Historica Canada, an organization once dedicated to documenting Canadian history, has quietly deleted its ‘Heritage Minute’ about John A Macdonald’s role in Confederation, citing “feedback from educators” and his supposed “controversy” as an historical figure.
Meanwhile, the United Kingdom Conservatives were decimated in yesterday’s election while President Joe Biden seems to mistake Independence Day for Christmas.
Plus, Justin Trudeau is skipping this year’s Calgary Stampede – perhaps to avoid another pancake blunder like last year – and University of Toronto anti-Israel protesters cut and run before police had a chance to remove them.
These stories and more on Off the Record with Andrew Lawton, Harrison Faulkner and Rachel Parker!
Andrew Lawton is the managing editor of True North and host of The Andrew Lawton Show. He is the author of two bestselling books, including his most recent work, "Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life."
Harrison Faulkner is the host of Ratio'd and co-host of Fake News Friday. He is also a journalist and producer for True North based in Toronto.
Twitter: @Harry__Faulkner
Rachel is a seasoned political reporter who’s covered government institutions from a variety of levels. A Carleton University journalism graduate, she was a multimedia reporter for three local Niagara newspapers. Her work has been published in the Toronto Star. Rachel was the inaugural recipient of the Political Matters internship, placing her at The Globe and Mail’s parliamentary bureau. She spent three years covering the federal government for iPolitics. Rachel is the Alberta correspondent for True North based in Edmonton.
