In the conclusion to his magisterial new book, “Sir. John A. Macdonald and the Apocalyptic Year 1885,” historian Patrice Dutil laments the posthumous fate of Canada’s founding prime minister John A.
Following Canada’s fifth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, other truths needs to be acknowledged. One, is that there have been no human remains found at residential school sites so far.
This summer, the Ontario government will remove the box that has, for several years, concealed the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald at Queen’s Park. It was in 2020 — after several statues across Canada ...