Canadian Heritage committee  She wears the gloves. She has her purse. She has her routine of signalling by movement of the purse when she wants something to end. She is very organized. It's really amazing to watch this woman, Her Majesty, perform her duties, but again, protocol evolves on the greeting of c

Canadian Heritage committee  We have the list. It's a long list.

Canadian Heritage committee  State funerals are for Governors General and former Governors General, Prime Ministers, former Prime Ministers, and the current sitting ministry. The Prime Minister does have the discretion if it is somebody who was very notable or exceptional. For example, in the case of Mr. La

Canadian Heritage committee  He's itching to answer. He's pushed my arm, so I'm going to let him answer.

Canadian Heritage committee  If I may, I know that we have been talking over the last years about linking up on websites, because technology is where it's happening. So we're putting as much information as we can there. When we have a royal visit, if you go there you have all the background, it explains proc

Canadian Heritage committee  You mentioned flexibility. We have a range of highly developed administrative tools. The rest really depends on good judgment and developing good relationships with people. Does anything need to be changed? I can tell you that, in all the funerals that I have been part of, I have

Canadian Heritage committee  My simple answer is yes. Why? Because there are.... There are books published on protocol, by the way. There are some that provide their works, their studies. It would become set in people's expectations. They would say, “Okay, this is the A, B, C, D list I have to accomplish

Canadian Heritage committee  You can imagine the flexibility involved. Mr. Layton's family and loved ones had their ideas. They wanted a celebration; they wanted people to come and for it to be accessible. We were able to keep elements such as the lying in state here in Ottawa, and to make it a time of celeb

Canadian Heritage committee  I remember Mr. LeBlanc's funeral, which was at the other end of the scale. Mr. LeBlanc wanted something simple, in the place where he was born. We were able to maintain the tradition and keep the protocol, but we blended it in with his wish to be buried in the same place as he wa

Canadian Heritage committee  In those templates that I'm speaking about, there are certain standards. For example, with respect to a royal visit, there are steps that you cannot escape. There are royal salutes and other things. I'll let Joel, who is currently managing the upcoming royal tour, elaborate some

Canadian Heritage committee  The department has various documents, administrative templates, I call them. It's a how-to list for various events. For example, with state funerals there are certain procedures to follow. The same with a royal visit or a massive state event. These documents, I call evergreen, b

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. First let me thank the committee for inviting us here today to discuss issues of national protocol. As Mr. Moore mentioned, my name is Nicole Bourget and I am the Assistant Deputy Minister of Sport, Major Events and Regions at

Canadian Heritage committee  Sure. To build on what Daniel said on the programming, whenever we do major commemorations, there is the development of a website, and we do use all the social media used by youth, from young people to those who are more mature and in high school. A good example of a success was