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Posted by Mary
on August 30, 2020, 2:13 pm
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Statue of Canada's first PM toppled in Montreal 30 August 2020 The monument to John A Macdonald loses its head as it is torn down. https://news.sky.com/video/statue-of-canadas-first-pm-toppled-in-monreal-12059533 'In 1873, he resigned from office over a scandal in which his party took bribes from businessmen seeking the contract to build the Canadian Pacific Railway. However, he was re-elected in 1878, continuing until he died in office in 1891. Macdonald's greatest achievements were building and guiding a successful national government for the new Dominion, using patronage to forge a strong Conservative Party, promoting the protective tariff of the National Policy, and completing the railway. He fought to block provincial efforts to take power back from the national government in Ottawa. His most controversial move was to approve the execution of Métis leader Louis Riel for treason in 1885; it alienated many francophones from his Conservative Party. Macdonald died in 1891, still in office; he remains respected for his key role in the formation of Canada. He has been criticized for his role in the Chinese Head Tax and federal policies towards indigenous peoples, including his actions during the North-West Rebellion that resulted in Riel's execution. Historical rankings in surveys of experts in Canadian political history have consistently placed Macdonald as one of the highest rated Prime Ministers in Canadian history.' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Macdonald Perhaps that last sentence should be deleted. |
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