It’s time for a national portrait gallery

If one picture is worth a thousand words, a national portrait gallery trumps a television script any day.

The old U.S. Embassy has been vacant for years, but there's renewed push to turn it into a National Portrait Gallery, and it's about time, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

April 10, 2017

OTTAWA—If one picture is worth a thousand words, a national portrait gallery trumps a television script any day. As Canada moves through the celebration of our 150th birthday, the government is swamped with ideas for the celebration of our shared story. History is seen through differe...

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