Veterans minister under fire for ignoring winning design of Afghan war memorial
An online survey which the Liberal government used as a basis for choosing the design of Canada's national memorial to the Afghan war was not scientific, but the veterans minister says that doesn't mean it should be discounted.
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![The design chosen by the federal government for Canada's national memorial to the Afghan war. This design is by Team Stimson An artist's impression of a proposed memorial shows four sets of soldiers' helmets and equipment vests, facing each other in a circle.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6041559.1698805018!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/afghan-monument-design-stimson.jpg)
An online survey which the Liberal government used as a basis for choosing the design of Canada's national memorial to the Afghan war was not scientific, but the veterans minister says that doesn't mean it should be discounted.