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Originally Posted by Ed Storey
Hehehehe, you don't know Canadian politicians that well do you?
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A little background to prove the point. The Canadian government was approached to fund a museum on Juno Beach, the only major country not to have done so.
No interest.
So Walmart of all corporations fundraised and organized the museum you see there today (I won't speak to its quality, maybe it's gotten better since I was there). Then, at the last minute an embarrassed government threw in a little cash and shamelessly took centre stage at the opening ceremony ribbon cutting.
Pardon my cynicism but if our current government could save a few bucks by forgetting about the museum, the beach and the whole historical event called D-Day they'd support oceanfront condos in a heartbeat.