Canadian Heritage committee  I think it's insurance. I think it's supplies. I think it's archival materials. I think it's a whole range of things, including supplies and services both, yes. Our government used to provide services, by the way. Again, times have changed, but maybe there should be some type of

Canadian Heritage committee  You can look at both the U.K. and France, and at our neighbour, the United States. The key thing at the small museum level is the ability to hire talented people who can work with the community. That is the number one thing. A program was brought to me yesterday in rural Ontari

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, of course.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, there is a general model. The general model is one-third earned, and that's the category to earn money, so that's earning from a lot of things. Currently, the biggest way of earning money is through rental of space. You know we live in a world in which real estate is king, o

Canadian Heritage committee  Okay, one third earned, one third contributed, one third government, one third, one third, one third.

Canadian Heritage committee  Okay. Thank you for referring to Javier. He's in Mexico right now where we're working on many museum projects there. I think that's important in terms of our economic development. The data, we'll be glad to send you what we have, which is international data on economic impacts a

Canadian Heritage committee  That's really hard. Museums in Canada today are not performing at their peak capacity. That's the fact, and it's because they lack the three challenges that I was referring to before. For example, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is still new. It's doing well. It has fundrais

Canadian Heritage committee  I would agree with you. The boards of museums are an area of weakness. Again, I'm not an expert in the health care system, but I think our boards are very confused about their roles. Many are appointed by government. I think the current government in Ottawa has taken a great

Canadian Heritage committee  Many, many thanks for your questions. It is a challenge. I keep stressing the need for federal policy. Our competitors in the U.K. or in France or anywhere in the world—the United States, although the United States less so—particularly in the U.K., set a high bar for what they e

Canadian Heritage committee  That's a great question, and it varies somewhat by community. I don't think there's a one-size-fits-all ratio. I can say, though, that the most inefficient way of raising money is through admission charges. Admission charges are costly to administer. They only bring in 10% to 12%

Canadian Heritage committee  We're a very big country with a very small population scattered across this big country. That's true of the north, but really it's true of everywhere in this country. When you get into the issue of are there too many museums, I hate to say it's a little bit like saying are there

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much. The first point is that we actually have a book that started with national museums, which explains in detail how to plan a museum. I'm going to send Eva Aariak a book. They can look at it. It's 800 pages long. Anyway, it's used all over the world. Let's do t

Canadian Heritage committee  It's not you? Oh. Okay. I think that bill, whoever is sponsoring it, should be supported. I was misinformed, but that also happens in our country and everywhere else. I think repatriation, to the point that Eva Aariak is making, is really very foundational; and I think repatriat

Canadian Heritage committee  I think government in Canada primes the pump, so government has to offer some funding that will attract the private sector to match those funds. Government funding by itself is not the answer. Endowment is partially an answer, but, again, that money has to be both public and priv