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Exactly 93 years ago inventor Alexander Grahame Bell’s hydrofoil boat HD-4 set a new world water speed record of 114 k/ph (70.86 mph) on the placid waters of the Bras d’Or Lakes at Baddeck, Nova Scotia.

Canada is the once-upon-a-time country, start of countless stories of invention and aspiration.

How else to explain this nation’s ability to punch so far above its weight on the world stage since confederation.

Think of the innovation Canada has delivered in that short time, the creativity that helps define a prosperous, energetic and forward looking people.

Simple things like the humble zipper. It was a Canadian innovation, patented in 1917 by one Gideon Sundback.

To read the full, original article click on this link: Canada the creative nation: Kent | Canada | News | Toronto Sun