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The Canadian Press: Quebec outcry spiked Feds' plan to sell Pellan paintings

Jan 07, 2012

The Conservative government quietly planned to sell a pair of historic paintings by Quebec modern master Alfred Pellan after replacing them with a portrait of the Queen in the main reception area at the Department of Foreign Affairs. But it appears that after a public outcry in Quebec over the switch, the plan to sell the valuable works was spiked.

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