cool to be canadian
National Identity Program
A privately funded, self-financing citizens initiative to raise awareness ofthe unique Canadian identity.

to instill confidence, responsibility and opportunity for Canadian youth of all backgrounds, colour, language and ideals.

to celebrate their bright future of opportunity, diversity, harmony and tolerance for all within Canada.

Look for the 1996 launch, Unity Thinktanks and Cool to be Canadian Showcases in your community

Cool to be Canadian Unity Thinktanks and how they work

The Unity Thinktank is an opportunity for average citizens to present their ideas and recieve valuable feed back from their peers on the viability of their unity ideas and products. The networking needs of each idea - (financial / production / promotional resources etc.) are established, then presented to the marketing & communication professionals at Cool to be Canadian who provide assistance in packaging the idea for public presentation. Initiatives accepted and registered in the Thinktank database and catalogue are made available to the public through the Cool to be Canadian membership.

Initiatives presented from Unity Thinktanks and registered with Cool to be Canadian are reviewed and in some cases considered for special start-up funding by Cool to be Canadian membership.

The Unity Thinktank & Showcase Unlike any government commissions of the past, touring exhibits or previous unity programs, the independent Unity Thinktank and Showcase is the first truly "interactive" grass-roots effort to help the citizen stakeholders of our country to speak to eachother and exchange ideas without middlemen, media filtering, government spin or interference. Cool to be Canadian is ACTION & RESULTS oriented. The initiatives presented through the Thinktank succeed on their own merit and public acceptance. The unique process of the first Unity Showcase held Canada Day 1992 was best described by a Showcase participant from the "It's our country, Let's Talk" initiative, Ines Herten-Greaven ... "The idea is to bypass the politicians and the press..."*..and get right to the heart of Canadians! *(Montreal Gazette, July 2nd 1992 p.A3)

Interested in starting your own Thinktank? email me for more info.

Interested in selling Canadian Made Goods dicovered through Cool to be Canadian Unity Thinktanks and Showcases? Become a member and find out how you can share in the distribution of profits from goods made by and sold to Canadians!