Re: 鈥淐onsequences and the 1876 Indian Act,鈥� comment, March 31.
I enjoyed the commentary by historian Lynne Stonier-Newman in the Islander, particularly the last few paragraphs.
I was also interested to learn that the government of sa国际传媒 does have a precedent, which is not widely known, for the present situation in Ottawa.
鈥淣ewspapers publicized how John A. Macdonald鈥檚 party鈥檚 clandestine 鈥榖oys in the backroom鈥� had mis-stepped in allowing a Montreal scion, who wanted to finance the CPR鈥檚 construction, to slip $350,000 into the Conservatives鈥� election coffers. The ethical Lord Dufferin, Governor General of sa国际传媒, questioned the morality and legalities of that donation. Macdonald鈥檚 government fell. In the subsequent federal election, Mackenzie鈥檚 inexperienced Liberals won a majority.鈥�
I also whole-heartedly agree with Stonier-Newman鈥檚 conclusion: 鈥淚n this era, I believe [Jody] Wilson-Raybould and [Jane] Philpott bring to sa国际传媒鈥檚 governance values and ethics similar to Lord Dufferin鈥檚. Don鈥檛 we need and deserve that non-negotiable level of honesty from all our government鈥檚 representatives?鈥� Yes,聽we do.
M.J. Jordan
Sidney
