CANADA FILES

#601 David Foster
David Foster is a renowned musician, songwriter, producer and recording artist who has won 16 Grammy awards and been nominated 47 times. He has collaborated with stars like Michael Bublé, Barbara Streisand, Celine Dion and Whitney Houston.

#602 Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell is the author of 8 best-selling books including his latest Revenge of the Tipping Point. Known for his keen observations of societal patterns, he is also the creator and host of the popular podcast, Revisionist History.

#603 Yannick Nézet-Séguin
As the musical director of the Metropolitan Opera, Yannick Nézet-Séguin has reached the pinnacle of classical music. From the age of 10, he knew conducting was his destiny. He also directs orchestras in both Montreal and Philadelphia, and coached Bradley Cooper on the art of conducting for the film Maestro.

#604 Jann Arden
Jann Arden is best known as a singer songwriter who has produced 16 albums with hits like Insensitive and Good Mother. But she has also written 6 books, is an acclaimed actress and podcaster, and is renowned for her wicked sense of humour.

#605 Martin Short
The career of Martin Short has spanned more than 50 years, in television, film and on Broadway. He has created many memorable characters including Ed Grimley and Jiminy Glick and is having a sweet renaissance starring in Only Murders in the Building.

#606 Phil Fontaine
Phil Fontaine is the former Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. He was the first to speak out publicly about the abuse he suffered in the notorious residential schools and orchestrated apologies from both the Prime Minister of Canada and the Pope.

#607 Geoffrey Hinton
Described as the godfather of Artificial Intelligence, Geoffrey Hinton won the Nobel Prize for his discoveries that helped computers learn in the same way as the human brain. Now he is warning of the dangers of AI and its potential threat to humanity.

#608 Douglas Coupland
Douglas Coupland is a writer, designer, and visual artist. Since his breakout novel Generation X, he has written 21 works of fiction and non-fiction. His installations and paintings have been exhibited around the world, and he’s been described as a cultural guru – the heir apparent to Marshall McLuhan.

#609 Esi Edugyan
Esi Edugyan was the first Black woman to win Canada’s most prestigious literary award, the Giller Prize, and then she won it again. As one critic said, “Esi Edugyan has become one of the most lyrical interpreters of race, identity and the troubled legacies of history.”

#610 Adam Shoalts
Adam Shoalts is a historian, geographer and writer. But above all, he is an explorer, who completed a 4,000 kilometre solo journey across Canada’s Arctic in 2017. He has written 5 books on his adventures, and was made a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society for his “extraordinary contributions to geography”.

#611 Brian Stewart
Brian Stewart has been one of Canada’s most prominent foreign correspondents. At both the CBC and NBC television networks, he reported from a dozen war zones, interviewed world leaders like Margaret Thatcher and Nelson Mandela, and his coverage of the Ethiopian famine was instrumental in the creation of Live Aid, one of the most successful disaster relief campaigns of all time.

#612 Susan Aglukark
Known for her unique blend of Inuit, folk, country and pop music, Susan Aglukark was the first Inuk artist to win a Juno award in Canada. Her unique perspective on the North has brought greater understanding of issues facing Northern communities and led to her foundation Arctic Rose which promotes mental wellness for youth through art and creativity.

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