Frankly, we are still worried about that transfer. The 1812 celebrations elicited a very mixed response. Their resonance among Canadians was fairly limited.
Transferring the management of those activities from an organization to a department is still a source of concern in terms of potential partisan abuse. The organization has some independence and its own budget, while the department is headed by a minister. What guarantee can we have that partisan abuse will not affect other events the National Capital Commission would be taking care of?