Yes. Peter Aykroyd wrote a book about the centennial. He was the director of public relations, so he was a senior official with the centennial commission.
The way the governance structure worked from a federal perspective was that there was the centennial commission, which by 1966 had a staff complement of about 230 people, with a variety of responsibilities overseeing a range of events, some of which I have referenced here today. There was a commissioner, John Fisher, an associate commissioner, Mr. Gauthier, and a series of officials.
There was also the centennial administration conference, I believe, that afforded an opportunity for the federal government to work with the provincial and territorial governments planning events. Then there were centennial committees in communities all across Canada at the grassroots level.
So the centennial commission, working with provincial, territorial, and municipal governments, played a very instrumental role in establishing the framework. As Ms. Shaw has referenced, that involvement of all levels of government is instrumental.
Commissioner Fisher was a champion of the centennial touring the country. He had been a CBC reporter, and had a long history. I think three times a week he used to have the Fisher three-minute pieces on things to be proud about, and pieces of history about Canada. So he was a very good champion to go to talk about the centennial.
Having said that, it is interesting that we're talking about planning and timelines. In actual fact, I would suggest that the centennial commission didn't really get up and running until 1964, so they did a lot in very short order.
I understand that Mr. Aykroyd may come and speak to the committee, and he's a wealth of information.