Festivals are important in Canada for two reasons. It's a big country with many cultures. Our festivals are a place where people go to meet other people and experience new cultural traditions.

I think it's a better placement for the artist and for the audience. I think it will turn out to be one of the truly special events of the festival.

If I did one thing that would embarrass Team Canada or the country or hockey I would resign. It didn't happen.

Our Canada is an inclusive country, built by English - and French - speaking Canadians, together with our Aboriginal peoples, who were here first, and the millions who have come since from every corner of the world. And still they come-1 million people a year make inquiries about coming to Canada.

Canada is the only country founded on the relentless pursuit of the rodent.

We look at this entire country as an area where he could possibly be as well as Canada and Mexico, ... so, we are not at all looking in one specific area. We are looking where the leads take us.