More than 40,000 Canadians served in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2014, among them 160 were killed
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Veterans Affairs is now expected to ask the National Capital Commission to approve the location in the coming weeks and, if successful, launch consultations with veterans for a design. The national monument was supposed to have been completed in 2017, but a number of veterans spoke out against the location the Conservatives initially chose at Richmond Landing, near the Royal Canadian Navy Monument along the Ottawa River. Among the concerns was the site was isolated and difficult to reach, particularly in winter and for veterans with accessibility challenges.
“Furthermore, the addition of a commemorative monument to any one conflict or mission is certain to attract other such requests, further impacting that architectural vision,” the war museum said in June 2017.When faced with these competing positions in September 2017, the National Capital Commission deferred the decision — leaving the project in limbo.
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