FROM THE EDITORS
We’re betting you already know that Canadian James Naismith invented basketball, and that Toronto doctor Frederick Banting discovered insulin. But did you know that the electric wheelchair, pablum, IMAX, the pager, the paint roller, the pacemaker and road lines are also credited to homegrown inventors?
Canadians have always had adventurous spirits. Whether our folks have been here for 12,000 years, 100 or one, that explorer’s resolve has stood us in good stead in making a home in this beautiful, sometimes unforgiving, land. We can, in part, thank our country’s multi-cultural framework for providing the petrie dish to foster experiments that have resulted in some world-class innovations.
To celebrate our nation’s annual “me” day, we’re devoting our Real Life Made Simple section (page 8) to Canadian-made products and companies. Some names you’ll recognize, others will be new, but all are entrepreneurs that embody a determination to be more and do better. You’ll find everything from swimsuits to sorbet on those pages, and we couldn’t be more pleased to share them with you.
But, maybe, before you sit down to read this issue cover to cover, check out our Last Bite on page 98. We’re not usually proponents of reading the ending first, but in this case it’s warranted. Our Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Bowl is a simple, sublime creation that, filled with a scoop of your favourite flavour (Yuzu Citrus and Blueberry, anyone?), makes the perfect accompaniment to settling in the backyard with Canadian Living in hand. Happy summer!