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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/26/mother-canada-statue-nova-scotia-stephen-harperMedia and local residents lambaste Stephen Harper for offering financial support to erect a 10-storey statue overlooking the shore of a national park
'Offensively tasteless' Mother Canada statue plan sparks outrage against PM
John Baker in Toronto
Friday 26 June 2015 06.30 EDT
A plan to erect a 10-storey statue in a national park on one of Canadas most scenic shorelines has prompted outrage and sparked a growing political row as the country heads towards a general election this fall.
The statue of Mother Canada a cloaked female figure with her arms outstretched towards the Atlantic Ocean is intended to honour the countrys soldiers who died overseas.
But growing anger over the plan has made it a new focus of opposition to the increasingly unpopular government of Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper.
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The initiative gained early and enthusiastic support from the Harper government, which has donated the necessary public land and $100,000 from its parks budget to help erect the colossus on a rocky spit along the Cabot Trail, eastern Canadas most popular scenic drive. The foundation hopes to raise $25m to complete the project, in part by selling corporate sponsorships that will be prominently acknowledged on the site.
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'Offensively tasteless' Mother Canada statue plan sparks outrage against PM (Original Post)
unhappycamper
Jun 2015
OP
My step-grandmother was born and raised in the Ottowa area, she would be appalled..n/t
monmouth4
Jun 2015
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Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)1. Nothing like throwing up eyesores in the middle of scenic areas.
Why not put it in a city instead, where it won't spoil the view?
zazen
(2,978 posts)2. hilarious summation from comments: "commemorating the victims of capitalism"
MADem
(135,425 posts)3. Looks like a ZOMBIE in that picture!!! A "Virgin Mary Zombie" ... sorta kinda.
Is "Mother Canada" a thing...or a new invention? I am no expert on Canada, but I know a few obvious things--that one is news to me.
monmouth4
(9,709 posts)4. My step-grandmother was born and raised in the Ottowa area, she would be appalled..n/t
bemildred
(90,061 posts)5. "Mother Canada"?
More jingo politics. How about "Mother Earth"?
MisterP
(23,730 posts)6. braaaains! BRAAAAINS