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Life of Pi author Yann Martel and former senator Murray Sinclair are among 135 distinguished Canadians being honoured as a companion of the Order of Canada. The list released Wednesday by Rideau Hall includes figures from the worlds of science, sport and the arts.

OTTAWA — In a renovated shed in his garden, author Yann Martel drafts and redrafts his best sellers.

OTTAWA — In a renovated shed in his garden, author Yann Martel drafts and redrafts his best sellers.

OTTAWA — In a renovated shed in his garden, author Yann Martel drafts and redrafts his best sellers.

OTTAWA — In a renovated shed in his garden, author Yann Martel drafts and redrafts his best sellers.

List released by Rideau Hall includes figures from the worlds of science, sport and the arts

OTTAWA, ON - In a renovated shed in his garden, author Yann Martel drafts and redrafts his best sellers. The n...

OTTAWA - In a renovated shed in his garden, author Yann Martel drafts and redrafts his best sellers. The novel...

OTTAWA — In a renovated shed in his garden, author Yann Martel drafts and redrafts his best sellers.

My late mother, a Polish Holocaust survivor, was always cautious, even in the face of positive events. If you predicted something good would happen, she would utter the Yiddish word “ kinehora,” which means “to ward off the evil eye.” In essence, she did not want something discussed, lest it may not happen. Given the traumas she endured, I understood why her skepticism, even in good times, was warranted. And lately, I have been thinking about the many times in recent months she might ha...