Canadian Heritage committee  Rosemary and I were part of a consultative committee formed by Parks Canada to erect an underground railroad exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum, and I think the same template could be applied in terms of forming a creative consultative committee in the formation of this museum t

Canadian Heritage committee  The story of Marie-Joseph Angélique was popularized recently by the book by Afua Cooper. It is a remarkable story about how this young black slave was accused of setting fire to Montreal and was tortured. This all stemmed from the Code Noir, which was a rule imposed by the French

Canadian Heritage committee  As usual.

Canadian Heritage committee  I have a similar story. I wasn't aware of my relatives in Nova Scotia and what they accomplished. I refer to the No. 2 Construction Battalion, and the book that Rosemary talks about, written by Calvin Ruck, who helped bring me into the world. I was born in Halifax, and Calvin Ru

Canadian Heritage committee  I think you also asked about the priorities of, say, a different series of events leading up to 2017. Again, I think it's already an ongoing process. Certainly my company is just one of the companies that is continually doing projects for the Government of Canada to raise awarene

Canadian Heritage committee  I wanted to comment that in my film Honour Before Glory about the No. 2 Construction Battalion, we went to Truro, and I interviewed Jerry Jones's daughter, whom you spoke of. I had the honour and pleasure of meeting her, and I was so crushed when I heard that she passed away the

Canadian Heritage committee  I think the Department of Canadian Heritage has realized for a long time that systemic racism is a fact that causes social problems, as Tyrone mentioned, like a sense of worth that leads to youth violence and crime. One of the things they created in the early 1990s was the March

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely. How are Canadians going to know? When you read stories about William Hubbard, as a Canadian, regardless of where your background is, you are fascinated because you admire this person because of the obstacles they overcame. You admire the qualities of this individual.

Canadian Heritage committee  You see, these are all the things that my company...but I am only one person. My company is only one company, and I can't do it all.

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely, it's an excellent point. They all have diversity programs to bring in new diversity filmmakers, but more needs to be done. They have to take an active stance in terms of reaching out to the African Canadian filmmaking community, and there's a very strong, active, and

Canadian Heritage committee  I'll let Rosemary answer that.

Canadian Heritage committee  Likewise.

Canadian Heritage committee  There are a number of ways...my company is involved in a number of ways. We produced a documentary film 10 years ago that was broadcast on CBC nationally called Honour Before Glory, which was the story of the No. 2 Construction Battalion, Canada's all-black unit. It has received

Canadian Heritage committee  You're absolutely right. Film is a powerful medium with which to tell stories. That vignette you saw is just one of five that I produced for Citizenship and Immigration Canada. If you go on their website, you will see five different stories, very similar to the Historica. I sat o

Canadian Heritage committee  It's just money. Well, money operates to change everything.