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How to interpret Canadian history in contemporary public spaces in light of recent movements for social and political change.
鈥淪tatues, street and school names, and other aspects of our cultural landscape make it seem as if people of European origin belong in Canada while others 鈥 including Indigenous people 鈥 do not. John A. Macdonald statues are prime examples. They celebrate the 鈥済reatness鈥 of Macdonald while ignoring his role presiding over the largest land grab in the history of the British Empire and in creating the policies, including the residential schools, designed to destroy the political, cultural and social customs of Indigenous peoples. He was also the first person in the British Empire to organize political rights based on biologically-defined race when he took the right to vote any from anyone 鈥渙f Mongolian or Chinese race鈥 on grounds the Chinese threatened 鈥渢he Aryan nature鈥 of Canada.
Addressing these issues requires undoing the damage caused by people like Macdonald and remaking Canadian cultural landscapes to include everyone who makes up the country.鈥