John Ralston Saul


Name    
John Ralston Saul

Position on Board    
Founding Patron

Hometown    
Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Calgary

My day job    
Writer, therefore technically unemployed, but work 8 days a week

Favourite activity/hobby    
long distance swimming, arguing, sleeping

Biggest dream    
I have several, but in this case, 25% of Canadians trilingual

Favourite French expression    
À tantôt

How I practice French in everyday life
Talk only French to people who speak French

Why I think bilingualism is so important
Changed my life

Favourite food
Fried pickerel

Favourite artist/music
Judas Ullulaq from Gjoa Haven, a Nunavut sculptor

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Blog

28 Jul 2010

A university student shares the joys and pains of... grammar!

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21 Jul 2010

A university student offers suggestions to overcome challenges and achieve bilingualism

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Quiz of the Week

What does the following expression mean? "Avoir du pain sur la planche."

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