Thank you to everyone involved in this excellent initiative. John D. Blackwell, MA, MLIS Director, Research Grants Office St. Francis Xavier University P.O. Box 5000 Antigonish, Nova Scotia CANADA B2G 2W5 Voice: (902) 867-5019 or 867-3733 Fax: (902) 867-3246 E-mail: [log in to unmask]<blocked::mailto:[log in to unmask]> Web: http://sites.stfx.ca/research/ http://people.stfx.ca/jblackwe/ Xperts Media Guide: http://rgo.stfx.ca//xpert/xpert.htm<http://rgo.stfx.ca/xpert/xpert.htm> This e-mail is intended solely for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any review, dissemination, copying, printing or other use of this e-mail by persons or entities other than the addressee is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the material from any computer. ________________________________ From: APLA-List List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lou Duggan Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 9:07 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [APLA] Letter to Liberal Leadership Candidates Re. LAC The attached letter has been mailed to all 9 candidates for the Leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada. The letters ask each candidate to carefully consider how Library and Archives Canada (LAC) might fare under their leadership. The letter provides several questions for the candidates to consider, and provides them with an informative backgrounder that discusses the stated mission of LAC, and provides examples from other national libraries for comparison. Many thanks to Past President Jocelyne Thompson and the members of the new Advocacy Interest Group for their hard work in developing the letter. Lou Duggan - President