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vanisleflamesfan · 10-03-2008, 11:51 AM

What Harper has cut so far is The Museums Assistance Program (MAP) by $4.63 million. MAP provides financial assistance to regional Canadian museums and galleries to improve Canadians' access to their heritage and foster the preservation, protection, and management of collections of Aboriginal cultures.

He has also eliminated the ETS or Exhibition Transportation Service. ETS was a federal government program which provided shipping services exclusively to public art galleries and museums across Canada. This service made it possible for small museums to host large exhibitions. I work in a large museum and since the demise of ETS our shipping costs have gone up by around 65%.

This effectively makes it impossible for smaller museums to host any susbstantial exhibitions.

As you can see, none of these cuts directly has anything to do with giving money to individual artists. But all of these things affect the ability of museums to continue to do their work.

10-03-2008, 11:51 AM	#23
vanisleflamesfan Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Your Mother's Place. Exp:	What Harper has cut so far is The Museums Assistance Program (MAP) by $4.63 million. MAP provides financial assistance to regional Canadian museums and galleries to improve Canadians' access to their heritage and foster the preservation, protection, and management of collections of Aboriginal cultures. He has also eliminated the ETS or Exhibition Transportation Service. ETS was a federal government program which provided shipping services exclusively to public art galleries and museums across Canada. This service made it possible for small museums to host large exhibitions. I work in a large museum and since the demise of ETS our shipping costs have gone up by around 65%. This effectively makes it impossible for smaller museums to host any susbstantial exhibitions. As you can see, none of these cuts directly has anything to do with giving money to individual artists. But all of these things affect the ability of museums to continue to do their work. __________________ Would HAVE, Could HAVE, Should HAVE = correct Would of, could of, should of = you are an illiterate moron.