Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much, Monsieur Nantel. I will answer in English. It's my understanding that the network that will come out of the revised act is a new initiative for the Canadian Museum of Civilization and, therefore, history. The memoranda of understanding that President Mark

Canadian Heritage committee  Good afternoon. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to Bill C-49 today. Many countries have national museums devoted to their history and heritage. There are numerous examples we could cite today. I will mention a couple of them. There is the fascinating Te Papa museum in We

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, I'm happy to speak to that. Something our museum has been doing for the past three years, very actively and very carefully, is audience development of the 25-to-35 audience or market, if you like. It has to do with how you develop your programming, what topics you treat, w

Canadian Heritage committee  I can speak to that. Our museum has a lot of relationships in aboriginal communities, specifically in the Canadian west. What's different from Expo '67 is that aboriginal communities have made huge significant inroads in being able to maintain and promote their own cultures to

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, John. Thank you very much. Prior to this consultation about events celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017, the CMA and its board of directors organized a series of consultations for members and museum directors across Canada. The process is ongoing, and som