace Tower flag at half mast.
@TheBCBuddy3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@PhilMante3 жыл бұрын
Alex was born in Canada.
@mcaddicts3 жыл бұрын
He made his start in Canada. He was also member of the order of Canada.
@alexanderip10033 жыл бұрын
Sudbury Ontario
@bluebear19853 жыл бұрын
He also graduated from the University of Ottawa.
@michaeldavis4663 жыл бұрын
Alex also has stars on Walks of Fame in both Canada and the United States (Toronto and Hollywood respectively).
@glenncooney39593 жыл бұрын
He was bilingual too, and worked on both CBC and Radio Canada