[Leica] [OT] Canada's Archive getting cut further

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Spencer Cheng OFFERED:
Subject: [Leica] [OT] Canada's Archive getting cut further


> This is very off topic and mainly for Canadians on the LUG. Dr. Ted would 
> definitely care.
>
> <http://boingboing.net/2012/06/04/petition-to-save-canadas-nat.html>
>
> <https://www.change.org/petitions/make-it-better-write-a-letter-help-save-canada-s-national-archival-development-program>


Hi Spencer,
Thank you very much .  Actually there is a lesson in this for everyone of us 
as photographers of the daily lives of the people of our countries. And yes 
including the flowers and scenic's.

To the USA folks. Imagine your incredible Library of Congress being stripped 
of collecting the documents of Presidents and the farmers of the west as it 
evolves during the farmer's day centuries?  What would you have left for the 
future children of your Great Nation to learn about "How it was?"

The National Archives of any country should never be left stripped of it's 
abilities to record the day to day life about the peoples of the country. 
Otherwise what is left to tell and show the stories of how each and everyone 
of us evolved.

What we have here in Canada at the moment is a government bent on getting 
re-elected because they will be able sell the political BS story of 
"Re-elect us as we balanced the budget!" However they don't tell people what 
good they didn't cutting valuable departments recording our day to day 
lives.

Yes this is sort of off topic. But in reality each and everyone of us are 
the documenters of our countries whether you realized it or not. ERGO? It is 
on topic! ;-)

cheers,
Dr. ted