Posts Tagged ‘Canada 150’
Make that Ocean to Ocean to Ocean: Canada’s Really BIG!
Over the past few days, I have been revisiting 50 Canadians Who Changed the World and shamelessly reliving The VIA-Rail, 50 Canadians, Ocean-to-Ocean, Book-Tour Extravaganza. Rail-trip of a lifetime, courtesy of VIA-Rail and Harper-Collins Canada. Sure, I had to talk endlessly about one of my books and write a few articles for VIA-Destinations, a now-defunct magazine, but…
Read MoreThis Canadian moment symbolizes achievement & reconciliation
Here I stand on King William Island in August, 1999. Matheson Point. Behind me is Rae Strait. Three of us were about to cross that strait — Louie Kamookak, Cameron Treleaven, and I — to see if we could find a cairn built in 1854 on Canada’s Arctic coast. We were bent on honoring the…
Read MoreFive Canada Day lessons: Sometimes you have to lie to your mother
With Canada Day looming, I’ve been revisiting my book 50 Canadians Who Changed the World. A cursory inspection reminds me that these outstanding individuals have a lot to teach the rest of us. 1. Don’t be afraid to wade in a swamp. Because, as a boy, he felt like an outsider, David Suzuki took refuge in nature: “My…
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