Tuesday, June 12, 2012
J.L. Granatstein in Globe & Mail on Library and Archives Canada's decimation
Historian J.L. Granatstein has written a most excellent rant against the ongoing decimation of Library and Archives Canada under the direction of the Librarian and Archivist of Canada, whom it seems, would rather carry out the wishes of his politician master the Hon. James Moore rather than do the honourable thing and resign. Take a look at Granatstein's indictment of the radical changes at LAC in the Globe & Mail (June 12, 2012) titled "Who will preserve the past for future generations?" Sadly, one of the cuts Granatstein missed was the elimination of the National Archival Development Program (NADP). Granatstein is the author of Who Killed Canadian History?, so perhaps a sequel might be Who Killed the Library and Archives Canada?
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Yes, I am glad to see this eminent Canadian historian speak out on the travesty happening to Library and Archives Canada. The statements to the press by LAC director Daniel Caron are indeed reprehensible. He wrote a letter to "Canada's History" magazine (June/July 2012) in which he claims, " . . . the country's historical record has perhaps never been in better hands than today." Incredible!
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