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Extraordinary Canadians: With John Ralston Saul, Holly Uloth, Mark Nuttall, Mark Kingwell. Biographies with a twist. Canada's greatest writers rediscover the lives of Extraordinary Canadians.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Arguably Canada’s most popular Prime Minister, Pierre Elliott Trudeau was born in Montreal in 1919. After studying at the Jean-de-Brébeuf Jesuit College, the University of Montreal, Harvard and the London School of Economics, he quickly found work in politics and rose the ranks to become the nation’s 15 th Prime Minister, elected in 1968.
Canadian humorist, essayist, teacher and political economist Stephen Leacock was born in England in 1869 and moved to Lake Simcoe, Ontario as a boy. He was educated at the prestigious Lower Canada College, however had to drop out and take a teaching job due to financial restrictions. Leacock eventually made the move to Montreal’s McGill University, where he quickly rose to become head of the ...
The instant #1 bestselling book of personal stories about remarkable Canadians who embody the values of our great nation and inspire us to do the same, from Peter Mansbridge, the beloved former anchor of CBC’s The National, and Mark Bulgutch, former CBC producer.In this heartwarming volume of first-person stories, Peter Mansbridge and Mark Bulgutch bring together inspiring Canadians from all ...
Born in Hong Kong the very same year Norman Bethune died, Adrienne Clarkson’s family fell victim to the Japanese invasion and lost all of their property in 1941. Clarkson and her parents came to Canada the following year, settling in Ottawa. She studied in Canada, earning an MA from the University of Toronto, as well as in France at the Sorbonne.
Lam’s first novel, Cholon, Near Forgotten is set for release by Doubleday Canada. Tommy Douglas Born in Scotland in 1904 and raised in Winnipeg, politician and social activist Tommy Douglas was voted Greatest Canadian in a CBC nationwide poll. And with good reason: the country owes its internationally applauded universal Medicare plan to him.
10. Nov. 2020 · Extraordinary Canadians. : From Peter Mansbridge, the beloved former anchor of CBC’s The National, and Mark Bulgutch, former CBC producer, comes a collection of first-person stories about remarkable Canadians who embody the values of our great nation—kindness, compassion, courage, and freedom—and inspire us to do the same. In this timely ...
