When the Canadian (Harper) Gov't announced funding cuts a few weeks ago this was a topic for a few days, but less memorable because loss of jobs was emphasized more. Suggest posting to Facebook and your web sites to raise awareness. Sharing a comment from one cousin with Canadian roots, which I think expresses the feelings of many others: *Thank you for sending me the link to the article. The idea that your libraries may suffer this kind of treatment is unconscionable. As one of your now-American cousins, this would seriously affect and maybe destroy the ability of me and my other cousins to research, discover and retrieve our Canadian heritage. My line arrived in Nova Scotia in the 1770s becoming pioneers and builders helping pave the way for Canada's future. Although my grandfather returned to the US in 1903, that little detail has never taken away from my bond to Canada, especially The Maritimes where the family grew and prospered. It is shocking to think that modern-day politicians are even considering the limiting (even reversing) the gathering of historical documents that define the greatness of Canada. Please consider me a Loyalist.* Carol Harding -------Original Message------- From: Cleadie B Date: 16/06/2012 10:25:08 AM To: newbrunswick@rootsweb.com Subject: [ NB ] Library and Archives Canada A friend in California sent me this link ... Cleadie B Who Will Preserve Canada's Past for Future Generations? Proposals have been made to slash the services of Library and Archives Canada. Writing in the Globe and Mail, J.L. Granatstein tells why this is a poor idea. He also states that the Librarian and Archivist of Canada, Daniel Caron, is deliberately Misleading Canadians. You can read the interesting article at http://goo.gl/7p7dw. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Announcements can be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcharlo/nblistann.htm List home page at: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/CAN/NewBrunswick.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEWBRUNSWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message