Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for your question on multimedia. As Ms. Pothier mentioned, Pointe-à-Callière is a museum that was recognized from the outset when it opened in 1992. It is still recognized today for its innovative use of technology. You talked about how the Government of Canada helps i

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, but fortunately, we do have artifacts.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for your question. As I said, we're looking to diversify our sources of funding. Travelling exhibitions are part of a project we are studying at the moment. We have already started to take our exhibits on the road. Some of them, which can be called local or regional ex

Canadian Heritage committee  Worldwide in terms of statistics? We take our own statistics on visitorship at the museum, but in terms of larger visitorship, I wouldn't be able to tell. On our end, about a quarter of our visitors are students. We take them from a very early age, from five years old, and they c

Canadian Heritage committee  I will conclude our presentation this morning with some recommendations. We have four. First, we recommend that the government establish a fund where it would match private contributions, as is the case with the Canada Council for the Arts. Similarly, perhaps a Canada council fo

Canadian Heritage committee  Now I will give you an overview of our situation, since that is one of the reasons you invited us here today. My comments will pertain to Pointe-à-Callière, a history museum and historic site. Like the previous witnesses, we are of the view that the lack of resources hinders dev