GOVERNMENT OF CANADA SUPPORTS JUST FOR LAUGHS MUSEUM

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MONTREAL, January 11, 2005 -- Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister Responsible for Status of Women Liza Frulla today announced $443,742 in funding for the Just for Laughs Museum. The funds will enable the Museum to present its collection of works by Francophone-Canadian stand-up comics over the past 20 years on a Web site. "Our Government is proud to work in partnership with organizations that use the great potential of the Internet to help Canadians discover important elements of their culture," said Minister Frulla. "Thanks to this project, the Just for Laughs Museaum will showcase to the world that we have a great sense of humour--an essential skill in any culture." The Web site will contain videos of more than 1500 sketches by some 60 comics. It will also include these artists' biographies in the form of "comicographies." Efforts will be made to build the site in accordance with teaching guides used by the National School of Humour. The site will be accessible to persons with disabilities, through measures such as captioning for the deaf. Financial assistance is provided by the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Partnerships Fund of the Canadian Culture Online initiative. The Fund is designed to assist partnership initiatives between not-for-profit public and private organizations that aim to give Canadians access, through the Internet and in both official languages, to cultural collections held by provincial, municipal and local cultural organizations. Funding for this project was provided for in the March 2004 federal budget. - 30 - Information: Jean-François Del Torchio Acting Press Secretary Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister Responsible for Status of Women (819) 997-7788 Myriam Brochu Chief, Media Relations Canadian Heritage (819) 997-9314

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