Canada is a country on Earth, comprising most of the northern portion of the continent of North America.
History
During the 20th century, triticale, the root grain of quadrotriticale, was developed in Canada. (TOS episode: "The Trouble with Tribbles")
In 1970, Roberta Lincoln suggested to her lover, Curtis A. Wellborn, that he emigrate to Canada in order to avoid serving in the United States Army and being deployed to fight in the Vietnam War. (TOS - Star Trek: Assignment: Earth comic: "My Name Is Legion")
In 2032, Canada took part in the Ares IV mission. (VOY episode: "One Small Step")
In 2154, Jonathan Archer suggested Canada and Norway as possible locations for Hoshi Sato to take respite following the Xindi incident. (ENT episode: "Zero Hour")
A 21st century-era political map of Earth was stored in the USS Enterprise's library computer in 2254. The North American continent was seen on this map. This map was among the materials viewed by the Talosians when they scanned the Enterprise computer. (TOS episode: "The Cage")
Sam Lavelle, an officer on the USS Enterprise-D, was the grandson of a Canadian. (TNG episode: "Lower Decks") Alice Fontana was of Canadian origin. (TOS novel: The Rings of Time)
The starship Bluenose IV, a participant in The Great Starship Race, was launched from Canada in 2269. (TOS novel: The Great Starship Race)
- Michael Eddington once proudly spoke of a 'lucky loonie', a Canadian one dollar coin which he said had been in his family for generations. Thus Eddington himself could also be Canadian. (DS9 episode: "Blaze of Glory")
Locations in Canada
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Real World
A number of Star Trek authors live in or are originally from Canada:
- Russ Crossley
- James Doohan
- Edgar Governo
- Brett Hudgins
- Jeff D. Jacques
- Mike McDevitt
- Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
- Cory Rushton
- William Shatner
- Bill Stuart
- G. Wood
External Links
- Canada article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Canada article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
