If You Cut the Threads, Things Fall Apart

The statue of Canada’s founding prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, is removed from a park in his hometown of Kingston, Ont., on June 18, 2021. The Canadian Press/Lars Hagberg

Commentary

In 1967, Canada was the world’s shining star. Expo 67 in Montreal was called “The Billion Dollar Birthday Party” and it welcomed over 50 million visitors. Never before did Canadians have so many reasons to be proud.