19 Of The Most Influential Canadians As Youngsters

    18 influencers and Rob Ford.

    1. Pierre Trudeau

    Pierre at age 12.

    2. Justin Trudeau

    Justin at age 13.

    3. Mr. Dressup

    Young Ernie Coombs grew up in Maine before he became an official Canadian citizen in his 60s.

    4. Tom Mulcair

    5. Don Cherry

    Cherry began playing for the Rochester Americans at age 26, which was a Leafs affiliate at the time, but he never officially suited up for Toronto.

    6. Wayne Gretzky

    Gretzky in his Hespeler minor jersey at 9 years old.

    7. Wilfrid Laurier

    Portraits of Laurier when he was 28.

    8. Stephen Harper

    9. Lucy Maud Montgomery

    Montgomery at age 10, and at age 23.

    10. Jean Chrétien

    Chrétien in his 30s.

    11. Chris Hadfield

    12. Elizabeth May

    May as a young environmentalist and activist, and May in her 40s ending a hunger strike with a strawberry.

    13. George Stroumboulopoulos

    Strombo as a youngin', and at 22, pre MuchMusic.

    14. Margaret Atwood

    15. Lester Pearson

    As a baby being held by his father, and at 19.

    16. Emily Carr

    Carr's portraits from her Victoria, British Columbia home.

    17. Louis Riel

    The iconic photo of adult Riel, and at age 14 before his departure to Montreal in 1800.

    18. Sir John A. Macdonald

    Macdonald as a cutie patootie, and in his late 20s.

    19. And Rob Ford

    Ford living his best life since '69.