Maurice J. Hladik grew up on a farm in western Canada and was an active farmer into his early adulthood. He earned two degrees in agricultural economics from Canadian and US univer...ver maisMaurice J. Hladik grew up on a farm in western Canada and was an active farmer into his early adulthood. He earned two degrees in agricultural economics from Canadian and US universities and became an agricultural attaché in New Zealand and Germany. Hladik and his wife, Sharon, live in Ottawa, Ontario.ver menos