Ottawa is a city used to fire breathing politicians wandering the streets.
But tens of thousands of people in the nation’s capital were treated this week to the awakening of a beast of a different sort.
Long Ma, a giant smoke billowing, fire breathing mechanical dragon from France, gracefully wandered the city’s streets after being “awoken” in a ceremony at Ottawa city hall.
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