John A. Macdonald is back, just in time to celebrate what would have been his 211th birthday on Sunday. It’s also the resurrection of a “Build Canada” ethos. Build Canada indeed. It got many of the details wrong about who John A. was and what he stood for. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementNational PostChristopher Dummitt is a historian of Canadian culture and politics at Trent University.

Source: National Post January 11, 2026 11:40 UTC