Alexander Herman

Importantly, I think the McLachlin story reveals the importance of choosing one field and sticking to it.

How did Pratt go from engineering student to respected, professional artist?

Just wanted to mention that some of the features from Kickstart were printed in Reader’s Digest this month. This isn’t just to plug the stories they picked from the book, but rather to comment on the bright, glossy photos they found. Bruce Poon Tip looks the part of the accomplished entrepreneur that he is. Lynda Haverstock, cold-as-steel look in her eye, standing in front of what look like Marines (who knew the former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan’s secret service detail was so impressive?). Raffi is pictured with kids and bananas (in reference to his hit “Bananaphone,” of course). And Eddie Greenspan is shown with, of all things, a basketball. Funny, he never mentioned an interest in the sport when we interviewed him.

A (more than slightly tangential) continuation from yesterday’s post: 

Some interviews, word-for-word, can come across as ill-formed, awkward and vague

It isn’t just the twenty-somethings who are asking questions

Just a note to congratulate our contributing feature Ujjal Dosanjh for winning his riding of Vancouver South, defeating the Conservative candidate Wai Young by just over 30 votes. As we said already, John Godfrey, also featured in Kickstart, did not run, but his Liberal replacement in Toronto’s Don Valley West Rob Oliphan did – and won. And, so that no one thinks we have too many Liberals featured in Kickstart, we have the story of Brian Mulroney, who is, in many ways, the arch-Conservative.

You can learn a lot by not asking about the scandals

Goodale jumped head first into politics

Why Godfrey built a career before becoming a politician

Court judgments are some of the best literature you’ll find in Canada

Well, another Canadian federal election is underway…