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Extraordinary Canadians : Stories from the Heart of Our Nation, EPUB eBook

Extraordinary Canadians : Stories from the Heart of Our Nation EPUB

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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 nationkindness, compassion, courage, and freedomand inspire us to do the same.

In this timely and heartwarming volume of personal stories, Peter Mansbridge and former CBC producer Mark Bulgutch bring together inspiring Canadians from across the country, who in their own way, are making Canada a better place for all.

Hear Gitxsan activist Cindy Blackstock describe her childhood in northern British Columbia where she straddled two communitiesIndigenous and non-Indigenousand her subsequent fight for equitable health care for all children as the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. Meet Matt Devlin, the US broadcaster who found a new home in Canada when he got a job with the Toronto Raptors, and read how he helped calm the crowd when a gunman began shooting in Nathan Phillips Square after the team's NBA championship win. From the young woman living with Crohn's diseaseand proudly modeling her ostomy bagto the rabbi whose family fled Nazi Germanyand who now gives the benediction on Parliament Hill each Remembrance DayExtraordinary Canadians celebrates the people who have overcome adversity and broken down barriers to champion the rights and freedoms of everyone who calls Canada home.

Featuring voices from all walks of lifeadvocates, politicians, doctors, veterans, immigrants, business leaders, and morethis collection gets to the heart of what it means to be Canadian. These stories will change the way you see your country and make you fall in love with Canada all over again.

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