MacSween concluded that one way to overcome this opposition was to hire some “big” names. The Honourable John Roberts, the secretary of state when Donald MacSween took the NAC's top job. Photo © Bill Brennan/Ottawa Citizen.
D. Paul Schafer and André Fortier, Review of Federal Policies for the Arts in Canada, 1944–1988, published by the Canadian Conference of the Arts, 1989. 14. Ibid. 15. André Fortier interview, November 15, 2004. 16. Fortier interview.
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