Because he is an international icon. He was one of the best hockey players in the world, and Canada loves hockey very much.
Wayne Gretzky and a few other Canadian Stars
Wayne Gretzky carried the torch to light the outdoor cauldron in Vancouver
He's Canadian.
H. Wayne Light was born in 1945.
Athens In Greecethe fist city to light the Olympic flame was ancient Greece
A torch is carried to help people see in the dark of night.
by the sun
peace and light
greece
The final Olympic torch bearer will use the torch to light the cauldron at the Olympic venue.
The last torch bearer, and the person to light the Olympic Flame, at the 1972 Summer Olympics was West German junior 1500 meter runner Gunther Zahn.
no he is not lightskin ..he is brownskin