Nothing will dispel the appetite for reconciliation faster than the belief that Canadians who are justly proud of their country must hide these sentiments away and look on silently, while our founders are treated as criminals whose names must never be mentioned in polite company.
Put Sir John back in a place of honour, use the restoration as an occasion to expand our understanding of his errors as well as his feats, and celebrate Indigenous history and heroes too. That exemplifies the two-way street of genuine reconciliation, seeking neither retaliation nor vengeance, but offering instead understanding and kindness. There is still time.
