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'Star Trek' now a Canadian enterprise. What made it so?

'Star Trek' now a Canadian enterprise. What made it so?

CTV
Friday, January 03, 2025 05:27:14 PM UTC

Today, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow leads a city that has become a second home to the "Star Trek" franchise.

Olivia Chow has a model starship in her office.

It's the USS Toronto, a Parliament-class vessel slightly bigger than her hand. An accompanying plaque features a quote from her husband, Jack Layton, who died in 2011.

"Always have a dream that will outlast your lifetime," it reads.

Layton, the former federal NDP leader, was a fan of "Star Trek."

Chow, the mayor of Toronto, says her fandom began in the 1960s, when she was still living in Hong Kong.

She remembers watching "Star Trek: The Original Series," then known simply as "Star Trek," every day after school, along with "Batman" and "Mission: Impossible."

Chow arrived in Canada in 1970.

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