Mr. Chair, I want to thank my colleague for his question because it gives me an opportunity to talk about our 25 years of contribution and action in the area of literature.
I would like, first, to congratulate Ms. Alice Munro for her second Giller Prize which she won for her short story collection last week. One had to be there, in Toronto, to see the pride not only of Ms. Munro, but also of people around her who were giving her this prize.
In that context, I would like to highlight what the New York Times writes in its November 14 issue about Alice Munro. I quote from the Book Review section:
“Alice Munro has a strong claim to being the best fiction writer now working in North America”, The New York Times said today.