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Trudeau should have learned from Sir John A. – not tried to erase him: Patrice Dutil in National Newswatch – MLI

by ahnationtalk on January 13, 202596 Views

January 13, 2025

Despite modern accusations to the contrary, Macdonald was a truly progressive politician in his day – a man who sought compromise and genially combined both liberal and conservative impulses when it came to determining public policy.

It’s been said that those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. But what of those that seek to erase it?

Justin Trudeau’s resignation as prime minister after nine years came just days before the 210th birthday of the most important of all the men who occupied that position – Sir John A. Macdonald.

Trudeau – unlike his father, Pierre – had no appreciation for Canada’s first prime minister. One of his first decisions was to rename the Langevin Block, the beautiful beaux-arts building across Parliament Hill where the Office of the Prime Minister is headquartered (it was dedicated to Hector-Louis Langevin, Macdonald’s chief lieutenant, a loyal and hard-working Quebec minister and Father of Confederation who had been wrongly accused of corruption).

Read More: https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/trudeau-should-have-learned-from-sir-john-a-not-tried-to-erase-him-patrice-dutil-in-national-newswatch/

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