Canadian Heritage committee  As far as the discussions are concerned, we were not involved in that. By that I mean that certain statements were directed at myself and at the commission, and they came from Mr. Bourgeois. Those were threats. I don't think he is denying that. They appeared in newspapers. We rea

Canadian Heritage committee  That's is correct.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  We have always had good relations with all governments.

Canadian Heritage committee  When the federal government organizes an event, we know that some individuals or groups will show up and raise a ruckus. I know this because I attended Canada Day events over a six-year period. But in this case, it went further than that. One thing led to the next and politicians

Canadian Heritage committee  No. What I said.... When we launched the programs, the activities were out of the ordinary. Teachers participated in an activity with their students. They told us it would be a good idea for us to speak to representatives from the Department of Education so they could prepare th

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. We did not go right to the minister, but we did go to the person in charge of the programs. Actually, I'm not the person who did that. There were many meetings for the purpose of coordinating our programs and activities.

Canadian Heritage committee  We never encountered any objections. Actually, since we were expecting this question, yesterday I received an evaluation of these programs. Most of the teachers and parents gave the program a satisfaction rating of 99% or 100%.

Canadian Heritage committee  Are you referring to the “re-enactors”? Yes. You have to take this situation into account. Earlier, I explained the issue involving security. At the Canada Day celebrations, for example, one group of individuals tries to keep the demonstrators to one side and the other visitors t

Canadian Heritage committee  It has to do with work-life balance. Students go on outings. We even get requests to organize day-long activities. We signed agreements with the National Capital Commission, for instance. They take students for half a day and we take them for the other half. There are more studen

Canadian Heritage committee  No, I was referring to officials falling under the minister's portfolio. They are the ones we deal with.

Canadian Heritage committee  We are an agency. The portfolio includes 18 such agencies. That is our boss in Ottawa. We come under the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Canadian Heritage committee  As I stated earlier, we are in constant contact with them. We have obtained answers on some points and the threats did not come from the people you named. In our society, when someone issues a threat, other groups tend to get involved and they can sometimes be far more radical.

Canadian Heritage committee  More than 150.

Canadian Heritage committee  No, none of them contained physical threats to me. Rather, people threatened to disrupt the event, to throw things, to set fires, and so on.