The Rise of Populism
Canada’s inclusiveness is vital to counteract the Rise of Populism
This statement highlights how Canada is so different from Trumplandia.
Peter Munk was born into a prosperous Jewish family in Budapest in
1927.
When the Nazis invaded Hungary in 1944, he escaped with his family
to Switzerland on the Kastner train, ultimately arriving in Toronto in
1948 at the age of 20 with nothing but a small suitcase.
An immigrant
with neither social connections nor a command of English, Munk
nevertheless felt welcomed by Canadians, and he would go on to profess a
lifelong love of his adoptive country.
He insisted throughout his
tenure as Barrick’s Chairman that the company remain headquartered in
Toronto.
In 2011, he remarked, “Canada’s inclusiveness is vital: it is a
characteristic of overwhelming value and importance and distinguishes
Canadians from anybody else. This is a country that does not ask about
your origins but concerns itself with your destiny.”
Peter
Munk CC was a Hungarian-born Canadian businessman, investor, and
philanthropist. He was involved in a number of high-profile business ventures, including furniture and electronics company Clairtone, real estate company Trizec Properties, and Barrick Gold, the world's largest gold-mining corporation.
Born: November 8, 1927, Budapest, Hungary
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