A statue of John A. Macdonald rests in purgatory
A project featuring a statue of every Canadian PM has become a politically charged minefield as the legacies of the nation’s early leaders are reappraised according to contemporary standards
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Where Sir John A. Macdonald stands in Canada: an interactive map
Despite efforts to remove and relocate them, monuments and tributes to Canada’s founding father still dot the country. We scouted them out for you.
Why Sir John A. Macdonald’s name should stay on our schools
John Geddes on the reason we remember Sir John A. and the importance of weighing historical figures based on more than their flaws
Stop hating Sir John A. (and other history lessons)
Canada is suffering from a rampant myopic urge to erase the entirety of its history. Why it’s time to stop the attacks on our past.
How Harper parties the partisan way
Let us celebrate the nakedly partisan milestones of this great (since 2006) country
Letters: ’Canada has an extensive history of drama and murder’
Maclean’s readers write in
6 Canadian PMs ranked for beard, moustache or sideburn quality
Rt. Hon. Sir Mackenzie Bowell: Without question Canada’s greatest bearded prime minister
What would Sir John A. say?
Two Canadians make a pilgrimage to the founding PM’s birthplace and are surprised by what they find
Why a War of 1812 monument doesn’t belong on Parliament Hill
John Geddes on tradition and the Hill
What Old Tomorrow can teach us today
Sir John A.’s skills as a consensus builder are lost on our modern leaders