A commentary by a retired (history) teacher and school administrator.
I note that Victoria’s outgoing civic administration plans to ship the “removed” statue of Sir John A. Macdonald to a warehouse in Ladner. Please reconsider.
Macdonald did indeed lend his support to having First Nations children taken from their families and educated elsewhere. Not a great idea as it turned out though, ironically, he felt it was the right thing to do. Macdonald also made his negative feelings known when it came to Asians who were then wishing to immigrate. Nor did he deal sympathetically with those involved with the Northwest Rebellion.
Under his watch, American slave hunters were not permitted to return to America with slaves they might have found. Macdonald also attempted – sadly, unsuccessfully – to extend the vote to both women and First Nations people.
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