Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely. We are making a little bit of progress these days. We have begun to establish relationships with the Cree from Moosonee and Moose Factory in the north. We are also working with people from Attawapiskat First Nation, who come to our communities. We are starting to deve

Canadian Heritage committee  If I may, I will answer in English, because I'm going to get a little passionate about this. I come from a site where we have been in the community for 40 years. Our museum actually is a community museum. We're also an old national exhibition centre, which was created in 1972.

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely. In Ontario, that would work very well. Collaborating with larger museums and with our colleagues could only support our work.

Canadian Heritage committee  Definitely, it is a different field. When you are in a large museum, you can specialize. You become somebody who can do some wonderful work. When you're in a one-room site or a smaller site, you have to be a jack of all trades. The ability to adapt to that and to still maintain t

Canadian Heritage committee  I'll just add that from a smaller museum's perspective, the grants can be quite daunting in terms of getting it together and putting it together.

Canadian Heritage committee  If you're just one or two staff members, the expertise required to actually formulate the application properly so that you get the right wording—

Canadian Heritage committee  You got it. In smaller institutions, it's a little more difficult. We do have very good people working in the department, however, who have offered a lot of support. The staff has been really good, but again, it is daunting for smaller museums, and it's competitive. Smaller museu

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  The 10-page brief submitted to you today depicts the current state of museums in Canada and highlights some innovative projects and activities that demonstrate the changing role of contemporary museums. It follows important consultations and studies undertaken by both Société de

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much. Good afternoon. In anticipation of this consultation on the events surrounding the 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017, the CMA and its board of directors organized a series of consultations with members and museum directors across Canada. The ongoin