Sir John A. Macdonald Museum Home to Reopen With Tours on ‘Racism and Sexism’

Canada's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, in an undated photo. Library and Archives Canada is reportedly removing its online content which paints Macdonald in a positive light. CP Photo/National Archives of Canada

Parks Canada will re-open the historic Kingston, Ont., home of Canada’s first prime minister with a new tour examining “racism and sexism” during the Victorian period.

Bellevue House National Historic Site reopens May 18 after closing for the COVID-19 pandemic and then undergoing a $2.1 million renovation.