John A Macdonald – The 905er

10,000 Reasons For Better Cities

Roland Tanner — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 06:00:43 +0000

We have another milestone to celebrate, and two stories that remind us why the news in the 905 Region needs more coverage, because they are issues that you are unlikely too see receiving much coverage in legacy media. In the dock this week ... Hamilton and Brampton duke it out for the 'most dubious council behaviour' award.

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905 Round-up: Homage to Caledonia?

Roland Tanner — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:07:36 +0000

In today's episode Roland and Joel look at three different aspects of modern Canada, and their ties to the past. The refusal to even acknowledge the dead being identified at Residential Schools across the nation by seemingly all PC and Conservative politicians on Canada Day. The environmental catastrophes seen in locations like Chedoke Creek, and the urgent need to change the nature of our relationship with the environment and our failure as 'stewards of the land' since we obtained it. The abandonment of all plans by the developer to build homes on 'Mckenzie Meadows', also known as 1492 Landback Lane.

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The 905 Round Up – What’s in a Name? Macdonald and Ryerson Renamings

Roland Tanner — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:35:32 +0000

The debate over statues of John A. MacDonald and keeping the name of Egerton Ryerson on public schools has rekindled in the last month. The discovery of 215 children in unmarked graves in Kamloops and the continued discovery of more unmarked graves in various Residential Schools across the country have given cause to examine these men's legacy. We talk about the true complicated legacy of these men and what a better way for Canadians to memorialize and learn about accomplishments in the past might be.

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We’re not Erasing History; We’re Learning It

Roland Tanner — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 05:27:05 +0000

Statues are not history, and few things are more boring to historians than statutes of Victorian worthies ... right until the moment they are pulled down. Among the hysteria about "cancelling Canada's history", millions are learning important facts about Canada's past. So is it history the statue-defenders want to protect? Or a mythological past that hides the brutal truths?

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