Canadian Heritage committee  However, it is very difficult to attract new Canadians to new museums, and I don't mean just the Musée des Abénakis. I belong to an association of museums and tourist businesses, and I know this clientele is very difficult to attract to museums. So both Canadian Heritage and the

Canadian Heritage committee  I sincerely believe that the theme is diversity; not just culture, but diversity from one province to the next. We have different landscapes, different climates and weather; the people who live there are different; there is language, the first nations. In two weeks, we will be

Canadian Heritage committee  That's a very good question. In 1967, I was very young; I was two and a half years old. My parents went to Expo 67 almost every weekend. My father worked there. The Expo passport has been carefully preserved at home. Museums are the guardians of our heritage, because they conser

Canadian Heritage committee  Because of the size of the museum, planning a long time ahead would be better for us. We don't have a curator at the museum, so with only five people working at the museum on a full-time basis, it would be very difficult. If we know three years in advance what the program will be

Canadian Heritage committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair and honourable committee members. I will be making my presentation in French. First of all, I want to thank you for inviting me to take part in today's meeting. I am here as a museologist and General Manager of the Musée des Abénakis, Quebec's first abo