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REAL Indian Residential School history reclaimed by Patrice Dutil and Brian Giesbrecht

2 months ago | hymie.substack.com | Hymie Rubenstein |Patrice Dutil |Brian Giesbrecht

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Trudeau should have learned from Sir John A. – not tried to erase him.

Jan 13, 2025 | nationalnewswatch.com | Patrice Dutil

It’s been said that those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. But what of those that seek to erase it? Justin Trudeau’s resignation as prime minister after nine years came just days before the 210th birthday of the most important of all the men who occupied that position – Sir John A. Macdonald. Trudeau – unlike his father, Pierre – had no appreciation for Canada’s first prime minister.
Woke Captive

Jun 25, 2024 | dorchesterreview.ca | Patrice Dutil

Montreal's pitiful staff report on the founding prime minister is easily demolished. BEFORE HE WAS a mystery, and long before he became a subject of study, Sir John A. Macdonald was a monument to me. I have very clear memories of seeing the Macdonald statue on Dominion Square in Montreal as a young boy.
Parks Canada chooses identity politics over giving Sir John A. Macdonald his due

May 22, 2024 | thehub.ca | Patrice Dutil

Parks Canada launched its new characterization of Sir John A. Macdonald over the Victoria Day long weekend when it reopened Bellevue House in Kingston, Ontario after six long years of restoration. The spectacle, steeped in identity politics, has rightly been criticized for portraying our founding prime minister as among Canada’s worst-ever villains. For fans of Canadian architecture and home design and for friends of history, this was an important event.