Trust "Canada's New Government" ...

to make the Canada Pavilion look like a Speedy Muffler Shop. These guys have no aesthetic, no class, no taste, no decency. The CP reflects the governments we elect today. Corrupt used car salesmen.

The Hapless Harper's governance isn't working

Beyond Parliament's 'Harper holidays' his other legal failures include breaking his own election law.

His economic failures :
http://tinyurl.com/HarperSteady

His fiscal failures:
"We will not be running a deficit. We will keep our spending within our means. It is that simple. The alternative is not a plan. It is just the consequence of complete panic, and this government will not panic at a time of uncertainty," Harper told a Toronto audience on October 7th 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/user/MapleBalls#p/u/50/Ea8yrs_kxCE

His accountability failures:
Most recently shutting down the Afghan detainee inquiry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLycAWlnkgU

****

If he fails on security - will he resign ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i2UwG7dndw

Turns out Mr Minority's hidden agenda is - incompetence.

The soul of the people

Ruskin said something along the line that architecture expresses the soul of the people or the soul of culture. I'd say this is about spot on for where the current provincial and federal governments have taken us. Canada is simply no longer impressive on the world stage, and this building sums that up.

Illegal...shut it down

This building needs to be treated like any other illegal building in this province. Shut it down. Most of us will be delighted since it was not built by Canadians anyway.

Slainte mhath!

I can sort of understand the logic behind a temorary shelter that can be thrown up quickly and removed when the event is over, kind of like a beer tent at a county fair -- but a $10 million dollar beer tent? Outrageous! Another pint o' Brooker's, Bitter 'n' Twisted ale please.

This doesn't surprise me.

This doesn't surprise me. Our Provincal and Federal governments don't understand the basic concept of "Law, order, and good government". They should be charged with breach of trust.

someone competent watches over

Wait a minute. Weren't leaky condos designed by architects?

leaky condos

came from non-union builders.

leaky architects and builders

I live in a condo built by union labor, designed by an architect at a reputable Vancouver firm which has designed many buildings. It was constructed in 2005, so presumably had the advantage of techniques to overcome the leaky syndrome. Guess what: not two months after taking possession and moving in, we discovered water under our laminate flooring. Six months of ripped-open walls, living in 2/3 of a 700-square foot apartment, and numerous attempts to locate and fix the leak before it was finally declared, by a water-intrustion specialist, to have been fixed. That was the winter of 05-06. This past November, another suite in our building had water leaking in. We are now going to re-clad the south face of the building in Hardiboard, in what we and the developer and architect hope will be the "answer" to leaks.

Architects have a lot to answer for, including designing buildings that cannot stand up to a month of driving rain, but they can't answer for shoddy construction--union or not.

As for the Canada pavilion, the sooner it is removed after the Games, the better. Fortunately it is not front and centre in the city, but even so it is a perfect example of the unimaginativ and unaesthetic design so prevalent in much of Vancouver's architecture (even if it wasn't designed by a B.C. architect).

That's It...

That's it I'm not going. This building was about promoting bussiness in Canada! But would you buy from a country that can't even build their own tent???
Let's see what playing on Russian TV...enjoy...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S4dnAjMfIc

laws are inconvenient

Now do we really think the laws are for the upper crust?? Political figures, no they are only there to keep people from having a reasonable life.

Good grief, that thing

Good grief, that thing really is awful butt ugly.

an intrusion

About as misplaced as Van der Zalm's castle was in its time.

I couldn't care less about the Pavilion

I am not a supporter of the Olympics, so why all of a sudden should I care about the Pavilion?

At any rate, the people "need" their Olympics, it will take place, it will be declared a resounding success and the people who "need" and those of us who "don't need" the Olympics will be left holding the bag for many years to come.

Meanwhile, the movable feast called "The Olympics" moves on to the next city in which their people indicated that they "need" the Olympics.

So, what else is new?

The discussion should perhaps now be about holding VANOC and others accountable, and subject to potential prosecution should any evidence of graft or corruption materialize. If VANOC is an incorporated entity, they can simply fold their tent and leave everyone hanging, with virtually no penalty to the personnel that comprise VANOC. That would be a parting kick in the behind.

I find it quite ironic, that with the preponderance of Quebec bashing that goes on in British Columbia, we are all Montrealers now.

what were they thinking?

They only reason you'd want to go in that building would be if you really needed a washroom fast.

That's an anti-building. It should be up in Fort McMurray, filled with drilling equipment.

What do you expect

You can't expect to have pretty, artistic buildings when your heritage minister follows the UFC and MMA fighters on Twitter.

I Think The Pavilion Is Perfect

Perfectly in keeping with all the hideous archetorture that has been foisted on our city. From the Canada Line subway stations that look like bomb shelters all ready for World War 3 to the deadly dull dormitories that will forever blight False Creek. The best thing about the Canada Pavilion is that in four weeks it will be gone. Didn't anybody go to Expo 86? It was really really wonderful and ran for months. There were so many great structures that I wish were still around (the golfball not withstanding)

I don't particularly care

I don't particularly care about the building beyond knowing I'm paying for part of it. But it sure does look like a cheap, tacky job for sure.

that's the Canadian Olympic Pavillion!

I thought it was a Gov't of Canada info kiosk...

lynnm... I think you are getting close

It is probably Harper's vision of what Parliament should be like.

hmmm

"The provision ensures someone competent watches over building safety, aesthetics and compliance to city bylaws, among other duties. As far as the AIBC can tell, no architect oversaw the $9.2 million Canada Pavilion."
And no person oversaw the safety of the installation of power, as the chief electrical inspector for the city of vancouver had been fired up to 2 weeks before.
On the plus side I suppose, the insertion of a 'disposable' building would be preferrable to one where we had spent hundreds of millions. 


The picture above is deceptive...

The pavilion is much uglier when not a computer drawing.

It doesn't showcase Canada, it didn't create jobs in Canada, and it didn't save money. $10.4 million for a two-month temporary tent?

Why is there a blue arc in front?

I checked with my kids and even they know that Canada's colours are red and white.

Does everything have to be politicized? I guess it's the Conservative Pavillion.

rikia

Maybe it's the top half of a Stargate.......

I agree with the above

I agree with the above posters. What's wrong with Canadian artists and architechs? I thought this was to show off Canada. Oh Yeah! Harper wants us to be more like America, and Gordon wants to include Arnold, who's state owes us 280 million for hydro. Go figure.