Canadian Museum for Human Rights to Begin Construction Friday

Smallc · December 17, 2008

No link, because there is none yet, but I heard it on CBC radio. PM and Minister of Heritage to be in Winnipeg to make the announcement on Friday.

Edited December 17, 2008 by Smallc

Argus · December 17, 2008

No link, because there is none yet, but I heard it on CBC radio. PM and Minister of Heritage to be in Winnipeg to make the announcement on Friday.

Whoop de do.

Just what the hell is a "museum" of human rights going to contain anyway? High minded platitudes along with pictures of sad-eyed victims?

Smallc · December 17, 2008

dunno, just reporting the news. Any project that will bring attention (good attention) to Canada is a good thing in my view.

AngusThermopyle · December 17, 2008

Oh great, another big fat waste of money for the Pussy Willows of our society to ooh and aah over.

It might be better to direct the money towards something that actually has some intrinsic value.

Canadian Blue · December 17, 2008

I remember when I was in Winnipeg in 2006 they were talking about starting to build this museum as well. I can't really judge the merits of it until they give us some details about what it'll entail.

PS: I wonder if they're going to put an issue of Macleans in an exhibit to showcase what hate literature is.

Smallc · December 17, 2008

I remember when I was in Winnipeg in 2006 they were talking about starting to build this museum as well.

Yes. Construction couldn't start until all private funding was in place. Right now they are only $3M from what they need. I imagine that either the Aspers or the province will top it off.

If you want to see what its about, you can visit the website. They have a video.

OddSox · December 17, 2008

http://www.canadianmuseumforhumanrights.com/

It's certainly a pretty building, although not cheap. They don't really say what they going to put in it but with a $22 million annual budget I'm sure they'll think of something.

I guess this falls under the 'stimulus' category?

Smallc · December 17, 2008

http://www.canadianmuseumforhumanrights.com/
It's certainly a pretty building, although not cheap. They don't really say what they going to put in it but with a $22 million annual budget I'm sure they'll think of something.

I guess this falls under the 'stimulus' category?

It looks like it will be very high tech and electronic according to the video.

Its an infrastructure project.....only thing is its kind of in the wrong province right now being as we still have a labour shortage in the Winnipeg area.

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fellowtraveller · December 17, 2008

It looks like it will be very high tech and electronic according to the video.
Its an infrastructure project.....only thing is its kind of in the wrong province right now being as we still have a labour shortage in the Winnipeg area.

Not for long, all the refugees from Alberta will be returning home soon.

I hope you can keep them busy.

Oleg Bach · December 17, 2008

So Orwellian, much like the Museum Of The Ministry Of Love..they had better put some human rights into our judical system - from the family courts - to the litigative ones to the the crimminal ones (crimminals should have no rights) - right up to the Supreme Court that hates human rights and always passes the buck the the Human Rights Tribunal - then the rights are dumped in the trash bin - What a bunch of delluded hypocrites...to create a temple of rights and glorify themselves as if the builders actually enforce real law that guarentees human rights - I don't see them granting rights - I just see them incrimentally taking them away.

Smallc · December 17, 2008

Not for long, all the refugees from Alberta will be returning home soon.
I hope you can keep them busy.

More than enough projects over the the next few years to keep people busy. We've barely been affected by the downturn. Once resource prices stabilize, the mines and drilling operations will return to normal and will need far more people. You can keep sending them.

Smallc · December 18, 2008

PM to break ground on site of Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Oleg Bach · December 18, 2008

More than enough projects over the the next few years to keep people busy. We've barely been affected by the downturn. Once resource prices stabilize, the mines and drilling operations will return to normal and will need far more people. You can keep sending them.

Like your attitude...keep going....>

Hydraboss · December 18, 2008

A monumental waste of money on...well...a monumental waste of money.

Question for all the bleeding heart liberals and dippers.........are you okay with a $22 million annual budget for this crap when children, immigrants and liberal arts majors are starving in the streets? (you know, the streets with all the soldiers in them?)

I'll support the museum if Canada agrees to disband and forget the Human Rights Circus...I mean Commission.

M.Dancer · December 18, 2008

I hope there's interactive exibits....I would like to take part in a grecian symposium... wine bearers and dancing slave girls and all....

blueblood · December 18, 2008

More than enough projects over the the next few years to keep people busy. We've barely been affected by the downturn. Once resource prices stabilize, the mines and drilling operations will return to normal and will need far more people. You can keep sending them.

You forgot about the ag industry. MacDon and Buhler were hiring like crazy in the summertime. Then there is Monsanto, Bayer, Dupont, etc.

Smallc · December 18, 2008

You forgot about the ag industry. MacDon and Buhler were hiring like crazy in the summertime. Then there is Monsanto, Bayer, Dupont, etc.

I wasn't aware of that, but thanks for the information.

jdobbin · December 18, 2008

Not for long, all the refugees from Alberta will be returning home soon.
I hope you can keep them busy.

Sure, they can help in the construction of the $150 million Ikea store, the largest in Canada.

Smallc · December 18, 2008

Sure, they can help in the construction of the $150 million Ikea store, the largest in Canada.

Or the rest of the development that goes with it. Its completely crazy. This city is on fire right now. There is rumours of a second Cabela's, a Wal-Mart Super Centre, and a Bass Pro Shop. Too bad we lost the apartment tower, but you can't win them all I guess...I really hope we get the HIV centre though...oh, and I hope this whole port thing works out.

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blueblood · December 18, 2008

I'd like to see this recession as an opportunity to fully upgrade the port of Churchill. perhaps send a pipeline up there, improve the railway/build new track. This business of going thru TBay is a joke.

Smallc · December 18, 2008

I'd like to see this recession as an opportunity to fully upgrade the port of Churchill. perhaps send a pipeline up there, improve the railway/build new track. This business of going thru TBay is a joke.

Railway is being improved as we speak. The northern section is in bad shape and is being rebuilt. The port is getting a lot of work too. I do agree though, a set of tracks along highway 6 for example would be very good and would greatly reduce travel time.

What I'm really excited for is the road to Nunavut. I hope it soon goes ahead. Then there could be trucks going to churchill and it would open it up as a huge tourist destination. If Centreport works out for Winnipeg, this place is about to really take off. With the addition of these destination retailers, well...Winnipeg and Manitoba are about to get much bigger.

DrGreenthumb · December 18, 2008

The sickest part is that this museum of "human rights" is to include a statue of a prominent white supremicist. Emily Murphy, author of "The Black Candle" and other such fear mongering rubbish is to be celebrated as a human rights champion. Imagine building a stautue of a woman who was a member of the racist "anti-chinese league" at a museum dedicated to human rights? Emily Murphy, the founding mother of Canada's war on plants is probably responsible for more human rights abuses in this country than any other single person in our history, and she gets a statue built in her honour at the human rights museum. It is even more of an insult to all Canadians of chinese descent than having that racist bitch on our 50 dollar bill. Every 50 I get I cross out Emily and write the word racist over her head.

Mr.Canada · December 18, 2008

This isn't a priority. I hope taxpayers aren't funding this junk. We need the money for the economy not for some museum no one one will ever go to except the Liberal White and guilt ridden.

blueblood · December 18, 2008

Railway is being improved as we speak. The northern section is in bad shape and is being rebuilt. The port is getting a lot of work too. I do agree though, a set of tracks along highway 6 for example would be very good and would greatly reduce travel time.
What I'm really excited for is the road to Nunavut. I hope it soon goes ahead. Then there could be trucks going to churchill and it would open it up as a huge tourist destination. If Centreport works out for Winnipeg, this place is about to really take off. With the addition of these destination retailers, well...Winnipeg and Manitoba are about to get much bigger.

A Hwy. to Churchill and to Nunavut would be great. Tracks would be better. The tracks need to be improved because the current ones cannot handle fully loaded cars. Having that set up and ready to go would be much more efficient than going through TBay.

Smallc · December 19, 2008

The tracks need to be improved because the current ones cannot handle fully loaded cars. Having that set up and ready to go would be much more efficient than going through TBay.

Yeah, that's what they're doing right now. They're redoing the bad portion of the tracks from Gillam to Churchill.