Canadian founders and our history from the east coast to the west coast are being cancelled.
John A Macdonald, Edward Cornwallis (founder of Halifax) Egerton Ryerson (Toronto educator), Henry Dundas (early Canadian abolitionist), Matthew Begbie (BC’s first chief justice) and many more are being removed from streets, schools, and public squares.
How to think about history: All of us are imperfect and every figure in history held view of their age just as we will be judged by future generations. Thus, the proper way to think about historical figures is to ask: “Did they contribute to building a free, flourishing Canada?”
Source: The 1867 Project: Why Canada Should Be Cherished—Not Cancelled. Edited by Mark Milke and published by the Aristotle Foundation.
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