Macdonald Day was designated by Parliament nine years ago but in truth it’s a media creation

On this Macdonald Day at the Macdonald statue in the town Macdonald built, the number of attendees was—me. Macdonald's descendants did not show up; they live in Manitoba and vote NDP.

It was noon Tuesday so I walked to the John A. Macdonald statue on Parliament Hill.

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