In terms of the Canadian Museums Association, the museums obviously play a very important role in the celebrations. We must also not forget the role museums play in preserving our heritage. We started thinking about this last year.
As to the process, we are directly consulting with our museum professionals in regions across the country and in all the provinces and territories to find out what they think about the role of the museums in the celebrations and to see what their programming ideas are. The goal is to have a fair national representation. Of course, it isn't as easy for some of the more remote communities.That is why we wanted to hear not only from the major national museums, but also from the small community and regional museums.
The process is ongoing. We often organize discussion groups with our museum professionals. We want to keep the dialogue open and to come up with more ideas on the vital role of museums. So the programming ideas that we have shared with you today are not just our ideas. They are also the ideas of the 2,000 members of the association, across Canada.