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Monuments and Memorials:
MAIN ENTRANCE
(Unless otherwise indicated, photos by Don of www.WascanaPark.com)
(Located in Speakers' Corner)
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(NORTHWEST PILLAR PLAQUE)
SPEAKERS' CORNER
THIS SPEAKERS' CORNER IS DEDICATED
TO THE PEOPLE OF SASKATCHEWAN, WHO,
IN THE COURSE OF THEIR SHORT HISTORY,
HAVE RECOGNIZED AND UPHELD THE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF FREE SPEECH AND
FREE ASSEMBLY.
THE LANTERNS ON THE ENTRANCE PILLARS
WERE PART OF THE CUMBERLAND SCREEN,
WHICH STOOD AT THE MARBLE ARCH
ENTRANCE TO LONDON'S HYDE PARK FROM
1907 TO 1960; THE LAMPS BORDERING THE
WALKS HAVE AN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT AT WESTMINISTER;
THE BIRCH TREES CAME FROM RUNNYMEDE
WHERE, IN 1215, KING JOHN SET HIS SEAL
TO MAGNA CARTA.
THESE SYMBOLS OF FREEDOM ARE THUS
CONSTANT REMINDERS OF OUR HERITAGE
OF FREE SPEECH AND SELF-GOVERNMENT
UNDER OUR PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM.
(Text on plaque)
