Canadian Failures

<i>The Hill Times: Best Books of 2017</i> <br> <br> <b>Successful Canadians write about failure, and how it got them where they are today.</b> <br> <br> What does it mean to fail? To some of the most successful Canadians, it was a rite of passage, a stepping stone to greater things, or even a brilliant source of inspiration. Olympic golds, successful businesses, pioneering medical advances — all came about after a series of missteps and countless attempts. <br> <br> <i>Canadian Failures</i> gathers ten experts from the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors and academia, all of whom have grappled with failures and success throughout their lives. Their powerful argument: that Canada, and Canadians, must be willing to learn from failure if we hope to succeed. <br> <br> <b>With Chapters By …</b> <ul> <li>astronaut Robert Thirsk</li> <li>Olympic gold medalist, wrestler Erica Wiebe</li> <li>Chair of OpenText and of the National Research Council, Tom Jenkins</li> <li>co-founder of the Just for Laughs comedy festival, Andy Nulman</li> <li>… and others at the top of their fields.</li> </ul>