Victims of Communism Memorial

Q74: By the end of 2015, will construction commence on the Victims of Communism Memorial with the current proposed location and design?
Yes: 60%
No: 40%
(Small changes in the design, name, or location of the memorial do not matter.  A substantial change of purpose of the memorial would matter.)

The federal government is currently planning to build a memorial to the Victims of Communism on land in front of the Supreme Court (see summary article here).  The location of the memorial has been criticized as contrary to plans to eventually build a federal court building there.  The design and size of the memorial have also attracted controversy.  The Liberals, NDP, and Ottawa mayor Jim Watson have all said they oppose the location and/or design of the memorial.  Despite the criticism, the Conservatives have continued to support the current location and design.  Construction is scheduled to begin this year, and be completed by the fall.

I think that the memorial will probably be built according to the current specifications.  There are political costs to the Conservatives in cancelling or moving the memorial. There has been little indication that they plan to revisit the location or design.  Still, it is possible that they may bow to the pressure to move or redesign the memorial.