Why doesn’t every dead Canadian prime minister get a statue on Parliament Hill?

They all should get their spot. Visiting Canadians should know about them even if historians have condemned them to the status of also-rans.

For visitors to Ottawa, the grounds of Parliament Hill are, or should be, a showcase for Canadian political history and, in particular, Canadian prime ministers.

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