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« Reply #50 on: June 17, 2014, 08:24:07 PM »
Interview of first 3 teams (Natalie/Meaghan, Alain/Audrey and Shahla/Nabeela) on Canada AM June 17 http://canadaam.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=382921&playlistId=1.1872695&binId=1.815911&playlistPageNum=1

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« Reply #51 on: June 18, 2014, 09:54:18 AM »
Canada AM interview of 2nd group of 3 teams http://canadaam.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.1872695


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« Reply #52 on: June 18, 2014, 10:18:44 AM »
Great interviews! Who is the guy interviewer?
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« Reply #53 on: June 18, 2014, 03:16:06 PM »
Great interviews! Who is the guy interviewer?
Loren Christie, Travel Consultant/Reporter for Canada AM.
Looks like they were filmed pre-race in the Air Canada hangar?

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« Reply #54 on: June 18, 2014, 03:21:47 PM »
Great interviews! Who is the guy interviewer?
Loren Christie, Travel Consultant/Reporter for Canada AM.
Looks like they were filmed pre-race in the Air Canada hangar?

I especially like that they clearly had makeup for all the women. :funny:
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« Reply #55 on: June 18, 2014, 06:19:01 PM »
Great interviews! Who is the guy interviewer?
Loren Christie, Travel Consultant/Reporter for Canada AM.
Looks like they were filmed pre-race in the Air Canada hangar?

I especially like that they clearly had makeup for all the women. :funny:

ha ha ha. They are all very attractive and composed. Compared to some pics we've seen where they are clearly sweaty and in a panic.  They almost look like different people.

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« Reply #57 on: June 25, 2014, 08:25:48 AM »



The Amazing Race is on again


By Alex Strachan, Postmedia News June 24, 2014 



The world is waiting.

Jon Montgomery may not repeat The Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan's familiar starting-line catchphrase word-for-word when the second running of The Amazing Race Canada is officially underway July 8, but the spirit will be the same.

Montgomery is back as host and the new teams have been named, from Winnipeg mother-and-son pairing Nicole Foster and Cormac Foster, whose motto is "No matter what we start, we finish," to Terrace, B.C., siblings Sukhi Atwal and Jinder Atwal, who promise to do "whatever it takes!" "Whatever" could end up covering a lot of ground - 10 million square kilometres, or nearly four million square miles, to be exact.

This season has a harder, more competitive edge, Montgomery said, on the phone from Toronto.

"Last year we didn't have any real 'villains' on the show because everyone was being the quintessential Canadian. They wouldn't even use the U-turns, for crying out loud, because they wanted to run a fair race," he said.

"What's different this time is we have more teams, which means more time to get rid of people. The race is obviously longer. The challenges are that much harder, that much more hair-raising. More gross. The racers themselves are more competitive. Last year we had a lot of great human interest stories. These were people who had a lot going on in their lives.

"We have that this year, too, but these people are way more competitive. They're there to win it. They're students of the game and fans of the show. They're fit, competitive people who want to win at all costs."

Amazing Race Canada's second season will air on a new night - Tuesdays - throughout the summer and into September. This time there are 11 teams, up from last season's nine. Montgomery says the drive to win isn't diluted by having more teams. If anything, the spirit of competition is heightened - and he would know, having competed in the skeleton event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and winning the gold medal for his efforts.

"I've seen people having to be their best when it mattered the most," Montgomery said, "training eight, 10, 12 years for something that may last just 18 seconds. It doesn't get much more concentrated than that.

"To see these racers, though, being put in pressure situations, being put through the wringer, is different because they're not trained to deal with these types of situations. It's interesting to see how they cope, how they either pull together as a team or fall apart. When the chips are down and the pressure's on, people don't have an opportunity to think about how they're being perceived by people watching at home. People's real personalities come out."

The prize is $250,000 cash and the opportunity to fly for free anywhere in the world Air Canada flies for a full year, in business class no less. This season's prize also includes "gas for life" from Petro-Canada, which, given the present state of world affairs, could be worth more than all the other prizes combined.

The Amazing Race is unique among TV reality competitions because of its unpredictability. Prior to crossing the finish line ahead of last season's runners-up, Winnipeg father-and-son team Tim Hague Sr. and Tim Hague Jr. had not won a single stage in the race up to that point. They were nearly eliminated twice, yet they won in the end. It's that indomitable spirit and refusal to bow to unfortunate circumstance that separates the winners from the also-rans, Montgomery says. Hague Sr., a registered nurse, was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease prior to running the race.


Montgomery's perception of his home country hasn't changed from hosting The Amazing Race. If anything, his preconceptions were confirmed.

"I was lucky enough to be able to do an extensive amount of travelling around my home country before being part of the show, and I already had a great appreciation for it. This only entrenched those beliefs, and bolstered the notion that this is truly one of the great countries in the world. We have so much to be proud of.

"It's almost overwhelming to think you can proudly call that home, everything between you and whoever it is you're thinking about on the other side of the country."


Amazing Race Canada set a burning pace in its inaugural run last summer, bursting out of the gate early and running at the front of the ratings pack all summer - at a time of year when hardly anyone is supposed to be watching TV, let alone in the kind of numbers more commonly seen for Stanley Cup playoff games.

Canadians' interest in the homegrown edition shows no signs of flagging, even as interest in the parent show wanes across the U.S. Amazing Race Canada is poised to become one of the most remarkable stories in the annals of Canadian television: a spinoff from a moderately successful reality TV competition that shows signs of outperforming the original that spawned it.

Consider the evidence. In its Monday-night time slot last summer, Amazing Race Canada averaged 3.5 million viewers.

To put that in perspective, 2.2 million Canadians watched May's season finale of the parent Amazing Race.

The Amazing Race ranked consistently in the Top 5 most-watched programs across Canada all winter, at the peak viewing time of year when competition is at its stiffest.

The Amazing Race Canada

Season 2 debuts July 8, CTV

 
 
 
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« Reply #58 on: June 29, 2014, 02:51:01 AM »
Sponsors hitching a ride with CTV on Amazing Race Canada

Season Two to debut with sponsorship partners up 35%


Chris Powell  June 18, 2014
 

They say you really don’t know someone until you travel with them, and several Canadian companies apparently enjoyed last summer’s cross-Canada trip with Bell Media enough to do it again.




Laird White, director of brand partnerships for Bell Media, said that the broadcaster has sold all of its sponsorship packages for the second season of The Amazing Race Canada, which kicks off July 8 on CTV.

White said the number of sponsor partners for season two is up about 35% over last year. The roster includes four “premiere” partners: Air Canada, Chevrolet, Dairy Queen and Scotiabank. Bell Media is also finalizing smaller deals with other sponsors, said White.

Sponsor negotiations began almost immediately after the first season concluded in September, with advertiser interest in the property high after its strong debut.

The first season of The Amazing Race Canada was a breakout hit for CTV last summer, averaging 3.5 million viewers 2+ each week, including 1.8 million A18-49, 2.01 million people A18-34 and W25-54 1.08 million.

“We had a lot of success with clients connecting with us directly, saying, ‘We saw the show and we want to be involved next year,’” said White.

All of the show’s major sponsors will receive in-program integration, as well as rotating inclusion in all pre-promotion, digital/social media mentions and in-show commercial inventory.

Several sponsors are also involved in show prizing, with Air Canada giving winners free business class flights for a year, and Chevrolet giving away two High Country Editions of its Silverado pickup truck. Air Canada and Scotiabank will also award pit-stop prizes that will be revealed as the season progresses.

Bell Media also announced this week that Petro-Canada is joining the show as a new sponsor, giving race winners gas for life.

Given the longevity of its U.S. counterpart, which wrapped up its 24th season in May, Bell has high hopes for the Canadian franchise. “We want this show to last,” said White. “It’s not a flash in the pan.”

CTV is moving season two of The Amazing Race Canada to Tuesday at 9 p.m., with encore presentations at 8 p.m. Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday. Episodes will also be available on the CTV GO app.
 
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« Reply #60 on: July 02, 2014, 02:33:38 PM »
saw a longer preview/ad this morning with the starting line at the columbia icefields as predicted.
And Rob/Ryan, Hockeyettes, mom and son and siblings all featured. COOL!!

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« Reply #61 on: July 02, 2014, 05:37:15 PM »
saw a longer preview/ad this morning with the starting line at the columbia icefields as predicted.
And Rob/Ryan, Hockeyettes, mom and son and siblings all featured. COOL!!

Was it the one about the teams? (I remember a shot of Pierre & Michel at their plant, throwing a side of beef down!) I wish they would release it on their site...or Facebook.

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« Reply #62 on: July 03, 2014, 04:56:26 PM »
Per Bell Media press release, July 3:
http://www.bellmediapr.ca/Network/CTV-News/Press/Next-Week-on-CANADA-AM--Clive-Owen-Jon-Montgomery-Olivia-Newton-John-and-more
Canada AM July 8. Interview with Jon Montgomery
Canada AM July 9. Interview with the First team eliminated

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« Reply #63 on: July 04, 2014, 03:28:00 PM »
saw a longer preview/ad this morning with the starting line at the columbia icefields as predicted.
And Rob/Ryan, Hockeyettes, mom and son and siblings all featured. COOL!!

Was it the one about the teams? (I remember a shot of Pierre & Michel at their plant, throwing a side of beef down!) I wish they would release it on their site...or Facebook.

It was, it had those boys as well. I thought to myself.. beefy boys throwing the beef.  :funny:

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« Reply #64 on: July 04, 2014, 04:27:40 PM »
saw a longer preview/ad this morning with the starting line at the columbia icefields as predicted.
And Rob/Ryan, Hockeyettes, mom and son and siblings all featured. COOL!!

Was it the one about the teams? (I remember a shot of Pierre & Michel at their plant, throwing a side of beef down!) I wish they would release it on their site...or Facebook.

It was, it had those boys as well. I thought to myself.. beefy boys throwing the beef.  :funny:

 :o ... LOL

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« Reply #65 on: July 04, 2014, 08:04:31 PM »
CTV has posted a new promo on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/AmazingRaceCDA/status/485193154946007040

(Unfortunately, I can't record it. But It may prove of interest re: the Kings. If someone can do it, I will do the screencaps.)

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« Reply #66 on: July 04, 2014, 10:06:20 PM »
‘The Amazing Race Canada’ Season 2: By the Numbers

What does it take to win “The Amazing Race Canada?” Well, a lot of heart, a good sense of direction, and some good luck. More specifically: 44,816 kms, 14 cities, seven provinces and 43 challenges.
 
On July 8 at 9pm on CTV, 11 teams and one host will begin their journey across Canada until one team is crowned the winner of “The Amazing Race Canada” Season 2. Here’s what it took to get there:
 
Gold Medals (including Jon Montgomery’s): 3
 
Longest relationship (Shawn and Jen): 20+ years
 
Age of oldest competitor (Rex): 51
 
Age of youngest competitor (Cormac): 19
 
Largest age gap between competitors on the same team (Cormac and Nicole): 20 years
 
Shortest age gap between competitors (Pierre and Michel): 15 minutes
 
Order of Canada recipients: 1
 
Total kilometres travelled: 44,816 kms or 27,144,761 of the longest regulation hockey sticks placed end-to-end
 
Total travel time: 75 hours 11 minutes or nearly the amount of time it would take to drive from St. John’s, N.L. to Victoria, B.C. (approximately 79 hours)
 
Individual air fares: 814
 
Charters: 5
 
Ferries: 4
 
Most number of flights in one day: 3
 
Taxis used by each team (approx.): 10
 
Total Hotel Rooms: 2135
 
Total Provinces visited: 7 (BC, Manitoba, Quebec, PEI, New Brunswick, Ontario, Alberta)
 

Total Territories visited: 1 (Yukon)

 
Total Capitals visited: 5
 
Makes of Chevrolet vehicles driven: 6
 
Days of filming: 28
 
Number of challenges laid out for the teams: 43
 
Major cities visited: 14
 
Airports visited: 11
 
Longest time to complete a Roadblock: 7 hours
 
Number of lighthouses: 2
 
Hours of footage shot: 1000+ (256 more hours than there are in our 14 Canadian summer weekends, including holidays)
 
Cameras: 51 (including 28 GoPro cams)
 
Backup cameras: 11
 
Cases of equipment per flight: 50
 
Pounds of equipment per flight: 1600 or approximately 48-50 cases of bottled Canadian beer
 
Road crew/location (includes casting, art, camera/sound, tech, production, publicity): 60
 
Behind-the-scenes crew based in Toronto: 10+
 
Location Producers: 8
 
Post-production people based in Toronto: 24

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« Reply #67 on: July 04, 2014, 10:10:47 PM »
What scares me is the longest time to complete a Roadblock. 7 hours is a REAALLLLYYY LOOONNNGGG time.
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« Reply #68 on: July 04, 2014, 10:11:48 PM »
The Amazing Race Canada Season 2 revels in its diverse casting

Best friends Shahla Kara and Nabeela Barday are on a mission to win Season 2 of The Amazing Race Canada. But there’s a catch.

How do you dominate challenges while at the same time remaining true to your religious beliefs? In this case, the two Muslim women would have to refrain from drinking alcohol or eating certain foods.
Anyone who has watched the popular reality show knows there is always a roadblock or two that involves ingesting questionable substances or doing an extreme event.
“We were very worried going into the race that we might have to take a penalty because of our religion, so we wanted to think of every possibility so we would be prepared,” says Markham resident Kara, 29.
Their conviction was so strong, that Barday, also 29, says they were prepared to walk away from the grand prize of $250,000 if confronted by something prohibited by their religion.
“We understood that we weren’t just representing ourselves, we were also representing our faith,” says Barday.
This season of The Amazing Race Canada, which starts Tuesday, July 8 at 9 p.m. on CTV, has seen some particularly inclusive casting.
On the heels of Toronto hosting WorldPride 2014, there are two gay couples, an interracial couple, South Asian siblings, Olympic teammates, twin brothers and, in a nod to the mainstream, a married couple.
“It’s actually incredibly fun to do. It’s complicated, it’s a massive jigsaw puzzle. We have such an incredible country that there is an obligation to reflect that diversity,” says Canadian reality TV king John Brunton, president and CEO of Insight Productions, which produces both the Amazing Race and Big Brother franchises for Canada.
While scripted television has long been criticized for not being representative of minorities, reality TV has been something of an unexpected champion. Along the way it has been an incubator for allowing society to reflect on itself. To allow viewers to have a conversation on what makes us different: permitting for the seeding of common ground.
To that end, casting a reality show is part science, part black art. You have to take thousands of applications and then try to reflect the diversity of the country through gender, ethnicity, religion, geography and sexuality. Not to mention that the final contestants have to have the personalities to make dynamic television.
It’s just about an impossible task. Especially if that country is Canada, long described as the most diverse country on earth.
The gold standard for that has been The Amazing Race, which first aired in the United States in 2001, branching into a dozen incarnations globally, including Canada.
Brunton says he is incredibly involved in the casting of the shows, which he considers the most important part of the process.
“It’s not just about diversity. They have to be watchable. Audiences have to want to root for them,” says Brunton. “We were fascinated by these girls (Kara and Barday) because they are not just lovely people, but they also represent a generation in Canada that we don’t always see represented.”
With the exception of reality TV, minorities are not only less likely than whites to play recurring roles on TV, but they are also vastly under-represented as key decision makers, directors, producers and casting agents, says Richard Schaefer, author of Sociology: A Brief Introduction.
Before reality TV, minorities were mostly successful at being cast in science-fiction television, such as Star Trek, where they were seen as exotic, says the author.
“Content analysis shows that, as a group, reality programs do represent the diversity of the general population. As such, they offer a new and significant exception to television programming that is otherwise dominated by white actors and actresses,” Schaefer says.
Generally cheap to make, reality TV has been criticized on artistic grounds. But shows such as The Amazing Race, Survivor, America’s Got Talent and Big Brother have generally reflected the makeup of the population.
The danger has been to avoid the descent into stereotype: the angry black guy, the snippy gay person, the snobby blond cheerleader.
In the case of Big Brother, diversity has also been the source of controversy. Season 15 for the American franchise was the most explosive yet with house guests making racist remarks that quickly overshadowed the storyline. CBS boss Les Moonves defended the show, saying that Big Brother is a “social experiment” reflecting what goes on in society as a whole. Ironically, one of the house guests accused of racism blamed the perception on “southern stereotyping.”
Brunton says such comments wouldn’t have flown in Canada.
“The ratings went up for the show in the U.S. because of the controversy. People would have turned their sets off in Canada. Canadians would not stand for that,” he says.
Brunton points out that in the inaugural season of Big Brother Canada, the most popular house guest by far was Gary “Glitter” Levy, a cross-dressing, gay black man.
“I’m not sure if he would even be cast in the U.S. version,” says Brunton. “But Canada is an incredibly tolerant place.”
Markham, Ont.,-born Kara, an occupational therapist, says she did worry about becoming stereotyped, but the positive side was that she had a platform to show that there was “a larger population in Canada that we represented and we wanted others to see themselves in us.”
“We worried about everything, including how we dressed, whether we should wear tights,” says Kara. “We were certainly not saying we were representative of being every Muslim, but we did know that there would be some judgment.”
Barday, a management consultant who also lives in Markham, says being Muslim was only one part of their makeup.
“As a Canadian woman, as a career woman, as a Muslim, all these things harmonize, that you can still be outgoing and ambitious and true to your values,” she says.
“We both really wanted to show and demonstrate that a moderate Islam exists that is not necessarily being portrayed in the media.”
Importantly, Amazing Race contestants also got the opportunity to learn from each other, says Kara.
“I don’t have a lot of gay and lesbian friends, so it was great to be able to understand another point of view, as well as give my point of view,” says Kara.
The two friends say their travels have made them realize how lucky they are to have grown up in the multicultural Greater Toronto Area.
“Living in the GTA is such a privilege. By and large everyone understands the concept of diversity and is usually culturally sensitive,” says Kara. “But once you get outside the Metropolitan area you understand that it’s not like that everywhere. But The Amazing Race puts this kind of diversity out on a national platform where you can at least start having that conversation.”

Source:http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2014/07/04/the_amazing_race_canada_season_2_revels_in_its_diverse_casting.html

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« Reply #69 on: July 06, 2014, 11:03:05 AM »
WOW!

CTV invites fans to take amazing selfies inside 'The Amazing Race Canada' transit shelters
  Article and pics here:
http://www.ctv.ca/TheAmazingRaceCanada/Articles/Season-Two/TARC_selfies_070214.aspx


By CTV
7/2/2014 2:47:47 PM
 
 
In anticipation of the summer’s hottest series, CTV gives “The Amazing Race Canada” fans the opportunity to place themselves in the Race and take the most amazing selfies from inside specially-wrapped transit shelters through the end of July.

 Placed in five different locations throughout Toronto, the custom “The Amazing Race Canada” transit shelters are fitted with a clue box, pit stop mat, and full-length photo of host Jon Montgomery.

 They also feature a mirror positioned next to Jon’s photo, so fans can snap a selfie with him on the pit stop mat. Select transit shelter selfies tweeted tagging @AmazingRaceCDA will be shared on the official “The Amazing Race Canada” website at CTV.ca. Fans are encouraged to follow @AmazingRaceCDA and stay tuned to the “The Amazing Race Canada” Facebook page for updates.     


“The Amazing Race Canada” Transit Shelter Locations: • Eglinton Avenue and Redpath Avenue, Toronto
• King Street and Bathurst Street, Toronto
• Queens Park and Hoskin Avenue, Toronto
• College Street and McCaul Street, Toronto
• Sherbourne Street and Front Street, Toronto

 In addition, CTV welcomes Toronto motorists on the busy Gardiner Express Way with two, fun, “The Amazing Race Canada” Digital Superboards to help lighten up their drives. The Superboards currently display several different “The Amazing Race Canada” promotional phrases, including “Honk if you want an express pass,” and “There is a quicker way to see the country.”



 
Season 2 of “The Amazing Race Canada” premieres in a new timeslot, airing Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT, beginning July 8 on CTV and CTV GO.   

 Only one team can earn the title of Season 2 champions of “The Amazing Race Canada.” The biggest grand prize ever awarded for a Canadian competition series has expanded this season to include “gas for life” from Petro-Canada. In addition, the winning team once again receives a $250,000 cash payout and the opportunity to fly free for a year anywhere Air Canada flies worldwide in Business Class, plus two Chevrolet Silverado High Country Edition Pickup Trucks.

 Teams are also competing for special pit stop prizes courtesy of Air Canada and Scotiabank, to be revealed during the broadcasts.

When does “The Amazing Race Canada” air on TV? “The Amazing Race Canada” airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT, beginning July 8 on CTV and CTV GO.  Encore episodes of “The Amazing Race Canada” will air Saturdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT and Sundays at 5 p.m. ET/PT on CTV and CTV GO. 

Where can I watch full episodes of “The Amazing Race Canada” online for free? Watch “The Amazing Race Canada” online at http://www.ctv.ca/theamazingracecanada. Episodes generally go up the day after they air on broadcast.
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« Reply #70 on: July 06, 2014, 05:36:17 PM »

'The Amazing Race Canada' host Jon Montgomery ready for season two   

By Bill Harris, QMI Agency

 Sunday, July 6, 2014 1:00:01 EDT PM 

 
The Amazing Race Canada is a form of “daily affirmation” for host Jon Montgomery.


“The competing racers are out there all day long, just crushing themselves physically, mentally, and when they see me, when they finally see this ginger dude standing on a mat, this pale kid reflecting sunlight, their day is over,” Montgomery said with a laugh. “All they have to do is get to me. And they're so overjoyed.

“They always want to hug me and high-five me. And they're gross and sweaty and covered in crap sometimes. But it's really wonderful that people would be so happy to see you. And I have to disappoint only two people (one team) per day, which is way less than in real life. In my real life, my dog always is happy to see me, and everyone else maybe less so.

“But in the show, they're always like, 'Jon! We love you!' It's daily affirmation, albeit with a dwindling number of teams as the season progresses.”

The Amazing Race Canada returns for its second season, Tuesday, July 8 on CTV. Montgomery, a former Olympic gold medallist in skeleton who is fondly remembered for his joyous “golden beer” march through Whistler, B.C., said he definitely understands the daunting process of making this kind of TV show better than he did at the beginning of season one.

“Last year I was just sort of in survival mode,” Montgomery said. “I didn't really have any clue what was going on around me, and I was just trying to find my rhythm and my own voice. That's continuing, of course. I'm trying to get better and hone this new craft. But this year I was able to understand a little bit better how it all works conceptually. Because this thing is a juggernaut.

“As an athlete and as a person who strives for excellence in washing the dishes or cutting the lawn, if I was going to do this then it's important to do it well. So going back and watching the first season, I definitely saw areas that I want to improve on, but also I saw areas that I felt like, 'OK, that was genuinely me.' Those are the moments I will hold onto, and the other moments, I will continue to work to make more 'me.'

“I don't want to be a character. I don't want to be completely put on. Of course, when I'm at home I don't talk like I do on TV all the time. That would be annoying. But I hope people see real passion for Canada and a real sense of, maybe, coaching. I want to get the best out of these racers. And as for the active role I have in the show, where Phil (Keoghan, host of the U.S. version) describes it, I show it. So that inherently always will be me, and it's a fun way to personally participate in these challenges.”

On a patriotic note, Montgomery agrees how incredible it is that our country has the varied geography to accommodate a show such as The Amazing Race Canada, all within its borders.

“The crazy thing about filming the show is, Victoria is home for me now, but when we were out on the East side of the country, and you think about the geography that exists between those two points, I still feel very, very, very much at home,” Montgomery said.

“The attitudes are the same. The accents are different, but the people genuinely feel like Canadian folks, like brothers and sisters. Everything in between, we proudly can call ours. That realization is pretty profound.”

Indeed it is. We're not just happy to see you, Jon Montgomery. We're happy to hear from you, too.

http://www.saultstar.com/2014/07/06/the-amazing-race-canada-host-jon-montgomery-ready-for-season-two
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Re: TAR Canada MEDIA
« Reply #71 on: July 07, 2014, 11:50:31 AM »
Audio Interview with Jon Montgomery:

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« Reply #73 on: July 07, 2014, 07:34:02 PM »
Your Result:
Cormac Foster and Nicole Foster - The Academics

Your strategy is to think first and act second. You make logical, well though out decisions that you rarely regret because even when things don't work out as planned, you can still stand behind the intelligence of your choices. Your brain? It's a real winner!

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