Who's the 'worst Canadian' in history, asks magazine

WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- The Beaver: Canada's History Magazine is inviting Canadians to name what they consider to be the ''worst Canadian'' in the country's past.

It's all part of an online promotion launched this week by the magazine, the flagship publication of the National History Society, for its August-September issue, according to a release.

In the issue, 10 prominent Canadian writers and historians will state their case for their choice of the worst character from the seamier side of Canadian life.

But the magazine also wants readers and the general public to register their own votes at http://www.thebeaver.ca so it can check ''expert analysis'' against public opinion.