Erasing, Misrepresenting Canada’s History Erodes Foundations of Society: Historians

Several of the Fathers of Confederation are shown at the Charlottetown Conference in September 1864 where they gathered to consider the union of the British North American Colonies. Sir John A. Macdonald (R) and Georges Etienne Cartier are in the foreground. National Archives of Canada-PA-091061/The Canadian Press

As the trend of removing symbols of Canada’s past and renaming buildings and streets grows, historians warn of the consequences of attempts to misrepresent or erase the country’s history.

“If you control the past, you control the present and the future,” Gerry Bowler, a historian and former professor of history at the University of Manitoba told The Epoch Times.