Globe and Mail Update Published on Tuesday, Dec. 02, 2008 12:00AM EST Last updated on Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2009 9:20PM EDT
As The Globe and Mail moves towards selecting our Nation Builder of 2008 at the end of December, we will be highlighting nominations from our readers on who they believe deserves special recognition for making a major contribution to Canadian society this year. Today, you have suggested environmental activist David Suzuki.
What globeandmail.com readers said:
Jeffrey Poulin from Calgary, Canada writes: I would like to propose Davis Suzuki, a Canadian who has worked tirelessly all his life representing a cause which fell on so many deaf ears for so long, but which he knew in the end would ultimately become a motherhood issue for the nation, one that would draw us together in a movement of social change. We are not quite there yet, but he, now a grandfather, continues to lead and inspire us toward that moment. Selfless, wise, he represents our values of compromise and a willingness to work together to solve problems on a national scale. A true nation builder.
Lee C from Canada writes: David Suzuki - What a tireless and giving soul. When will we listen. We now know how government and business has made his urgent cause a game but the time has come and we've been caught with our pants down.
Lary Waldman from Qualicum Beach, Canada writes: I nominate David Suzuki, because he has told us his version of the truth with passion and devotion for, I don't know, a few hundred years.
An activist, scientist, academic and broadcaster, David Suzuki has devoted his life to educating the public about environmental issues.
Host of CBC's The Nature of Things, Suzuki has also authored more than 40 books and founded The David Suzuki Foundation in 1990 with a goal of “using science and education to promote solutions that conserve nature and help achieve sustainability within a generation.”
The foundation works with scientists, industry, academia and government to provide innovative solutions that will help build a clean, competitive Canadian economy.
The new Dr. David Suzuki public school – a state-of-the-art facility featuring green technology like geo-thermal energy, solar panels, rain-water harvesting, storm-water retention garden roof and wind generator – is expected to open for the 2010 school year in Windsor, Ont.
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