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2 unusual facts about Nathan Phillips Square


Nathan Phillips

Nathan Phillips Square, the plaza in front of Toronto, Ontario's City Hall named in honour of the above

Samba Squad

Samba Squad performed in City TV's 2008/2009 New Year's Eve live TV gala at Nathan Phillips Square, which included a collaboration with award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Leslie Feist.


Chris Korwin-Kuczynski

In 1992, Korwin-Kuczynski successfully urged that the music group Barenaked Ladies be banned from performing a concert in Nathan Phillips Square because he believed their name objectified women (Toronto Star, 20 July 2005).

Toronto municipal election, 1966

Perhaps the most important issue was Givens' advocacy for Henry Moore's controversial sculpture The Archer for Nathan Phillips Square also remained an issue.


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Toronto City Hall

In the 1980 film The Kidnapping of the President starring William Shatner and Hal Holbrook the city hall and Nathan Phillips Square provided the location for a protracted hostage scene.