In honour of Stephen Harpers fake lake, Tony Clements steamboat, and the billion dollar bill for the G8 and G20 Summits. Because it had to be done (with apologies to the Barenaked Ladies). Journalists and officials wandered about the controversial exhibit in the Direct Energy Centre at Exhibition Place to examine the cedar deck, wooden Muskoka chairs, shallow pool and stacked canoes sitting in front a giant screen flashing images of Ontario lakes. The pool, costing $57,000, is meant to simulate the charm of Ontarios cottage country in the heart of downtown Toronto, giving journalists a taste of Huntsville, Ont., where the G8 summit will be held Friday before the G20 begins in Toronto on Saturday. - Jun 23, 2010 cbc.ca/news/canada/g20-fake-lake-revealed-1.936289 youtu.be/n03OezKHnGg
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