Canadian Heritage committee  I will answer the first question, and let my colleague answer the second. The specific funding we got for the work done on the Parliament of the United Province of Canada came from the Ville de Montréal and the ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec, but mostly

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, there is the Collège Saint-Anne and the museum. There was a truly seismic shift, and we were not prepared for it. When the Grey Nuns came to see us, we told them that we didn't have the financial means to accommodate them. In terms of space, it's impossible. In terms of res

Canadian Heritage committee  This brings us to the issue of setting up networks within the museum community and the heritage institutions. We are currently working very hard with the Grey Nuns of Montreal, who came to visit us at the museum. We are located right beside their community, which has a heritage

Canadian Heritage committee  I would add that approximately 100,000 young people visit us at Pointe-à-Callière year after year, depending on the school strikes that may occur. We realize that, for them, it is an introduction to the world of museums. In our school programs, we can see how much the teaching of

Canadian Heritage committee  I'd like to draw your attention to a peculiar aspect of the broader network of national historic sites, which, as you no doubt know, are governed by Parks Canada. The agency has been part of the Department of the Environment since 2003, rather than the Department of Canadian Heri

Canadian Heritage committee  Good morning. Thank you for having us today. For those of you who are familiar with us, it may come as a surprise to hear Pointe-à-Callière described as a local museum. However, we are firmly entrenched in our community, with all the archaeological and historic sites we showcase