Canadian Heritage committee  Let me just indicate that I'm not comparing this to transit, to rail, or to all the other pressures, hospital care, education, that are on the agenda of government. I'm simply saying there is room, there is space in all of this, and hopefully in a stimulus package there is room t

Canadian Heritage committee  Actually, the main building is in Gatineau.

Canadian Heritage committee  It simply indicates the extent of the demand for access to this kind of material. Canadians are looking for it. I hope we can find some time, the occasion.... We can get the private sector. I'm interested now that I've moved out. The private sector is willing to help on this one.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for that. As it's an ambitious goal, the other countries have not published their figures concerning where they are, but given the investments they're putting in, it's obvious that they're going to move ahead very quickly, and we will benefit. If the United Kingdom is

Canadian Heritage committee  I do not know how to explain it. Librarians and records officers have been talking about it for eight years. Eight or nine years ago, we were leading the pack. Lise Bissonnette and I, as well as other colleagues, were ahead of the game. Unfortunately, governments did not heed the

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I very much appreciate this opportunity and I appreciate your interest in this subject. I'm speaking today on behalf of the Stratford Institute, which is a new entity established with a partnership of the University of Waterloo, the City of Str