Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Chairman, there was a comment made about the Huron-Wendat collection—

Canadian Heritage committee  It was 2000.

Canadian Heritage committee  Human Resources Development.

Canadian Heritage committee  For three years I had been the assistant deputy minister responsible for museums, as well as broadcasting and similar activities in the Department of Canadian Heritage. I also sat on private cultural organizations as a volunteer.

Canadian Heritage committee  It is lost. “Understanding”, in an academic sense, certainly as I would teach it, is simply instruction. You have on the one hand the ability to engage, to debate, to argue, and on the other hand, the ability to distribute information, to educate.

Canadian Heritage committee  I should explain, Mr. Chairman, that changes don't happen simply overnight. They evolve in the operation of an institution over a period of time. Why a mandate, and a mandate expression in law, is so important is that it acts as the direct guideline to the administrators of the i

Canadian Heritage committee  I want to thank the member for his question. Of course, I will answer in French. I'm convinced that proper adjustment is possible, as the building is huge. My former colleagues probably have some plans and ideas on how to make different use of the available space. That's expens

Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Chairman, thank you for the question by the member. I certainly agree with the way you have put the problem. I also grew up in the 1950s. I can still see Davy Crockett and I had a coon skin cap. And I certainly know that the Americans won the War of 1812 because of what took

Canadian Heritage committee  —especially if you're a young homeowner. The simplicity of the change is almost breathtaking. It simply links together history and civilization. Beyond the proposed change in name, however, lies another shift that's deeply worrying. The core of that—I believe that Mr. Turk wa

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, for the opportunity to be here today. By way of personal introduction, I was the president and CEO of the Canadian Museum of Civilization from 2000 to 2011. During my tenure, the Canadian War Museum was built and the CMC vastly expanded its collections and