Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, and they're eager to be part of this network.

Canadian Heritage committee  If we can secure private sponsorship, that would be extremely helpful to us in offsetting costs. We do not intend to place any financial burden on the smaller institutions. They're eager to participate. At the beginning of this project, we're going to have to work out the ways in

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much again for the question. We believe that the museum's history network will allow us an opportunity to reach Canadians where they live in a more concerted way than we have ever done before. I just want to give you a sample of some of the institutions that im

Canadian Heritage committee  No, I don't speak on the phone often to Minister Moore.

Canadian Heritage committee  I've never had any discussion with the minister about the content of the exhibition. What we've talked to the minister about are some of the broad themes that are not present in the Canada Hall, as I've discussed in front of the committee today, and the sorts of themes we think s

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much for the question. Mr. Chair, I would say, just to be clear, that there are two permanent exhibitions dealing with first nations. The first is the Grand Hall, the large room with the totem poles. The second is the First Peoples Hall behind it. And in fact the

Canadian Heritage committee  I don't know why the word “critical” is not there. I'm not sure why that word is not in the mandate statement.

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm not sure. I think that would be up to interpretation. If you're asking whether the jettisoning of the word “critical” somehow dilutes the importance of “understanding” and “knowledge”, I'm not sure that it does. I can tell you that in my opinion the impact of this bill on th

Canadian Heritage committee  I want to applaud and pay tribute to one of our sister institutions, the Canadian Museum of Nature. The Museum of Nature perfected an alliance of natural history museums. They've done it very well. It has existed for about a decade or a decade and a half. We've looked at that. I

Canadian Heritage committee  I was thinking about that when you were talking to the minister. With respect to this particular project, I've met with the minister twice.

Canadian Heritage committee  I don't meet with the minister. I've met with the minister twice on this. I see the minister at events; I see him at exhibition openings.

Canadian Heritage committee  I don't think he said he met me once a month—

Canadian Heritage committee  —I think he said he talks to me once a month, which is probably true.

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm sorry.

Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Chair, I see the minister at events in town, usually at exhibition openings or citizenship court hearings at the Museum of Civilization and the War Museum. I think the last time I saw the minister would have been at the opening of the Star Wars Identities exhibition at the Av