The origin of it was the conference that Peter MacLeod and IPAC presented a year and a half ago. I was fortunate enough to be invited, and got religion, got inspired. I was fortunate to have some friends who were also, as I am, retired and able to put some time into projects that might capture their hearts and interests. The origins of it were here. As to execution, you need a sufficient number of people, some retired, some young and looking for something bigger than themselves.
How to stimulate this elsewhere? As we move through the winter and develop more content, I hope this will be an inspiration to others, a challenge. We would be thrilled to be able to point to chapters, whether they are called imagiNation 150 or whatever, in different parts of the nation and to learn from them as they learn from us. We would be delighted if Red Deer or Kapuskasing was further advanced than we are. We need to keep upping the game for each other.
What can government do? It's the challenge. You've heard my bias about being cautious with how quickly public money becomes part of the story. It's not a moral issue. It's a case of activating people's sense of citizenship, their sense of generosity to each other, and then expediting it with public money where necessary. I'm not opposed to public money. It shouldn't be a bought party, though; it should be a pot-luck party.