Cancelling Canada Day Part of a Movement That Will End Somewhere Ugly

Cancelling Canada Day Part of a Movement That Will End Somewhere Ugly
The statue of Sir John A. Macdonald is removed from a park in his hometown of Kingston, Ont., on June 18, 2021. The Canadian Press/Lars Hagberg
John Robson
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It seems cancel culture has reached Canada. Literally. Across the nation politicians are cancelling Canada Day because we are a genocidal disgrace. To which I am obliged to say: “Be careful what you wish for.”

John Robson
John Robson
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John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”
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