<div dir="ltr">Hello everyone,<div><br></div><div>The latest news from the McDonald's ad campaign story you heard about yesterday and late the afternoon before. Congratulations to all BC museums and museum professionals who had their voices heard in this instance, and to all our colleagues across Canada for their work standing up to this national ad campaign!</div><div><br></div><div>Keep up the good advocacy work, and remember to talk with your visitors about why $5 matters to your museum!</div><div><br></div><div>Ben</div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-CA" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_-3246548610770461662WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u></p>
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<h1><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">McDonald's Negative Museum Ad Pulled</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><u></u><u></u></span></h1>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">OTTAWA, Ontario, January 11, 2018 —</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> Effective immediately, McDonald’s Canada
has pulled an offending national ad campaign.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">The campaign suggested that a $5 hamburger was better value than the lifelong learning offered by Canada’s museums.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">The Canadian Museums Association (CMA) learned of the offending ad last night and immediately contacted McDonald’s requesting the ad be removed. CMA also requested that McDonald’s
consider beneficial ways to work with the museum sector.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">The Senior Vice-President of Marketing for McDonald’s Canada called CMA’s John McAvity this morning to apologize to Canadian museums, and to confirm the ad has been cancelled.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="m_-3246548610770461662default"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">About the Canadian Museums Association
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<p class="m_-3246548610770461662default"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><img id="m_-3246548610770461662_x0000_i1026" src="http://museums.in1touch.org/uploaded/web/images/Enotes_Communiques/CMA_enote_logo_sm.jpg">The Canadian Museums Association is the national
organization for the advancement of Canada's museum community. The CMA works for the recognition, growth and stability of the sector. Canada’s 2,600 museums and related institutions preserve our collective memory, shape our national identity and promote tolerance
and understanding. Learn more at <a href="http://www.museums.ca/" target="_blank">www.museums.ca</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">For more information:
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John McAvity<br>
Executive Director and CEO <br>
Canadian Museums Association<br>
<a href="tel:(613)%20567-0099" value="+16135670099" target="_blank">613-567-0099 ext. 226</a><br>
<a href="mailto:jmcavity@museums.ca" target="_blank">jmcavity@museums.ca</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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