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Michael Higgins: John A. Macdonald belongs on his pedestal

Kingston must put statue back for the good of all Canada

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Canada’s first prime minister, John A. Macdonald, the Father of Confederation and the man who built the Canadian Pacific Railway, has been much maligned, slandered, attacked and dethroned in the last several years.

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One of the most shameful episodes happened in 2021 when the deluded burghers of Kingston, Ont., Macdonald’s hometown, ordered the removal of his statue from City Park where it had stood for 126 years. It’s been in storage ever since.

On Wednesday, a group of academics, authors and historians will be making the case to the Kingston Heritage Properties Committee that Macdonald should be restored to his pedestal.

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