Culture: it’s the human necessity, says Gov. Gen. Clarkson: by linking country’s highest awards for arts to the GG’s Office, we are saying art is essential to our life

When Vincent Massey headed the Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters and Sciences (1949 to 1951), he created the basis for an incredible explosion of artistic talent and performance in Canada over the next five decades. In the years he was Governor General from 1952 to 195...

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