The federal government wants nine cities across Canada to compete for the right to host the national portrait gallery originally slated to open in Ottawa.
"Our government has set forth the notion that national cultural institutions do not necessarily have to be located in the national capital," said Heritage Minister Josée Verner at a news conference Friday announcing what she called "a bold and innovative step."
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