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Dan Rubinstein

A writer and stand-up paddleboarder based in Ottawa, Canada. His latest book, Water Borne (2025), chronicles his 2023 paddleboarding expedition from Ottawa to Montreal, New York City, and Toronto, exploring the deep connections between water, health, and community. Dan’s work, featured in publications such as The Walrus, The Globe and Mail, and Canadian Geographic, often focuses on outdoor adventures and the environmental importance of blue space.

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One of the main ironies of parenting is that your job is to make yourself irrelevant. Babies are born, children are nurtured and grow up, and then one day — eventually — most are independent enough to move out of the family home.

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