Diversity is Canada’s strength: Elevate Toronto cofounder Razor Suleman

Elevate Toronto cofounder Razor Suleman during the Toronto-based conference's inaugural keynote on Sept. 12, 2017.
Elevate Toronto cofounder Razor Suleman during the Toronto-based conference’s inaugural keynote on Sept. 12, 2017.

Source: ITBusiness.ca – By Eric Emin Wood

TORONTO – Like the vast majority of attendees at Elevate Toronto, Achievers Corp. founder Razor Suleman was born the child of foreigners.

Before giving the new tech conference’s first-ever keynote, he asked the audience of around 2000 to stand if they were immigrants. More than two-thirds did. Then he told them to stand if they were first-generation Canadians. Close to 90 per cent now stood. By the time he told those who remained seated to stand if they were third-generation (that is, their great-grandparents emigrated to Canada), nearly everyone was standing.

Click here to read more at the source – Dated: September 13th, 2017

 


 

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