OTTAWA—How did urban Canada turn into Anytown, U.S.A.? It happened through little municipal dramas, like the kind played out last week in Ottawa. City councillors debated whether to build a mall on one of the nation's last surviving downtown fairgrounds, 19th century Lansdowne Park. In its 134 years the park has hosted bicycle races and rifle drills, Roy Rogers, Mick Jagger, and the Dalai Lama.

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