Mr. Speaker, it is with pride that I extend our best wishes to the National Film Board on its 60th anniversary.
Since 1939, the NFB has played a leading role in the development of the Canadian and international film industry, from both an artistic and a technical point of view.
So far, the NFB has won 3,861 awards in Canada and abroad, including ten Oscars. And there are more to come; for instance, When the Day Breaks , a short animated film, has been officially nominated for a Palme d'or at the next Cannes international film festival.
On the 60th anniversary of its foundation, it is important to pay special tribute to the NFB's history. The John Griersons, Norman McLarens, Claude Jutras and Kathleen Shannons, to name but a few, have left a filmmaking heritage of which we have every reason to be proud.
Bravo and happy 60th.