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Two newly elected Liberal MPs opposed to the proposed location of the Memorial to the Victims of Communism say public consultations are needed to determine an alternate site.

“We do need public consultations to talk about what would be a suitable location,” said Ottawa Centre MP-elect Catherine McKenna, a vocal critic of the site near the Supreme Court chosen by the outgoing Conservative government.

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Even before those consultations take place, though, there needs to be a close look at the project’s finances to see how much its sponsor, Tribute to Liberty, has been able to raise toward its $5.5-million cost, McKenna said.”We need to press stop and find out what’s going on. We need to see if it’s viable.”

Anita Vandenbeld agreed that public consultations are required. The MP-elect for Ottawa West-Nepean argued that “we need public buy-in on something like this. This is really something that never should have been politicized in the first place.”