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Sep. 12th, 2012 09:37 amTories plan War of 1812 monument on Parliament Hill
STEVEN CHASE
OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail
Published Tuesday, Sep. 11 2012, 3:53 PM EDT
Last updated Wednesday, Sep. 12 2012, 11:03 AM EDT
The Liberal prime minister who famously declared the 20th century would belong to Canada will soon be sharing a corner of Parliament Hill with a new Conservative government monument to the 19th century.
As part of a nearly $30-million spending binge to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, the Tories are erecting a memorial to the long-ago conflict that pitted the United States against what would later become Canada.
In a call for bids to design the monument released Tuesday, Ottawa unveiled plans to situate it just metres from a statue of Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh prime minister.
The 1812 edifice should dwarf the Liberal politician’s likeness, judging from sketches unveiled by the federal government. The selected site measures about 50 square metres.
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This is amazing.
Over 3/4 of a million dollars for a monument, as part of a $30 million bill to commemorate a half-hearted clusterf**k of a border skirmish that achieved pretty much nothing?
The historical revisionism and skewed priorities on display here are breathtaking.
I wouldn't be surprised if at least one of the designs the committee will entertain will be in the form of a triumphal arch.
Large, in-your-face and kitschy: Fascist aesthetics.
STEVEN CHASE
OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail
Published Tuesday, Sep. 11 2012, 3:53 PM EDT
Last updated Wednesday, Sep. 12 2012, 11:03 AM EDT
The Liberal prime minister who famously declared the 20th century would belong to Canada will soon be sharing a corner of Parliament Hill with a new Conservative government monument to the 19th century.
As part of a nearly $30-million spending binge to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, the Tories are erecting a memorial to the long-ago conflict that pitted the United States against what would later become Canada.
In a call for bids to design the monument released Tuesday, Ottawa unveiled plans to situate it just metres from a statue of Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh prime minister.
The 1812 edifice should dwarf the Liberal politician’s likeness, judging from sketches unveiled by the federal government. The selected site measures about 50 square metres.
( Read more... )
This is amazing.
Over 3/4 of a million dollars for a monument, as part of a $30 million bill to commemorate a half-hearted clusterf**k of a border skirmish that achieved pretty much nothing?
The historical revisionism and skewed priorities on display here are breathtaking.
I wouldn't be surprised if at least one of the designs the committee will entertain will be in the form of a triumphal arch.
Large, in-your-face and kitschy: Fascist aesthetics.
