Despite its great architetural success that is often compared with the Sydney Opera House, it also leavses a comparable financial legacy. The Big O, as Montrealers call it, has not only become the symbol of Montreal, but also a target of ridicule for its near-million residents who are still paying the debts today.
Criticism crosses newspapers from time to time.
So many people fly to Rome each year, argued the youngster, just to see the ruins of ancient constructions. Not everyone from Hong Kong thinks so. To be sure, newspaper staff is not hired to defend a troubled city or a troubled project. Journalism, at least in theory, is created to impart information of common interest to its readership. It hardly makes news that fung shui frequents Canadian media recently.