Why Are Canadians Ashamed Of Their Own Country?

George Burger, founder of the 'The Honour Sir John Project', joins Stephen LeDrew to discuss the growing concern that Canada’s history is being erased, rewritten, or reduced to one-sided political narratives.In this episode, LeDrew and Burger talk about Sir John A. Macdonald, the push to remove names and statues, the controversy at Queen’s University Law School, and why so many Canadians no longer understand the history of their own country.Burger argues that the problem starts with education. Instead of learning history and civics, he says generations of Canadians have been given a shallow version of the past — leaving them unable to push back when important national figures are attacked or removed from public life.This is a conversation about Canadian history, national identity, education, and why remembering the full story still matters.Topics covered in this episode:Sir John A. MacdonaldCanadian history and national identityQueen’s University Law SchoolKingston and Picton historyDecolonization and historical revisionismStatues, street names, and public memoryCivics and history education in CanadaResidential schools and historical contextWhy Canadians need to know their history Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.