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Jan 22, 2017

Keli: My Canada is not unilingual

I’ve known Keli Ryan for the better part of my time here in Canada but I really got to know her well when eight of us decided to travel in Tanzania together. Since then, she’s been part of many of my adventures great and small, here in Canada as well as Asia and Europe…

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Jan 24, 2017

Ed: Never take freedoms for granted

From Dublin, Ireland to Kingston, Ontario, Ed McNally is another recent Canadian. What fascinates me about people who move to new countries as immigrants is how they get involved in their new culture and community. Ed is no exception. He is heavily involved in the…

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Jan 2, 2017

Karin: Our newest Canadian citizen

Part 1: Karin was a key inspiration for “This is my Canada” Project. I’ve known Karin for over 17 years, and just a few weeks ago Karin was sworn in as a Canadian citizen. She is my newest Canadian-citizen friend, and truly my Canada is a much better place with her in…

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Jan 27, 2017

Ingrid: We are all stronger together

One of the enduring themes of the first month of this project has been reflections by those who have become Canadian citizens by choice. Those who choose Canada, whether it be Alberta, as in the case of Ingrid Vanelle, or elsewhere, the choice to be Canadian is…

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Jan 11, 2017

Sahand: Long term visions require long term commitment

I met Sahand Seifi through advising him and his co-founder Joe at HeyOrca! I’m hoping I’ll have Joe later in the project. Sahand embodies the “Yes We Can” spirit that I personally find so prevalent in entrepreneurs. It’s the same…

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Duleepa Wijayawardhana in This is our life

Jan 16, 2017

Erwin - “Colonialist amnesia” : The myth of the two founding nations

The best compliment I can give Dr. Erwin Warkentin, as well as my other university mentors, is that he has constantly made me question pretty much everything. As he was teaching me Goethe and Schiller, he was…

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Jan 13, 2017

Daniel: Drive across it before self-driving cars steal that

I’ve known Daniel Fedor from the day he came for his first Canadian job interview. From Edmonton to Montreal to BC and beyond, from big AAA games to independent games as the founder of Blue Bottle Games, Dan’s travelled and run…

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Jan 30, 2017

Canada is neither all roses nor all thorns

This is my Canada Project: A one month perspective: I wasn’t going to write anything…

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Jan 4, 2017

Genevieve: Love the wilderness

Part 2 of “This is my Canada” Project: Whenever I think of Genevieve I think of travelling with her far into the north of Quebec to see where the road ended at James Bay; or the smile on her face when I ran into her in the Rockies; or the sheer (maybe mischievous) joy of…

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Jan 18, 2017

Katherine: An incredible maritime history

A good reason to do the Canada project is to learn about the people I know and also meet new people. Katherine Crothers Leverette, amongst many other things, writes for Profile Magazine with a column called The Kingstonian. She is a former teacher, a proud…

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