Rick Mercer chronicles, satirizes, and ultimately celebrates all that is great and irreverent about this country. Known as "Canada's Unofficial Opposition," Mercer is our most popular comic, a political satirist who knows exactly what matters to regular Canadians and what makes them laugh.

Named one of the most influential people in the world in TIME Magazine's TIME 100, Patti Smith is a poet, singer, songwriter, photographer and fine artist. A seminal American artist, Smith has produced a body of work whose influence branches out through generations, across disciplines, and around the ...

Ken Burns is without a doubt one of America's most exceptional filmmakers. But he is also one of our great public speakers—a passionate and insightful auteur who reminds us of the timeless lessons of history and the enduring importance of the United States in the course of human events.

Lisa Ling has spent her life telling stories. Using powerful anecdotes in her keynotes and lively Q&A sessions, she shares her 20-year career in the media: providing unique insight into how reporting stories that change our world ultimately changed her life. Ling pushes audiences to think globally, get out...

Called "the world's most famous Indian actor" by New York Magazine, Kal Penn is a rising actor in Hollywood. But what sets Penn apart is his off-screen eloquence, his passion for the intersection of pop culture, politics and race—and the fact that he stopped his career midstream to work full time for the...

Recounting his adventures in the field of skilled labor—which make for great entertainment—Mike Rowe produces a vibrant portrait comprising the daily experiences of thousands of regular, happy Americans whose unsung toil makes civilized life possible for all of us. After working in virtually...

Arlene Dickinson is one of Canada's most renowned independent marketing communications entrepreneurs. After joining Venture as a partner in 1988, she took over sole ownership in 1998 and has grown the company into a strategic and creative powerhouse for a blue-chip client list. Dickinson believes strongly that marketing’s...

A rising star, Maulik Pancholy is among a handful of Indian-American actors changing the character, and the face, of Hollywood. Taking on smart, select roles, he is helping, in his own way, to broaden the cultural and racial diversity on film and in television.

An articulate and mesmerizing speaker, Steven Page is utterly at home on the stage. Page—a singer, songwriter, and Canadian icon—has made an indelible mark on our country's music scene as well as its cultural landscape. He's spent years entertaining audiences, telling stories, and carving out his place...