I’ll still celebrate Sir John A., even in this era of political correctness

Nobody’s perfect, and our first PM certainly had his faults, but they ought to be put into context.

Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, has been both derided as an 'architect of genocide' and praised as one of Canada's founding fathers. George Lancefield photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

January 31, 2018

OTTAWA—Recently, I was the host of a celebration in Ottawa of the 203rd birthday of Sir John A. Macdonald. The annual “Sir John A. Kilt Skate” in Ottawa has burgeoned to several other cities and towns, and has proved a popular draw, if only to enjoy the novelty of seeing men and wom...

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