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Would you tell the story of Canada through its personalities? How else would you do it?
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We travelled across Canada with stops in the cities listed below. Thank you to everyone who shared their ideas with us during our kiosk activities and our roundtable discussions.
| Province | City | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | Vancouver | November 9 | Vancouver Public Library |
| British Columbia | Vancouver | November 10 | Vancouver Flea Market |
| Newfoundland | St. John's | November 20 | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Newfoundland | St. John's | November 20 | Centre scolaire et communautaire des Grands-Vents |
| Nova Scotia | Halifax | November 21 | Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 |
| Nova Scotia | Halifax | November 22 | Halifax Stanfield International Airport |
| New Brunswick | Fredericton | November 23 | Crowne Plaza Fredericton Lord Beaverbrook Hotel |
| Alberta | Edmonton | December 4 | Prince of Wales Armouries |
| Alberta | Edmonton | December 5 | University of Alberta |
| Ontario | Toronto | December 11 | Toronto Reference Library |
| Ontario | Toronto | December 12 | Centennial College |
| Saskatchewan | Saskatoon | January 15 | Radisson Hotel Saskatoon |
| Saskatchewan | Saskatoon | January 16 | The Mall at Lawson Heights |
| Quebec | Montréal | January 24 | Promenades Cathédrale |
| Quebec | Montréal | January 24 | Salon Cartier 1, Centre Mont-Royal |
| Quebec | Gatineau | January 31 | Canadian Museum of Civilization |
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Only in part, and a relatively small part at that. To do so smacks of the great man theory of history that is so passe I thought it was long ago dead and buried.
What would work, and has proven to be very effective and popular elsewhere, is a National Portrait Gallery that could be part of the renewed museum now that it has been scrapped by our government.
As for the story of Canada my suggestion is that the core can be a time-line around which the museum can weave complementary stories.
Through landscape features
Ask Canadians to contribute stories, letters, artifacts from their family no matter how long they have been here. All of us have been newcomers at some point in our family history & each experience will be unique whether from the pre-Confederation era or right up to the present day.
I think the story of Canada should be told through the descendants of the famous personalies.
Through the stories of lesser known people who have made a considerable impact.