Preserve our history

I would never agree with the way the original natives were treated, not only here, but throughout Canada and USA. There were many atrocities in our history. I have an Irish background. My ancestors died by the hundreds in Kingston, “Skeleton Park” was their burial site. 

History is our past, not the present day. Nowadays, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trying to rectify some of the indignities of the past to Indigenous people. 

There were many, many good accomplishments in Sir John A McDonalds time. We, as Canadians should be very proud of those deeds. It was a different time and different mind set. 

There are also a lot of First Nation people who are happy and prosperous being Canadians. My husband is one of them, along with his many Algonquin relatives. 

We should be proud that Kingston was the First Capitol of Canada, under Sir John A McDonald. It is a beautiful city, full of amazing history.

Let us enjoy our history, while acknowledging that it was not the way we will act in the future.