Thank you.
Seeing that we have a little more time, I'm going to be very lenient. If someone else has a question before I have the final question, I would take that question.
That having been said, I have a small question.
I understand the fragility of some of our archives. I was part of the committee that put the archives and library together. I didn't have the opportunity to see the deplorable conditions in which some of our archives and museum stuff are kept, but I'm glad to see there's been at least some progress.
At the same time, when we talk about how much it costs to keep our museums going and the amount of money that is spent, I know how little money is spent on some of our smaller museums across the country, some 2,500 museums that work with budgets of somewhere around $9 million.
I think there are a lot of partnerships out there, and maybe there can be some partnerships for some of our national gems. We have these national gems here in Ottawa. I realize how much it costs to keep things up. At the same time, I'd suggest that our heritage and our museums across the country relay a lot of interest. I hope that somewhere along the line we can get some of this in order.
I appreciate that if our programs run correctly, and we can get our national gems into the shape they should be in, I hope there is then money for some of the small museums that we have across this country.
That's more of a commentary than a question.
Thank you very much to our witnesses for coming today. I appreciate it very much.
I'm going to ask the committee to take a five-minute recess. We then have other business to do.