The actual first Minister of Canadian Heritage was Michel Dupuy   And the Wikipedia article on M Dupuy references this fact  httpsenwikipediaorgwikiMichelDupuy    serving concurrently as Minister of Communications and Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship from  until January  During his tenure the departments he oversaw were merged into the new Department of Canadian Heritage  I met the man a couple of times while he was Minister  and I thought the article should show that he and not Mme Copps was the first  Thank you