“Over time, the Council broadened the scope of these awards to better reflect the abundance and wealth of French- and English-language Canadian literature, including non-fiction, children’s literature—text and illustration—and translation. We owe the Canada Council for the Arts great thanks for their 50 years of commitment to Canada’s literary community. Fifty years of support to these creators, our writers, our illustrators, our masters of translation, who must absolutely be acknowledged as the raw materials from which books are made and then distributed by publishers.”
- Date Taken: November 26, 2009
- Credit: MCpl Jean-François Néron, Rideau Hall
- Reference Number: GG2009-0556-001