Unfortunately, I have no positive suggestions as to how the funding
shortfall should be made up but I would be against the AAO removing those
applications that received the lowest scores.  Both the AAO and the CCA have
reviewed these applications and have determined that they are worthy
projects.  For the AAO to unilaterally drop projects that have received the
CCA's sanction seems an inequitable solution. I appreciate the AAO's dilemma
in this matter but at the same time I think they need to recognize that
commitments have been made and that this is a problem shared by all
participating individuals/organizations.  In my view, the solution itself
should also be a shared one.


Bill Hughey, Archivist
Guelph Public Library
100 Norfolk Street
Guelph, Ontario, N1H 4J6
(519) 824-6220, ext. 245
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Leatherdale [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 4:32 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: CAIN Emergency - Confidential
>
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> As some of you are aware, there has recently been a major development
> concerning the 2002-2003 CAIN grants. The Department of Canadian
> Heritage has decided to decrease the amount of CAIN funding which it
> committed to last fall. The CCA informed each member council that it
> must cut 20% from 2002-2003 CAIN funding. CCA has passed the
> responsibilty for the cuts on to each provincial board or council.
>
> As members of the IDC, I am asking for your input on how we should
> handle the situation. There are several avenues we could
> pursue, such as
> having all institutions take a 20% cut across the board, or revisiting
> the ranking of the applications and eliminate the lowest
> ranked projects
> until we come up with the necessary funds.
>
> The AAO President and myself have contacted all institutions awarded a
> CAIN grant to determine whether they would volunteer a cut to their
> project funding. If we do not get the required funds voluntarily, than
> the Board must take some form of action to get the required funds.
> Whatever strategy we adopt, this is certainly a lose-lose situation.
>
> Once I have received the IDC members' opinions, I will bring them
> forward for a vote. I will then pass the decision of the IDC on to the
> Board for their consideration.
>
> We hope to have the situation resolved by the end of this week, so I
> will need your thoughts by Wednesday. I thank you all in advance for
> your time and consideration of the matter.
>
> Yours truly,
>
> Paul Leatherdale
> Chair, AAO-IDC
>
>
>
> Paul Leatherdale
> Archivist
> The Law Society of Upper Canada
> Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen Street West
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>