Of what to keep and what can be given away or given up. This dialogue is extremely important and those of you in this council know that John Ralston Saul, who unfortunately had to leave at one o'clock to go to a meeting in Montreal and will be returning tonight in time for our levee tomorrow, and I have fought very hard for heritage of this city. And I think it's very important that we understand that the delicate balance between our past and our present is a precious legacy. We must keep and improve our heritage. Not because we consider it to be a museum, or because we want to stop progress, but because it is a living and evolving thing and we always have to look to the past to understand it for our present, so that we don't stumble into the future.
Immigrants are also a force for change here.
But it is a dynamic and human force. Immigration has contributed significantly to Toronto's growth. The entire world is at our fingertips. We may have wildly different backgrounds. But we all have something in common.