I don't know if you knew this, but Elton John is not Canadian. In fact, he is very not Canadian. He's as British as they come. But that did not stop the luminaries of the Canadian music business from honoring Elton John on Saturday night. John was there to be honored with the Glenn Gould Prize, an international arts award that's handed out every two years. (Past honorees include Leonard Cohen, Philip Glass, and Oscar Peterson.) Honorees don't necessarily have to show up to the event, but Elton John was in the building. The Glenn Gould Prize ceremony went down at the Theatre at Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto. As the Toronto Star reports , Elton John told the crowd, "I am a Canadian. Canada is part of my life and embedded in my soul." Well, there goes my thesis. (John's husband David Furnish is Canadian.) John accepted the gold sculpture and $100,000 in prize money. He also had the chance to pick someone to receive the Glenn Gould Protégé Prize, which includes $25,000.…