Canadian Heritage committee  I'd just like to quickly comment on the whole issue of digitization. The issue of technology was brought up before. I can tell you that through the leadership of Heritage Canada and CHIN, there have been significant inroads. In fact, a lot of the cutting-edge work in digitizati

Canadian Heritage committee  Let's be clear that what Ms. Sherwood was saying to us was that indeed there are good programs--the community memories programs, and what CHIN has done--that are accessed at those community levels. Those are project-based programs. Nothing she talked about has anything to do with

Canadian Heritage committee  I would like to make one note very quickly here. This issue of jurisdiction is seriously problematic. Battleford, Saskatchewan, was the legislative seat for the Northwest Territories at the turn of the century. For years it was in debate as to who should own, who should look afte

Canadian Heritage committee  I think it's important to also recognize the difference between core funding and project funding in terms of being able to do that. Two years ago, we undertook a project called “Through the Eyes of the Cree”, where we interviewed elders. It was part of a project that was funded

Canadian Heritage committee  Can I make a short comment on that?

Canadian Heritage committee  That's per year, but we would see that kind of program awarded not on a per year basis but rather on a three- or four-year basis.

Canadian Heritage committee  You're asking excellent questions, and I think the answer lies in working this out. You're cutting right to the practical implications of this. I don't have any ready answers.

Canadian Heritage committee  Right now there are museums that aren't even eligible to access MAP funding. There are organizations such as ours, for example. We're only a three-person operation, but to access MAP funding as it is, and then to be accountable and have the onerous expectations that come with tha

Canadian Heritage committee  You're absolutely right with respect to the premise. It is seriously problematic for a small museum to have staff who have the wherewithal and the ability to know all the programs that are out there and who have the time to access them. Ultimately, instead of running our museums,

Canadian Heritage committee  The federal government can't, and shouldn't, become stewards of all museums in Canada, but neither can we deny that our national heritage is housed in museums across Canada. Unless we act to properly preserve and exhibit it, we won't have it in the future. To address these conce