The Portrait Gallery should be located in the National Capital Region and elsewhere in Canada

"Canada, like all other countries, needs its capital to ba a place where citizens and visitors alike can view the historical & cultural treasures of the country, in national institutions dedicated to the collection, preservation, interpretation and dis"

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"The sooner the better!"

"The national capital is a logical place for the national mission of the Portrait Gallery"

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"Please make the Portrait Gallery a priority for this government. Its loss from Ottawa is both disheartening and short-sighted for artists, art historians and the public."

"Chair, Department of Visual Arts, University of Ottawa"

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"The whole situation is a shame! It was a huge mistake to cancel the plan of a NPG in Ottawa!"

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"I have long felt the most suitable location for the NPG's headquarters is Ottawa. This is especially so, given the availability of the former U.S. Embassy to house it."

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"To move the PGC to another city is a short-sighted economic mistake, and a denunciation of the importance of valuable cultural institutions in our National Capital."

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"the Gallery should be in Ottawa"

"As a professional artist and university art teacher, I endorse this project."

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"We have a great site here in Toronto for the Portrait Gallery. The TTC Barns were removed for a large track of city owned land just north of Bloor Street on Lansdowne Ave in Toronto - one block north of the Lansdowne Subway Station - this site is calling "

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