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The final in-person opportunity for Kingston residents to contribute to the development of an updated cultural heritage strategy will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. at the Rideau Heights Community Centre (85 MacCauley St.).
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Beginning Sept. 6, the City of Kingston is asking residents to express how they feel about Sir John A. Macdonald's legacy. The "Your Stories, Our Histories" public engagement opportunity will launch a 2018-2019 community discussion that will help the City reflect Kingston's deep and diverse histories in its cultural exhibitions, events and programming.
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More than any other person, first Canadian PM laid the foundation for the development of this country as one of the world’s greatest. Source: Cape Breton Post Published: Sept. 14, 2018
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A statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in downtown Montreal was spray painted red Thursday night, the third time it has been vandalized since November. Source: CBC Published: Aug. 17, 2018
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An Indigenous MP, who called for the renaming of Ottawa's Langevin Block because of its namesake's role in the creation of the residential school system, said he does not feel the same way about stripping the name of Canada's first prime minister from public schools. Source: CBC News. Published: Aug. 27, 2017
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Right now, Canada is experiencing another spasm of controversy over the legacy of its first prime minister, John A. Macdonald. Although he undoubtedly laid the foundations of modern Canada, he also personally set in motion all the most damaging elements of Canadian Indigenous policy. Source: National Post. Published: Aug. 28, 2018
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Sir John A. Macdonald’s 200th birthday is upon us. Across Canada, celebrations are afoot; at the Historica-Dominion Institute’s SirJohnADay website you can even print out a party hat. Source: Ottawa Citizen. Published: Jan 9, 2013
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Canadians are waking up to the contributions Indigenous peoples have made, and are making, to this country’s identity. Celebrating men like Sir John A. Macdonald doesn’t do this. Source: Ottawa Citizen. Published: January 9, 2015
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Two down, 11 statues still standing. That’s how many can be found of our founder, Sir John A. Macdonald, across Canada, after Victoria city hall banished his visage in a gesture of “truth and reconciliation” with Indigenous people. Source: Our Windsor. Published: Aug. 28, 2018