Deletion of List of Canadian heroes and heroines

Comment: I'm really not trying to "delete" this article as such; I am trying to find a way to make a similar version of it work in relation to  policy. I respect the fact that the article is stable and has been around a long time, but I think it needs to be examined by a broader contingent of Wikipedia on this issue. The only way that I could think of to do that was to bring it here. I expect that some changes to the article's name and introductory context would be sufficient to bring it in line. (Also, I think there is an implied ikipedia-is-not-for-nation-building
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Neutral point of view (WP:NPOV||WP:W)