Greg Piasetzki: John A. Macdonald’s return to Queen’s Park an opportunity for historical literacy – National Post
Jun 04, 2025
The reappearance of his statue at the Ontario legislature is not the end of the conversation. It should be the beginning
This summer, the Ontario government will remove the box that has, for several years, concealed the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald at Queen’s Park. It was in 2020 — after several statues across Canada had been painted, toppled and even beheaded — that Macdonald’s likeness in Ontario’s capital was boarded up.
Uncovering the statue is a welcome move. But if that’s all we do, we are likely to find ourselves back here again before long. Until Canadians are willing to revisit the actual historical facts — and in particular Macdonald’s relationship with Indigenous-Canadians — the cycle of erasure and outrage will continue.
