Canadian Heritage committee  Afterward?

Canadian Heritage committee  Okay. I will.

Canadian Heritage committee  For me, museums are like people. It is the people. It's their strength that needs to be improved. To do this, you need training and budgets to help them advance, to make their ideas a reality, to reach out to society and to share knowledge. They should also be provided better c

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, for the archives and for objects.

Canadian Heritage committee  That said, we need to do more than just collect and preserve these objects and documents. We need to be able to use them and make sure we do more.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, but the museums don't have—

Canadian Heritage committee  No.

Canadian Heritage committee  In Montreal, yes, but it's rented, and it's private. And many people would be interested in developing this in the private sector. It would involve ensuring good conditions in return for rental rates. The museums in Montreal use it. We're talking about 70%. The other 30% are used

Canadian Heritage committee  I won't be able to speak to the last part of your question.

Canadian Heritage committee  My first job was with the federal government. From 1970 to 1973, I was the director of National Historic Sites of Canada for Ontario and Quebec. In 1973, the government created Parks Canada, and I became the director of the interpretation and museology service for Quebec. We dec

Canadian Heritage committee  On some occasions it has been, yes; in other cases, a little.

Canadian Heritage committee  Excuse me?

Canadian Heritage committee  That's a difficult one.

Canadian Heritage committee  I don't think I can answer.

Canadian Heritage committee  There are many museums in Canada. When I started 50 years ago, there were half as many as there are today. Many were created in the 1970s and 1980s, especially heritage sites or thematic museums that were developed mostly along tourist routes. This is a natural phenomenon. If yo