http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/9926/0 en http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/federal-government-has-close-ties-group-behind-vic/18928 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Monuments not usually spurred by politicians, says expert </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/new_humanrightstribute2007_07_monum_ilia_.jpg" alt="" title="The Canadian Tribute to Human Rights in Ottawa is an existing monument where victims of oppressive regimes could be remembered. (Image courtesy of the National Capital Commission)" width="450" height="299" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/124-res_0.jpg" alt="" title="Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney sits beside Klimkowski at an official announcement for the memorial (Image courtesy: Citizenship and Immigration Canada) " width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>The leader of a group receiving $1.5 million in federal funds to build a monument to victims of communism says Canada&#39;s Prime Minister and Minister for Multiculturalism have been part of the project from the start &ndash; a role uncommon for politicians in the creation of public monuments.</p> <p><a href="http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/federal-government-has-close-ties-group-behind-vic/18928" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/federal-government-has-close-ties-group-behind-vic/18928#comments Saira Peesker Governance Ideas Labour communism memorials monuments Politics Tue, 17 Sep 2013 20:09:43 +0000 SairaP 18928 at http://toronto.mediacoop.ca