This is the new rendering of the smaller and shorter victims of communism memorial. It is eight metres tall and only takes up 37 per cent of the site, not 60 per cent as an earlier plan indicated; image by National Capital Commission.

Heritage and architecture supporters have banded together to file a federal lawsuit against the proposed memorial to victims of communism, one day after the National Capital Commission unveiled plans for a smaller, less-intrusive version of the controversial monument. The lawsuit is being sought by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, who had previously spoken out against the monument, as well as local group Heritage Ottawa and architects Barry Padolsky and Shirley Blumberg.

In a statement, the groups allege the NCC violated its own public consultation procedures as well as the National Capital Act in its "hasty" decision to begin preparations to decontaminate the memorial's site despite not having a finalized design in place......Continue Reading

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