Defenders of John A. Macdonald statues should remember his words, actions towards First Nations, says Kinsella

Canada's first prime minister separated First Nations children from their parents, calling them 'savages' who had to be 'civilized.'

The statue of Sir John A. Macdonald on Parliament Hill is one of many around the country. The City of Victoria recently removed a statue of the former prime minister from outside of its city hall because of Mr. Macdonald's role crafting the residential schools system, sparking controversy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY WARREN KINSELLA

August 20, 2018

BOSTON—What never moves and never talks, but is too often racist? Statues, of course. They’re lifeless. Down here in America, but also back home in Canada. Statues paying tributes to notorious historical racists like Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are still found across the Southern U.S.�...

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