Being American in T.O.: Canadian War Museum opens

Debbye over at Being American in T.O. (T.O. stands for Toronto, Ontario) has a short post (with links) on the new Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. I wouldn't suggest reading some of this around dinner time (if you're squeamish like me), but wow. Canada is, of course, often portrayed as wishing it could pretend it didn't have military veterans. How nice that they're being honored right out in the open for a change. From Debbye's post:

May 9 - The 60th anniversary of VE Day yesterday saw the official opening of the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.

First there was the parade - a wonderful parade - in which the veterans proudly marched down the streets from the War Memorial to the new museum to the cheers and applause from those lined along the route. (Australians do this each year in numerous cities on ANZAC Day. Wouldn't it be great to make this a tradition here as well?)

PM Paul Martin dedicated the museum as "a shrine of sacrifice" before the more than 10,000 people who came to witness the historic occasion...

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