I'm a Canadian, and I live in Toronto. And I love my city. Toronto is the most multicultural city in the world. And it's my favourite thing about living here. But now and then, I like to go down to the states.

Curated by Martin R Ricketts

I've travelled around for trade shows for consulting for martial arts. I love New York. I love the energy and the intensity. The business culture is second to none in the world, as is the startup entrepreneur culture in Silicon Valley.

And on this day, I will celebrate the immense gifts that technology and Silicon Valley have given to the world. Our ability to easily connect to people anywhere in the world is why I have an apprentice team in Africa. American ingenuity has helped us see further with the James Webb telescope, a marvel of technology. It took NASA decades to build that telescope. I ...