History PhD candidate represents the museum community at the Parliamentary Standing Committee Meeting on Culture and Heritage

Friday, February 11, 2022

Heather George
History PhD candidate and curator Heather George represented the museum community (Canadian Museums Association (CMA) and the Provincial and Territorial Museums Association) this week at the Parliamentary Standing Committee Meeting on Culture and Heritage

The committee met in relation to the impacts of Covid-19 on the arts, culture, heritage, and sport sectors in Canada. Heather spoke to the need for a new National Museums Policy and a commitment to sustainable funding for the sector. The pandemic has highlighted the precariousness of many cultural organizations, some of which receive up to 40% of their funding from government grants that are often limited term and unpredictable. CMA also proposes new policy to support the cultural heritage sector's efforts to better represent diverse and underrepresented communities, while continuing to preserve and promote our changing national narratives.

Read more about the current National Museums Policy.

Parliamentary Standing Committee Meeting on Culture and Heritage