[BCMA] CMA Clip Serv: Tories to help buy hockey sweater?

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I'm with you Helen and Debbie. 

I think the purchase of the Henderson sweater is an example of genuine
care for, and understanding of, Canadian Culture on the part of our
government.  That sweater is an important Canadian Cultural Artifact
with a story to tell just a surely as a Carr painting or a Loyalist
uniform. Having just hosted the Rocket Richard exhibit here in Prince
George, in a MUSEUM, I have witnessed first hand the pride people feel
for our sports heroes and key moments. There is no question that sport
is culture.

Incidentally, the 19,000 people in attendance at the Montreal
Canadiennes game and the UFC 113 in Montreal recently were extremely
proud of their hometown hockey team and our Canadian athletes.  To
sarcastically insist that their definition of culture is somehow
inferior to your own is insulting. 

Tracy Calogheros
Executive Director
The Exploration Place
Museum + Science Centre

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Well put and thank you for signing your comments Helen.



Debbie Trueman


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I am sorry I do not understand your sarcasm. The goal by Paul Henderson
did more to unite this wonderful country of ours than almost anything
else. No matter how you feel about sport, it does produce patriotic
fervour in the nation. Just look to the recently held Winter Olympics.
Where else in the world would people sing the national anthem in the
streets? 

I do hope you are not of the camp that feels museums, good; sports, bad.
Both have their place in our Canadian culture. In case you are
wondering. I have been a sports fan since my Dad took me to a baseball
game in the 1950s. This same man instilled in me a love of history and
museums as we visited local museums on every camping trip. I now work in
the heritage field and have been a volunteer for over 30 years, so am
aware of the need for preservation. Quite frankly,  I am getting
frustrated with some folks' narrow view of what culture is.


Helen Edwards

On 2010-06-01, at 4:26 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. wrote:

> Yipee!
> Another kudo for Canadian culture, only topped by the fact that our
Minister of Culture is a fan of Extreme Fighting and wants it to expand
to all provinces.
> Where will our cultural sophistication end?
> 
> On 1 June 2010 10:04, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.
<bcma at lists.vvv.com> wrote:
> Tories willing to help buy hockey sweater Canwest News Service, 
> Tuesday, June 1, 2010
> 
> The federal government could become the key player in the repatriation
of Paul Henderson's Team Canada jersey during an auction this month,
Canwest News Service has learned.
> 
> The Department of Canadian Heritage says it's open to assisting a
museum buy the sweater Henderson wore when he notched the winning goal
in the final minute of the 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the
Soviet Union.
> 
> The No. 19 jersey was quietly shipped out of the country in 2006 when
it was privately purchased by an unidentified U.S. collector. With the
auction's closing set for June 22, Internet bidding hit $140,000 Monday.
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