Finance committee  Yes, absolutely. The program is due for an overhaul. Traditionally, there's been division in funding between the museums assistance program and Canadian Heritage more broadly, and the Canada Council for the Arts. It is often the case that you're eligible for funding from one and

Finance committee  Yes. It could be up to one-to-one. There is an existing matching endowment incentive program with the federal government; however, art galleries and museums are excluded from that program, and the rationale for this is not that clear. It's—

Finance committee  I believe it's called the Canadian Heritage matching endowment incentive program, or something like that. About 75% of art galleries have endowments and over 90% of our members would support opening up that program to art galleries and museums. I believe we have the support of ou

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and standing committee members. Good afternoon. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. I am speaking to you today from Regina, Saskatchewan, Treaty 4 territory, the traditional territories of the Cree, Saulteaux, Ojibwa, Dakota and Lakota, Na