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Originally Posted by rousseau

Montreal is special. And cool.

When you see the village done up like that you invariably wonder at how unique Montreal is. And you invariably think about Canada's other metropolis by way of comparison.

And, after a few moments, you invariably think of Rob Ford.

Montreal. Rob Ford. You can't put them into the same sentence. You can try, but it won't work. Montreal...Montreal...

Rob Ford.

Nope. They resist each other. Just for fun, try to imagine Rob Ford spearheading that kind of public installation in Toronto.

Thankfully the mayor isn't responsible for installing public art fixtures. There have been plenty of temporary art installations in Toronto over the years. Nuit Blanche alone has dozens of installations for just one night every year.
























Some more recent, permanent ones:

Zhang Huan's "Rising", Shangri-La Hotel, Toronto Ontario by Greg's Southern Ontario, on Flickr