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the fruits of our own creative endeavours wither on the vine. It suggests
that our national government should take steps to assist and encourage
the spontaneous manifestations of the Canadian spirit in whatever field of
cultural activity they may lie, and outlines practical means to do this.

The Royal Commission in session. Shown left to right are The Most Reverend Georges-Henri Levesque, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Laval University, Quebec City; Dr. Norman MacKenzie, President, University of British Columbia: Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey, Chancellor of the University of Toronto, Chairman of the Commission; and Miss Hilda Neatby, Professor of History and Acting Head of the Department, University of Saskatchewan. (Missing from the photograph is Mr. Arthur Surveyer, Civil Engineer, of Montreal.)

Chief among the Commission’s recommendations is the creation of a
“Canada Council for the Encouragement of the Arts, Letters, Humanities
and Social Sciences to stimulate and to help voluntary organizations within
these fields, to foster Canada’s cultural relations abroad, (and) to perform the
functions of a national commission for UNESCO...” The Commission also
recommends that further financial assistance be given to such already
established institutions as the National Gallery, the National Film Board, the
National Museum, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and such other
institutions as are striving to give expression to our national feeling. The
establishment of a National Library, and the provision of federal financial
help to our Universities and their students are also important
recommendations of the Commission.

It is the frankly expressed opinion of the Commission that its inquiry and
its recommendations could not have been made at a more opportune time in
Canada’s national development. Those who embarked on this exciting
adventure through the realms of the hearts and minds of the Canadian people
were guided by the spirit embodied in the words of St. Augustine, printed on
the frontispiece to their Report: “A nation is an association of reasonable
beings united in a peaceful sharing of the things they cherish; therefore, to
determine the quality of a nation, you must consider what those things are.”

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