The 2016 Canadian Census of Population on Language was released earlier this month. Here are some of the highlights.

In 1981, Professor Susumu Ono of Gakushuin University gained recognition for his provocative hypothesis for an ancient link between the Japanese and Tamil languages. Born in 1919, Ono graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1943. Recognized as one of the foremost linguists in Japan, Ono was Professor of Linguistics at Gakushuin University in Tokyo.

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the American Ceylon Mission (ACM) to the Jaffna peninsula.