I would like to comment that I've worked in the museum profession for about 40 years, in New Brunswick, Ontario, and now in Ottawa.
When I look at the capacity and powers outlined in this legislation, they are consistent with what a museum does.
With respect to questions such as the international role, I draw your attention to paragraph 9(1)(e), which clearly provides for the role of the museum internationally, as well as within Canada.
The other thing is that most of these functions are really consistent with professional ethical guidelines. For example, the disposition, or what we call the deaccessioning of artifacts, cannot be deaccessioned willy-nilly, and the revenue that would come from any sale of artifacts must go back into the collection.
All of the functions of a modern-day museum are really adequately cared for here, and I don't see many of the limitations that others have been concerned about.