Cancel Culture Scrubs Macdonald’s Name From University Building

Cancel Culture Scrubs Macdonald’s Name From University Building
Queen's University campus in Kingston, Ont., on March 18, 2020. The Canadian Press/Lars Hagberg
Brad Bird
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Cancel culture notched another victory recently when the faculty board at Queen’s University law school in Kingston voted 29 to 3 to remove John A. Macdonald’s name from its building. Like a cancer, critical theory has established itself in the structures of our universities, according to Queen’s professor Bruce Pardy, who voted against the motion.

Brad Bird
Brad Bird
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Brad Bird began his career by freelancing in the 1970s. He worked for the Winnipeg Free Press in the 1980s and various smaller papers since, as well as abroad in conflict zones and for a Conservative MP in the Harper government. Also an author, he divides his time between Manitoba and B.C.
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