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December 9, 2020December 10, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Anti-racism, applications, Bryan Paterson, City of Kingston, committee members, First Peoples Group, Sir John A Macdonald Hall, Sir John A Macdonald statue, Sir John A. MacDonald, Sir John A. MacDonald Bvld, Sir John's Public House, working group

The City of Kingston says they are seeking “a diverse group of representatives” to sit on a working group addressing the history and legacy of Sir John A. Macdonald in Kingston. Specifically, the working group will focus on developing the wording that describes Macdonald on municipal property. “The working group

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October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments #YGK Reconciliation Journey, City Council meeting, City of Kingston, First Peoples Group, Mary Rita Holland, Peter Stroud, Robert Kiley, Simon Chapelle, Sir John A Macdonald, Sir John A Macdonald Hall, sole source agreement, Spirit of Sir John A

City councillors have agreed to move ahead in pursuit of a sole source contract with First People’s Group, an Indigenous advisory firm in Ottawa that specialize in management consulting and reconciliation. The City is embarking on the third phase of its Indigenous reconciliation initiative, “Engage for Change: #YGK Reconciliation Journey,”

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October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Ann Deer, colonialism, Dean Mark Walters, Elders, Indigenous governance, Indigenous law, Janice Hill, Patricia Monture, Patrick Deane, Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC) Akwaesasne Self-Governance Project, Queen's Faculty of Law, Queen's University, Sebastian De Line, Sir John A Macdonald Hall, Sir John A. MacDonald, Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Queen’s University PhD candidate Sebastian De Line said he feels proud of his community in light of a decision to dename the law school building, Sir John A Macdonald Hall. In June, De Line publised a Change.org petition denouncing the hall’s name on behalf of a group of anonymous students,

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June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Canadian history, City Park, First Capital, Indigenous people, Indigenous rights, Kingston, local history, petition, renaming, residential schools, Sir John A Macdonald, Sir John A Macdonald Hall, statue

Mayor Bryan Paterson says he is aware of an online petition launched this Thursday, Jun. 10, 2020, calling for the removal of a statue of Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald from Kingston’s City Park. “My view is that I have seen the petition, but I am also

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