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Tag: University of Waterloo

Inching our way toward “mostly plants”

The goal: beef, pork, fowl, fish or shellfish at only one meal per day and proteins from grains, pulses, nuts, vegetables, eggs and dairy at the other two meals.

My Canada, 139/150: Our special snowflakes

In Canada, “special snowflake” can mean those citizens honoured with an Order of Canada.

My Canada, 88/150: A poet laureate’s path

Poet George Elliott Clarke, then as now, may be one of the world’s true joyful beings.

My Canada, 86/150: Operatic endeavours

In any account of Canadian opera, Harry Somer’s Louis Riel is singled out as an important work.

My Canada, 85/150: The world we want, and the world we have

I think of these authors, in my private filing system, as “my Canadian thinkers.”

My Canada, 64/150: The fruits of technology

It’s hard to picture what Waterloo Region would be like if BlackBerry never happened.

My Canada, 63/150: The innovation engine

Waterloo’s a place where school’s more important than cool: terms such as “nerd”, “geek” and “wonk” are compliments, not insults.

My Canada, 53/150: Beavering away

Canada’s official national animal is the beaver. People question that choice on a regular basis.

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