Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for coming here today. Thank you very much, everyone, for informing this committee.
Madam Price, you said something that really grabbed me. You talked about a new cultural identity for Canada for 2017. Since back in the 1970s, we've been very good at celebrating our differences. Canadians are very good at that. You can go to any number of ethnic festivals and see dance and hear music from a hundred countries in the world. I just wonder if part of that new identity for 2017 would be leaning more towards what we share in common.
In the early years of Canada, to come across the ocean was risky. A lot didn't even make it. It was about survival. It was about dealing with extreme weather and great distances. Then it became peace, order, and good government. And then it became more about freedom and opportunity and defining Canada as a nation.
I wonder if you have any ideas about what a new cultural identity should be based on.
I'd like to ask you, Anita, to answer that afterwards, please. Thanks.