I think the regionalism and the distinctiveness of the provinces and the regions will just intrinsically reflect itself in the work and the participation that ends up growing out of a national call to celebrate Canada at 150. In my remarks I talked about forward looking and the future and what Canada reaching this milestone means in terms of our future place on the world stage as artists, as business people, as a global government.
I look at the Quebec 400 celebration--I participated in many events--as just an impressive way that there was a more singular celebration around a city, a province, a culture, and a history. I think some of that will naturally evolve out of the different regions.
My hope would be, though, that it really is about looking at our future together as a country, a bicultural and multicultural country, as you said. I think our artists and our populations are able to do that. I think we will have a thrilling celebration and exciting examples of how people find their own way to bring that forward.