Macdonald

Macdonald: Macdonald was a racist, say the critics, with considerable justification. He held to the common view of the day that the white race, and the British in particular, were superior and that other races and cultures were inferior. He supported taking the vote away from the Chinese out of fear of their Asiatic principles and eccentricities which are abhorrent to the Aryan race, according to Times Colonist. But recognizing Macdonalds achievements is not an endorsement of the racist attitude that prevailed then. We should not ignore any of his aspects; we can be inspired by the good ones and learn valuable lessons from the negative ones and Denzil Minnan-Wong, a Toronto city councillor, has drawn criticism for suggesting Torontos Union Station be renamed to honour Sir John A. Macdonald, Canadas first prime minister. He and the many others who espoused similar beliefs were wrong. It was unjustifiable, abhorrent bigotry. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.