LETTER: Sir John A's record leaves little reason to honour him on a pedestal

LETTER: Sir John A's record leaves little reason to honour him on a pedestal

'As MPP Sol Mamakwa — a residential school survivor — has said, the statue belongs in a museum, not at the heart of Ontario’s democracy,' writer says

Play reflects Canada's complex history with Sir John A. Macdonald's legacy #Canadian #OntarioHistoricalSociety #Canada

Just about the time a protective plywood box will be pulled away from the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald at Queen’s Park in Toronto, a comedy about the complex history of Canada’s first prime minister will be hitting the stage in southwestern Ontario.  Ojibway writer Drew Hayden Taylor’s play Sir John A: Acts of a Gentrified Ojibway Rebellion will begin its summer run at the Blyth Festival on June 18. It tells the fictional story of an Anishnaw…