One of the best things about Canada's War Memorial and Tomb of the Unknown is that they're smack in the middle of a busy Ottawa street, just steps from Parliament Hill.
There's a friendly Irish pub on the next corner. Cars and buses rumble by. People eat lunch on nearby benches. And on Canada Day, after the parades and festivities, hundreds of people leave flags on the tomb in silent tribute.
We cats are distressed to think that thanks to some lamebrain from Laval, this could change.
Unlike the occupant of the tomb, the Canadian soldier lost at the War Memorial today is known. We cats don't presume to speak for him. But we hope that in spite of everything that's happened, he would be among the first to urge Ottawa to please leave things as they are.
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