[Bcma-l] (Fwd) CMA Clip Serv: Doer will Help Museum
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Thu, 28 May 2009 10:12:51 -0700
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<b>Doer willing to help museum</b></span></font>
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Star News Services, Thursday, May 28, 2009</span></font>
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The provincial government is prepared to help the Canadian Museum
for Human Rights close a $45-million funding shortfall, but it expects
the private sector to take the lead role in dealing with the challenge,
Manitoba Premier Gary Doer said Wednesday.</span></font>
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"We've said to the museum that we're going to get a lot of revenue out
of this project. We're willing to reinvest some of that to close that
gap," Doer said in an interview.</span></font>
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The province has already pledged $40 million, but Doer would not
say how much more the province might contribute.</span></font>
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