I think that's the plan, so we're going to go back and forth a little bit.
Good afternoon, Madam Chair, and members of the standing committee.
Thank you for inviting us here today.
It is a privilege for CAMDO-ODMAC, the Canadian Art Museum Directors Organization to address you today on this important topic.
CAMDO-ODMAC has existed since 1964 to really strengthen the ability of Canadian art museum directors to champion art and its significance in society, and to help people imagine and create a better world.
Our members are cultural leaders and champions, like Shelley. We have over 80 individual directors who oversee Canada's visual arts museums and public art galleries from coast to coast to coast and on various treaty lands and unceded territories, including the Haida Gwaii Museum on the west coast, the Yukon Arts Centre up north, and The Rooms in St. Johns, Newfoundland.
We present and engage art with our communities across Canada, with budgets ranging from $300,000 to $55 million, and our organizations range from international destinations like the Art Gallery of Ontario to the provincial institutions and municipal art galleries like the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, and university galleries as well.
CAMDO-ODMAC really does facilitate regular peer discussions and activities with their members. Therefore, we feel very confident that we have the pulse of their pandemic experiences, which is why we're here today.
Jean-François.