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  O Canada: Blue patriot love
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Last EditedMonsieur  Jul 02, 2007 09:46am
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News DateSunday, July 29, 2007 03:45:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionOTTAWA–They're painting the town blue for Canada Day in the nation's capital this year.

Though the red and white of Canada's flag is usually the dominant colour scheme for the big party in Ottawa on July 1, blue seems to be all the rage this year – a good, solid Conservative blue, to match the government in power.

Workers have been erecting the main stage for festivities this week on Parliament Hill. By yesterday, it was evident the favoured hue seems to have definitely shifted from red – which also happens to be the colour of the Liberal party, the Conservatives' arch-rivals.

The huge stage, similar to the kind seen at big outdoor rock concerts, is solid blue, as is the large overhang. "Canada" is written in red lettering that's a little like the kind found on an old-fashioned hockey sweater – hockey, coincidentally, being one of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's big interests.
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