Learn the Lessons of History, Don’t ‘Cancel’ Them, New Tory Leader O'Toole Says

Learn the Lessons of History, Don’t ‘Cancel’ Them, New Tory Leader O'Toole Says
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole arrives with Conservative MP Candice Bergen to a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on September 2, 2020. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—New Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says plaques, not protests, should take place in front of historical sites and monuments that reflect controversial moments in Canadian history.

O'Toole told his party’s MPs and senators gathered for their first meeting under his leadership that those who are tearing down the statues of the country’s founders are dooming Canada to forget the lessons of history.