So, after months of opposition and a noisy public meeting of the National Capital Commission, here is where we are on the much-maligned Memorial to the Victims of Communism.
The memorial will be smaller, about half the size and height. It will be in a less prominent place, allowing for another building.
Artistically, there will be no image of the Katyn Forest, where the Soviets murdered 22,000 Poles. Now there will be an image of Canada as a place of refuge.
Isn’t this what we call compromise in Canada, which assures mediocrity in these things, as it did in making Lansdowne Park a …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen
