摘要:My task as Canadian heritage minister
is to strengthen and celebrate Canada,
all of Canada, through the preservation
and promotion of Canadian culture, in
all its diversity, in all its aspects. Culture is
the image of our spirit as individuals, as
communities and as a country. It may seem
paradoxical but our culture never stops
evolving, while at the same time it has
forged our identity. Culture is complex, diverse
and extremely fragile. In the simplest
terms, that is why the Canadian government
is determined to ensure a fair place on
the stage ¨C at home and abroad ¨C for Canadian
culture. On the other hand, Canada is
and will remain the most open country on
the planet to foreign cultural influences.