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If not for Sir John A. MacDonald and others there would not be a Canada and more likely another state in the USA. The indigenous people who feel so hard done by in Canada should look to the south to see how their counterparts were treated.

Leave the statue where it is!

Its part of our heritage

No matter what has happened in the past, its in the past. We have moved forward as a country to get past obstacles that were created in mistake. But its in the past. Sir John A Mcdonald also did great things for our country and our people in a whole. Yes mistakes were made, but guess what we are human, we all make mistakes. But like I said we have also corrected those mistakes. The past is the past and we need to move forward but also not forgetting about how our past had created our futures. Taking this statue…

American or Brit?

Had SJAM not pursued uniting and creating our nation we would not have Canada. He is more the father of confederation than George Washington is the father of the USA. Yes, white colonial history is bad but SJAM is not uniquely a bad or evil person. He chose to be active in building a nation -- this was not the easy path. He chose to give the indigenous male the ability to vote -- this was not the easy path. (Laurier revoked the indigenous vote because their votes will overwhelmingly in SJAM's favour - the "MacDonald Franchise" ). Imagine if…

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