Pulling down statues is easy. Now comes the hard part: Acknowledging that the horrors of the past were the work, not of statues, nor even of the exalted leaders we see on our coins & dollar bills, but of our fathers, mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers, aunts, uncles, etc...
People who scooped us up into their arms & kissed our cheeks. People of whom we have fond memories. People we maybe loved.
I'm someone with plenty of NWMP/RCMP & other law enforcement in the family. And millions of Canadians are in exactly the same spot...
I'm someone with plenty of NWMP/RCMP & other law enforcement in the family. And millions of Canadians are in exactly the same spot...
And this doesn't just apply to Indigenous issues. When you read about, say, informal segregation, who do you think was responsible? Who do you think refused to serve black people in certain Ontario establishments in the '50s? C.D Howe? George Drew? No. Grandad. Grandma...
That knowledge hurts. It'll be interesting to see whether Canada has the guts to reckon with it, or whether it decides that the vicarious gratification offered by iconoclasm is sufficiently self-reflective
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