New Knowledge

For most of my 56 years, all I really knew about Sir John A. Macdonald was that he was Canada’s first Prime Minister, and he is on our $10 bill. I now have new knowledge about him. Now I know about his key role in Canada’s horrific treatment of our Indigenous People. I am at a loss to understand why having his statue (in front of the library of all places - where knowledge is stored!!) is even a topic for discussion?? There are so many other good options for us to choose from for a statue on our Main Street. Someone / something ALL Canadians can be proud of. What a wonderful way to unite everyone! No one can win when we are arguing over whether or not to continue having a person hold a place of prominence in our town who we know did not treat all Canadians with respect. He certainly was not “Holding Court” for our Indigenous People! It is a fact that his policies, and the damage done by his actions, continue to cause great pain today. We just cannot he ok with this - not now that we all know about it! Right!!?