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I noticed a moving extract from a poem by Earle Birney on the wall of the Memorial Room when I visited several years ago. Apparently the poem is now out of print. Could somebody who visits the Peace Tower transcribe the verse for this page?
The Peace Tower is not called "Tower of Victory and Peace," and the linked source (http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/ic/can_digital_collections/books/history.htm) does not make that claim either: "And so it was two years later that the Prince of Wales laid the corner stone of 'The Tower of Victory and Peace' as it was originally known." It says "as it was originally known," not "this is its official name."
The Parliament of Canada website says: "On September 1, 1919, the Prince of Wales laid the cornerstone of the tower and designated it the Tower of Peace and Victory. However, it was during 1927 celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of Confederation that the name of the tower was finally settled. Prime Minister Mackenzie King was keen on giving this important memorial a name that would match its role as a symbol of the principles for which Canada fought in the Great War, as well as the high aspirations of the Canadian people. As in so many other decisions surrounding the reconstructed Centre Block, architect Pearson's opinion must have carried considerable weight. He wrote to the Prime Minister: 'In all my thought of the tower, Peace was dominant. I believe there is a quiet peaceful dignity about it.'"
http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/House/Collections/heritage_spaces/main/main_entrance-e.htm
There we have it. The name of the tower was originally chosen to be: "Tower of Victory and Peace" or even "Tower of Peace and Victory" but was finally chosen to be the "Peace Tower" by WLMK in 1927. 50.92.145.35 (talk) 10:12, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]