Happy Birthday
"Mark"!
MARCH 7, 2025-part 1

Sunday, March 16, 2025 - 4:44 PM

Dear "Mark" (the kind person)
-and -
Dear Prime Minister CARNEY

Part 1 - Mississauga Rally March 7, 2025

When Angad came to find me after I asked him if I could leave this "early birthday present for you" - including a canvas I made for my fellow volunteers and I to sign at the Toronto office, I thought I was following him to drop off the art with our team.   But Angad led me
(a 'nobody', I thought) to you, I was so emotional and unprepared to speak, so I just spoke from my heart. You took the time to actually listen to me and my "homeless" entrepreneurial loss story and how I wanted to give my ALL to Canada too, even if I am a "nobody". When you heard me say the "nobody" part your eyebrow went up and you looked aghast, almost stern  and told me: "Everyone is someone, everyone can contribute - just keep building." I then invited you to Dignam Gallery (Toronto) where I had a piece accepted into the"Keeping Dreams"  national open-call called "Canadian.COOL....eh!" in Toronto (again, speaking from my heart)  and you actually asked me when it was and if all the details were there  - not that I was expecting you to come, (you had some other things to do that week!!) but you were so GENUINE! I walked away INFUSED with hope, thinking "Mark Carney is the real deal".

On March 9th, we had a viewing party at "the office" and while I was listening to your speech, I decided 100% I would revive my "failed" Canadian.cool, Inc. start up with a mission to launch it ( "get it done!") Chez Nous + ("and then get it done AGAIN!") Worldwide. I thought about it a few days earlier when (now) Minister Ali Ehsassi, signed your canvas along with other volunteers and he began his message to you with the words:  "Chez Nous" and that is when I actually began thinking about starting again so  Minister Ehsassi, Merci! as well for inspiring me to start again! 

Happy Birthday
Prime Minister CARNEY!
MARCH 16, 2025-part 2

UNITED - we BUILD - CANADA STRONG

  Part 2 - On March 16, 2025 - Happy Birthday!! - in thought only, because 99.9% this will not reach you on your birthday - but when it does, I want you to know how GRATEFUL I am to you, as a person and as our Prime Minister for your VISION and RESOLVE for CANADA ( and your kindness to me, as well, but that is last. )
CANADIAN.cool, Inc. became incorporated again on March 11th - my birthday!

The story behind your "Birthday Card (above)
Aside from the show I invited you to, I also had my OWN art show at Ruth Upjohn Gallery (also Women's Art Association of Canada). The initial title of my art show was MARTCH BrAik and I had created pieces that show the juxtaposition of HUMAN ART vs AI-made art but after I met  my Toronto volunteer TEAM CARNEY and then Mark Carney,himself, I decided to call the show "CANADIAN.COOL" WordStract - the only thing is that I ONLY had four days to create new pieces!

This piece above, CANADA STRONG is dedicated to you, Prime Minister Carney  and your Cabinet and the piece is still a "work in progress"  as George Smitherman called it when he came so kindly to see my show yesterday!  I told George my  "huge impossible, miracle dream" is to gift this piece to you and your Cabinet so you could ALL sign it like we did in the office and to bring it to Ottawa  to you ALL.

Realizing the magnitude (MIRACLE) of this ASK - I decided to make you this birthday card instead, which is far more realistic! Below are some picture from our Toronto volunteer Office - with huge THANK to Yuri Curumthually and George Smitherman  for inspiring all ALL of us, every day, UNITED "Carney-Style".

- Respectfully - gloria

Thank you TEAM CARNEY - can't wait to work UNITED to WIN for CANADA STRONG