A plaque commemorating Italian-Canadians from Ottawa who were interned during the Second World War will be erected on Booth Street, an Ottawa MP announced Sunday.
The monument recognizing the internees will be put up in Dante Park at Booth Street and Gladstone Avenue, according to a news release from Ottawa-Orleans MP Royal Galipeau.
Galipeau announced the plan on behalf of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney.
The plaque is among recent attempts to recognize the hardships endured by Italian-Canadian internees during the war, including a bill tabled by Montreal MP Massimo Pacetti in 2009 that would see an official apology issued in the House of Commons. The bill is currently being considered by the Senate.
The Booth Street plaque, which will also feature a time capsule, is funded by the Community Historical Recognition plan, created by the federal government in 2008.
The plan will see $81,875 given to the Italian-Canadian Community Centre of the National Capital Region, to be used to build the monument.
A booklet and website will also be created for the event.