Canadian Heritage committee  The origin of it was the conference that Peter MacLeod and IPAC presented a year and a half ago. I was fortunate enough to be invited, and got religion, got inspired. I was fortunate to have some friends who were also, as I am, retired and able to put some time into projects that

Canadian Heritage committee  This probably reflects our own biases. A lot of what is coming back are ways of getting to know each other better; to Peter's point, about discovering each other. There are stories about origin and how we came to be in this country, and stories about what our shared dreams may

Canadian Heritage committee  One of the opportunities that this marvellous event offers is that there are multiple sources of leadership in this nation. If government can behave in a way that lifts up those sources of leadership, people who are deeply concerned about social justice will be honoured and recog

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you. We intend for what we do to be offered freely to anybody else who wishes to pick up both the content, things like the symbol we've developed, and what we've learned about engaging people, the projects and so forth that are possible. It's there to be had by anybody who

Canadian Heritage committee  My experience so far is that there's a great deal of dry tinder waiting to be ignited: the challenge issue, the challenge opportunity, the challenge possibility. I was speaking a couple of days ago with a friend who is a significant philanthropist and is going to make a truly maj

Canadian Heritage committee  To build on what Peter is saying, I believe very much in the government's convening ability, but also the challenging ability. I think funding is necessary but not necessarily funding. I think there is an obligation that can be promoted for those of us who benefit from being part

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you. A gift could be as simple as moving your barbecue to the front lawn and inviting neighbours you've never met to a conference on the future of Confederation. One of the elements that fascinates me, which would be difficult for the government to engage in but which it

Canadian Heritage committee  I think you're going to get a spread of opinion, from a downtown Torontonian to a Calgarian. There will be somewhat different angles--

Canadian Heritage committee  No, I think it is a very important issue. There may be some differences in how we might address it. But to your point about education, Peter....

Canadian Heritage committee  Another way into that same thought is that I think as human beings we care about that which we help create. If it's simply a cocktail party, I'll come and we'll have a conversation, but if it's a potluck, we're into a much more intimate dynamic. In Alberta, some events travelled

Canadian Heritage committee  I think there was consultation, but the feel of it was the premier of the government of the day throwing a party and we're invited, rather than the premier and the government of the day throwing out a challenge of how we were going to celebrate the very important anniversary of o

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you so very much. We in Calgary wish to influence the spirit of 2017 by example, by giving gifts to Canada. What we are is a group of people who are completely unauthorized by anybody other than ourselves. A couple of us are retired and are able to give two or three days a