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Wilfred Laurier

Red paint is still visible on the sculpture of Macdonald at the entrance of The Prime Ministers Path in Wilmot, Ont. (Photograph by Yader Guzman)

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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Who we are (II)

So, how often does the word ’mulitcultural’ show up in the new Guide to Citizenship—less than the word ’Blackberry’?