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News Release96-01 Cameron Report on Canadian Studies Officially Launched at the National LibraryOttawa, February 12, 1996 -- The National Library of Canada and the Association for Canadian Studies will officially launch, on Tuesday, February 13, 1996, at 7:30 p.m., University of Toronto Professor David Cameron’s report on the state and future directions of Canadian studies. The launch, to take place at the National Library in Ottawa, includes a talk by Professor Cameron and a panel discussion with political, university and media personalities. “The Cameron Report is important because, among other things, it shows the strong need for Canadian studies in these times of challenge and change,” said National Librarian Marianne Scott. “The report is also important because it will help to consolidate the successes of the past and serve as a guidepost in the elaboration of the future course of action,” added Association for Canadian Studies President John Dickinson. The Cameron Report, entitled Taking Stock: Canadian Studies in the Nineties, is based on a year and a half of exhaustive research, including interviews with more than 150 specialists. The Report is a major re-appraisal of the state of Canadian studies twenty years after the publication of the Symons Report on the Commission on Canadian Studies in 1975. The Cameron Report was commissioned by the Canadian Studies Directorate of the former Department of the Secretary of State, now regrouped under the Canadian Studies and Youth Programs of the Department of Canadian Heritage. These programs have invited the Association for Canadian Studies to publish the Report. To strengthen Canadian studies, Professor Cameron recommends that primary and secondary education provide students with a better knowledge and understanding of Canada; that the Department of Canadian Heritage maintain its support for Canadian studies; that universities, colleges and organizations supporting Canadian studies work more closely together; that the role of archives be reinforced; that new audiovisual resources be developed, particularly in French; and that funding be increased for scholarly publications. The Cameron Report is available for $20.00 at the launch or from the Association for Canadian Studies, P.O.Box 888, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3P8, telephone: 514-987-7784, fax: 514-987-8210, E-mail: acs-aec@uqam.ca. The Report’s Executive Summary is also available from the Association and is accessible on the National Library’s Web site at http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. -30- Contacts for the media: Jean-Michel Catta John Dickinson |