“You would think that the proposed Portrait Gallery of Canada would be a project that a Conservative government would love: no difficult art, no greased cones or high-concept videos — just a stirring assemblage of Great Canadians, and those who’ve come under the scrutiny of Great Canadian portraitists… However, funding for the portrait gallery has been repeatedly stalled. Lately, Ottawa is buzzing with rumours that the project may be abandoned by the Harper government.”