McDonald-Cartier Bench - Ottawa Airport, Canada
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N 45° 19.350 W 075° 40.074
18T E 447655 N 5018994
A bench near the luggage pickup with John A. McDonald and Georges-Etienne Cartier side by side.
Waymark Code: WMH109
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/04/2013
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The men who engineered Canada's Confederation formed an unlikely alliance. Like the colonies they represented, they were divided by religious, political, and regional animosities.
John A. Macdonald, from Upper-Canada, led the Conservatives, and together he and George-Etienne Cartier, from Lower-Canada and leader of the Liberal Party, became co-prime ministers of the Province of Canada. The two of them believed that forming a new, bigger country was the answer to the province's problems. Cartier was responsible for convincing most French Canadians that Confederation would be good for French Canada, as it would make Quebec a separate province.
From this Coalition, other political figures entered, making place for Confederation .
Location description: At the luggage pickup reception area at the Ottawa MacDonald Cartier International Airport.
Statue's Subject: John A. MacDonald and Georges Etienne Cartier
Artist: Sculptor Jérémie Giles and l’Atelier du Bronze Inc.
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of the statue with person sitting on bench next to the statue, standing next to the statue or other-wise interacting appropriately with the statue(face of person does not need to show, gps does not need to be in photo).
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