Juno News - Canadian history is under attack

00:00:00.000 Let's start with the obvious. Attacks on Sir John A. Macdonald.

00:00:03.340 The reopening of Bellevue House, his home in Kingston, Ontario, which is a national historic site,

00:00:09.680 has been turned into a shrine for decolonization and anti-racism.

00:00:13.940 To do today at this reopening of Bellevue House is a testament to the rewriting of this history

00:00:20.000 as we continue to define and shape Canada, its history, its culture, and its future for the better.

00:00:27.480 mcdonald's name was stripped from the queen's university law school mcdonald's statue in

00:00:32.260 kingston his hometown was removed by city council his statue in montreal was violently torn down

00:00:37.640 and beheaded his statue in wilmot township in ontario was removed his statue in regina was

00:00:44.940 removed his statue in charlottetown was removed his statue in victoria british columbia was removed

00:00:51.100 the sir john a mcdonald's secondary school in waterloo was renamed to laurel heights the sir

00:00:56.440 John A. Macdonald Public School in Vaughan was renamed to Nokita Public School with two I's and

00:01:02.380 two A's in Nokita. The Sir John A. Macdonald Senior Public School in Brampton was renamed

00:01:08.360 quote Nibbi Imosodang Public School. And the Sir John A. Macdonald School in Pickering was renamed

00:01:15.560 quote Bidesig Mandamin Public School. I mean this is just an absolute joke.

00:01:26.100 These names aren't even pronounceable.

00:01:28.280 The Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway has been renamed Kitschee Zibby Meekhan.

00:01:33.520 Once again, these names are unpronounceable.

00:01:36.440 It's an obvious attempt and an obvious attack to erase John A. Macdonald from our country.

00:01:42.580 Erase the founder of our country.

00:01:44.540 Which other country around the world does this, by the way, to their founder?

Juno News - June 18, 2026