A statue of Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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A federal board that provides recommendations to Parks Canada has advised against commemorating Canada’s first prime minister with new historic plaques, saying it would be too “polarizing and controversial.”
The Historic Sites and Monuments Board made the recommendation against plaques being erected to honour Sir John A. Macdonald in December 2023, as recorded by minutes of a meeting first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter.
Olivia Gomm is a news reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.
