Hill construction hiding former PM Pearson statue
Unlike three other statues of former prime ministers the Public Works Department moved to safer spots—because they were directly located on excavation or temporary building sites—Public Works managers kept the statue of Pearson where it was and surrounded it with the plywood hoarding for protection.
PARLIAMENT HILL—Despite heavy construction, underground dynamiting and excavations on Parliament Hill, nearly all of the seven statues of distinguished former prime ministers of Canada are still easily accessible to the public.
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