COOL DNA

The origins of Cool to be Canadian are most likely GENETIC... The Grandfather of Philip McMaster, Founder of Cool to be Canadian was Andrew Ross (A.R.) McMaster, Founding President of the Canadian Club of Montreal in 1905!

The Canadian Club
members of the original Canadian Club can be viewed on these pages from the "Roll of Members" - 1905

Long History of Leadership and Social Capitalism
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of an important club his great grandfather founded in 1905, Philip McMaster, great-grandson of A.R. McMaster is reviving the Cool to be Canadian®, Canadian Corps^tm and Cool Corps^tm Club volunteer groups.

One hundred years ago, a Montreal Lawyer and his friends started the Canadian Club of Montreal, with the purpose of bringing speakers a sharing ideas amongst Canadians. The original idea was to involve and encourage young people in civil life, and use the examples provided by visiting speakers to learn community leadership skills and inspire youth involvment. The orginial Canadian Club caught on among the establishment of the era and became a gathering of the educated and open-minded elite. This was good for the elite "old boys network" who already had the connections of business and social networks, but over the years, the aging, narrowing and institutionalization of the club lost some of its original youthful vitality and attractiveness for young Canadians building their lives, networks and careers.

One hundred years later, the great-grandson of that lawyer and his friends are launching a new and improved version of the original family vision. Cool to be Canadian Corp. founded by Philip McMaster in 1992 is launching vvarious new networking organizations with a vision for the next hundred years.

Wondering if "givers gain" and "paying it forward" might be a genetically programmed ethos passed along family lines, the modern day McMaster, who is also known for doing his best to help people succeed in their life journey, wants to use his Social Capitalist training in Applied Human Sciences and his MBA to refine the search for people who share his mission, creating an environment to nurture civil behaviour.

What does this mean?

Cool to be Canadian is battling the complacency of our "entitlement mentality" and reinforcing the concept of "service" - re-connecting with the feeling of worth that comes through service without financial gain.

Cool to be Canadian is battling the incompetence, dependence and anti-social / pro-commercial behaviours we are falling victim to, and providing alternative views on our inter-connectedness.

Cool to be Canadian is battling frustration among youth, and their entrepreneurial lonliness by connecting people and promoting life-long mentorship. To be eligible for mentoring with Cool to be Canadian, you must illustrate how you have shared your knowledge and experience with others. ie. peer help, voulunteer work, etc. in the past.

Cool to be Canadian is battling descrimination based on economic standing, colour, race, gender or age. Members of CTBC are the new elite. The only requirement is that you join with the understanding and desire to help other people, with the understanding that you will advance through the trust and experience of helping others. Even if you become a member for selfish reasons- you'll soon see happiness comes from making other people happy!

Like the revolutionaries and thinkers of past eras, Canadian Corps and Cool Corps. members meet at local Bistros and Coffee Shops, to help eachother network. At least twice yearly there are larger "formal" gatherings in the regions where recognition awards are presented.

See where the Cool DNA was 100 years ago...