There's a close bond between Canada and the Netherlands

The tulip gardens in Springbank Park and the new benches are but symbols of the close bond that has existed between Canada and the Netherlands since the Second World War.

Veterans Affairs Canada posted the following: "The Dutch people have never forgotten our brave soldiers’ efforts to free their country after years of harsh German occupation during the Second World War." 

More than 6,000 Canadian soldiers were killed, wounded or taken prisoner fighting to liberate the Netherlands.

The Liberation of the Netherlands (LINK)