Bureaucrats briefed Joly on their progress after a proposal to the previous minister, Conservative Shelly Glover, was met with “enthusiasm,” according to documents obtained via an access-to-information request. Joly has not explained why the medals project has been dropped. Joly was given a detailed memorandum and presentation, including an illustration of a medal featuring the Canada 150 logo. Officials were keen to share the “lessons learned” from the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal program in 2012. A working group, which included officials from National Defence and Veterans Affairs, started “laying the groundwork” for the 2017 medal program last year.

Source: National Post September 13, 2016 19:18 UTC