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"Wasn't the inflammatory book that started this thread also released this week? If so, I'll leave it to others to make what they will of the timing of the dedication..."
I happen to know the publisher rushed out copies in a near panic in order to capitalize on the "controversy" (read: free publicity) resulting from the author's interviews in the Canadian media.
And the official dedication of the Owen Sound museum (Bishop's boyhood home) was scheduled some time ago: the Canadian government couldn't organize a good conspiracy if it tried ...
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As I mentioned over the past couple of days, yes the book did get shipped 3 weeks early. The publisher wasn't going to pass up the free publicity, given that their office was deluged with requests for the book.
As a point of reference, when I was speaking with a reporter from the National Post Thursday evening, the story from 17 April was picked up by the Canadian Press newswire only after it had been "trolled" in front of various other national papers, who wouldn't touch it!
The Museum only received the official confirmation on its Status on Friday. It had been a hot topic because originally they were not granted National Historical Site Status.
But then, these are comments that were posted on here over the past several weeks.