OTTAWA.- The National Gallery of Canada Foundation outlined yesterday its plans for its future direction and activities, following the broader organizational realignment announced by the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) on March 25. The Foundation expressed its strong support for the “institutional realignment” announced by Gallery Director and CEO Marc Mayer and approved by the Gallery’s Board of Trustees. “The steps taken by the National Gallery of Canada to achieve greater overall effectiveness in delivering its mandate as a leading national and global centre of excellence is totally consistent with the aims and objectives of the Foundation,” said Foundation Chair Thomas d’Aquino. The Foundation has a proud and successful history of achievement since its Board of Directors met for the first time in 1999. “The generous support of donors from across Canada and from beyond our borders h