Champion Advocate

Champion Advocate: W. Brett Wilson
“I agree with Mother Teresa, who said, ‘No gift is too small.’ Whether you donate your time, your talent or your money, the important thing is that you get involved and give back. You will provide leadership and inspire others” Perhaps most widely known as a tough panelist and business critic on CBC’s popular Dragons’ Den, [...]...read more

Champion Advocate: Clara Hughes
“Travelling the globe with the Maple Leaf on my back for so many years has allowed me to learn what being Canadian means—to give back and make a difference, to contribute to the human condition in a positive way.” A six-time Olympic medal winner, and the only athlete to win multiple medals in both the Winter [...]...read more

Champion Advocate: Measha Brueggergosman
“Canada is a nation of individuals who make the world a better place for all peoples. Making time to share and celebrate our unique talents, strengths, ideas and energies is a kind of national life force that shapes our present and predicts our future.” Noted by The Miami Herald for ‘a voice so superb’ it’s capable of [...]...read more

Champion Advocate: Mary Walsh
“When I was growing up, volunteerism was all the rage. Kennedy had started the Peace Corps–to give your time freely in the service of others just seemed the right thing to do. Nothing has happened since to convince me otherwise. What little I have managed to do over the years has always come back to [...]...read more

Champion Advocate: Mike Holmes
“Together let’s Make it Right!” Mike Holmes is known as Canada’s Most Trusted Contractor—and a man on a mission to Make it Right. With his passion for inspiring youth and goal of wanting to improve the construction industry, he created The Holmes Foundation, a Canadian charity that uses apprenticeships and scholarships to support training of youth in the [...]...read more
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