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Most famos brand by state has been done, but have we done most famous brand by province? Go. -- nm

Posted by zork Jul 17 '13, 11:29

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If ever we needed more proof that power in Canada is focused in the east and Alberta... -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:51
Newfoundland ... - zork Jul 17, 11:50
Manitoba ... - zork Jul 17, 11:49
Saskatchewan: This page left blank intentionally. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:46 2
- hah. I got this one ... - zork Jul 17, 11:47
- Potash Inc! -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:46
Ford or GM for Ontario? -- nm - Walt_Disney Jul 17, 11:39 2
- Blackberry? I'd suggest a bunch of banks, though. RBC, BMO, etc. But they all started in Montreal. CN, too. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:40
- henry ford and General Motors were from ontario? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 17, 11:40
Keith's, NS -- nm - Shaun Jul 17, 11:39 1
- correct as mentioned below -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:53
Bombardier, Quebec -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:36 8
- not quite. Air Canada -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:37 7
  - Quebecor. Alcan. Sun Media. Quebec is a big driving force in the Canadian economy. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:44
  - List fail, Bombardier is much more Quebec for me than Air Canada is. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jul 17, 11:40
  - That's not really the same thing, is it? That's like saying "No, not Dell. But Microsoft." -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:38 4
    - Well, I'm surprised AC was founded/HQ'd in Quebec -- nm - Beryllium Jul 17, 11:40 1
      - Remember it was Canada's biggest city (by a long way) until the 60s. -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:48
    - I'm giving answers so it doesn't take the whole board -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:40 1
      - We're bored. Humour us. - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:41
Bell, Quebec -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:36 1
- no -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:36
Sobeys, Nova Scotia -- nm - ajrimmer Jul 17, 11:35 2
- no -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:36 1
  - Sobey's (and Bank of Nova Scotia/Scotiabank) were considered but non-customers are more likely to know ... Alexander Keith's -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:39
Lululemon, BC -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:34 9
- Yes -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:36 7
  - That's crazy. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:36 6
    - Not as crazy as Tim's /= Ontario -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:38 5
      - people in the Middle East don't know Tim's but they do know ... BlackBerry -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:39 4
        
        They asked international people? Poll void, needs to be rebooted. -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:40 3
        
        I didn't say so but BB is a bigger brand - zork Jul 17, 11:43 2
        
        But Tim's is a dominant brand in Canada (and the donut of choice for patriots!) while Blackberry is #3 -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:46 1
        
        Formal protest - Dr. Sheldon Cooper Jul 17, 11:48
- Yep. Less famous: HOLY CRAP -- nm - Beryllium Jul 17, 11:34
Irving, New Brunswick -- nm - ajrimmer Jul 17, 11:33 2
- no -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:35 1
  - Irving was considered but the spot was given to McCain -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:37
Boston Pizza, Alberta -- nm - Beryllium Jul 17, 11:33 2
- no -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:35 1
  - AB = Imperial Oil -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:40
Tim Horton's, Ontario -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:31 1
- no -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:35
McCain, PEI -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:30 6
- Is Anne of Green Gables a "brand"? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:36 2
  - I would say so but the list shows Amalgamated Dairies (which I don't recall hearing of before) -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:41 1
    - ...wha? Not your fault, but this list *sucks*. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 17, 11:42
- no -- nm - zork Jul 17, 11:35 2
  - is it NB? -- nm - Roger More Jul 17, 11:37 1
    - Yep, or that would be my guess. -- nm - Shaun Jul 17, 11:38

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