Canadian Heritage committee  Just very quickly, handing out money is not the solution. I mean, yes, of course museums are after money, but you need true partnership with the federal government. The federal government has expertise in collection management and funding sources. All museums need to mature on co

Canadian Heritage committee  I'd just sum up there. It's creating an opportunity, through the artifacts, for a dialogue that's not just on the past—on what happened in World War II and the seizure of the boats—but on the issues from it that resonate today on immigration and systemic racism. It's very importa

Canadian Heritage committee  You have to connect with people and you have to connect ... know your community. Our community are people who are interested in and focused on maritime, things maritime in the Arctic and the Pacific. I think it's of great significance if you can reach out beyond the doors of the

Canadian Heritage committee  I would encourage the committee to reach out into the professional world of museums, to people like Bill Haley, who, as I described, designs museum exhibits around the world—not the shell of the museum, but the guts of the museum and the storytelling in it. That's enough from m

Canadian Heritage committee  For museums to make them successful? Know the audience, have fun, engage.

Canadian Heritage committee  We were near death. No museum professional wanted to join us. We needed to have somebody who was a true manager to right the ship and get us on a good path. We hired Ken Burton, who was retiring from the RCMP. We had him for six months free, which is not bad. He turned the ship a

Canadian Heritage committee  But we haven't had coffee yet this morning.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. My name is Tom Beasley. I'm vice chair of the board of the Vancouver Maritime Museum. I'm going to give a little history of the museum, a little history of my involvement with the museum for context, some statements on the evo