Cutting our history and heroes from passports is but the latest example of the PM\u0027s quest to erase the symbols that bind us as a nation
It is my fervent belief that there are still notions and symbols that bind us together as a nation and allow us to look beyond parochial, narrow, regional and antiquated ideas of nationhood. The history and symbols that the vast majority of Canadians can see in a positive light should be vigorously defended and promoted, not erased. Surely there is more in our nearly 156 years of history that is worth celebrating than just landscapes and faceless images.
This is not to argue the case that all symbols of the past carry the same importance, for there are certainly examples that can be identified as exclusionary and wrong. Yet Canadians expect a much greater effort to stand up for, and protect, our heritage. Ours is an incredibly fortunate, formidable and envied country. If we allow our history to disappear, we risk losing the things that make us special.
A Father of Confederation, Nova Scotian Joseph Howe, famously wrote: “A wise nation preserves its records, gathers up its muniments, decorates the tombs of its illustrious dead, repairs its greatest structures and fosters national pride of country, by perpetual references to the sacrifices and glories of the past.” Meanwhile, Trudeau happily takes out his eraser on Canada’s past, just to make sure no one could ever be offended.
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