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Councillor Jim Neill talks Sir John A. Macdonald statue in City Park

Written on June 15, 2021. Posted in News.

On Jun. 16, Kingston City Council will host a meeting to discuss the demands from a change.org petition, submitted to the City Clerks’ Department, for the removal of the Sir John A. Macdonald statue at City Park. The petition had approximately 740 signatures upon submission. Ahead of the meeting,...

Despite alumni pushback, Queen’s remains firm in de-naming Sir John A. Macdonald law building

Written on February 5, 2021. Posted in News, University.

In the face of some alumni resistance to removing Sir John A. Macdonald’s name from the law building, Queen’s is standing by its decision to strip the building’s name. Following the Oct. 19 decision, which came on the heels of a two-month consultation process and a 65-page report by an appointed special...

Board of Trustees: Principal Deane talks new policy for naming buildings

Written on December 8, 2020. Posted in News, University.

The Board of Trustees gathered for its final meeting of the year over Zoom last Friday. “We spent a lot of time thinking about things that have gone well for the University and rightly turning our minds to things that need to be improved at Queen’s,” Mary Wilson Trider, chair of the Board of Trustees,...

Sir John A. Macdonald officially scratched from law building

Written on October 20, 2020. Posted in News, University.

The Board of Trustees approved the University’s decision to remove Sir John A. Macdonald’s name from the law school building on Monday. The recommendation to remove Macdonald’s name from the building was brought forward by Principal Patrick Deane, who accepted earlier recommendations made by Mark...

Law faculty board votes in favour of de-naming Sir John A. Macdonald hall

Written on October 15, 2020. Posted in News.

Returning to the subject of Sir John A. Macdonald’s lasting presence on campus, the Faculty of Law’s faculty board voted 29 to three on Sept. 18 to remove Macdonald’s name from the law building. The faculty board consists of professors, students, administrators, and staff. Five members also abstained...

Queen’s commemorates Residential School survivors on Orange Shirt Day

Written on October 2, 2020. Posted in News.

This article was updated with new information on Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. This piece uses “Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC)” to refer to the experiences of racialized students. We acknowledge this term is not universal. Orange Shirt Day events have taken a different shape this year because...

Faculty of Law begins community consultation on de-naming Sir John A. Macdonald Hall

Written on August 3, 2020. Posted in News, University.

The Faculty of Law has started seeking input from the community to determine whether Sir John A. Macdonald is still an appropriate name for its building. The Macdonald Hall Building Name Consultation Advisory Committee began its community consultation on June 30. The committee is composed of students,...

Vandalism isn’t the solution, but Kingston’s love affair with Sir John A. Macdonald needs to end

Written on January 14, 2016. Posted in Editorials.

Two wrongs don’t make a right — ignoring the real legacy of Canada’s first Prime Minister doesn’t justify vandalism, but neither is vandalism an excuse to continue to celebrate his birthday. On Monday, hours before the annual celebration of Sir John A. Macdonald’s birthday, red paint was dumped...

Politicians debate Sir John A. Macdonald’s legacy

Written on January 14, 2015. Posted in News.

Hundreds gathered at the Grand Theatre on Friday evening to watch the Honourable Chris Alexander, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and the Honourable Bob Rae, former interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, present their arguments ‘for’ and ‘against’ the “greatness” of Canada’s first...

Idle No More demonstrators protest celebration of Sir John A. Macdonald

Written on January 13, 2015. Posted in News.

Not all attendees of this weekend’s bicentenary celebrations of Sir John A. Macdonald were celebrating. Instead, some pointed out Macdonald’s legacy of racist policies that oppressed and killed thousands of indigenous people. At City Hall on Sunday, as Mayor Bryan Paterson welcomed citizens to the...

Rt. Hon. Tricia Marwick gives series of talks in honour of bicentenary

Written on January 13, 2015. Posted in News.

The Right Honourable Tricia Marwick, in the spirit of Sir John A. Macdonald’s work for representative government and political reform, gave a series of lectures at Queen’s on Friday and Saturday regarding the constitutional journey of Scotland and the importance of bringing young women into politics. In...

Mark Sir John A.

Written on November 21, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

While it’s inappropriate to celebrate the bicentennial of Sir John A. Macdonald’s birth, the date still needs to be marked as a critical event in Canada’s history. With the 200th anniversary of Macdonald’s birthday set for Jan. 11, how the date should be celebrated has become subject to local debate. Kingston’s...

News in brief

Written on January 15, 2013. Posted in News.

Idle No More rally draws large crowd The Idle No More movement arrived on campus last Friday with a rally outside of Stauffer library. The demonstration began at noon and lasted for about an hour, and at its peak it numbered around 200 attendees and curious onlookers. The rally involved banners, placards...

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Councillor Jim Neill talks Sir John A. Macdonald statue in City Park

Despite alumni pushback, Queen’s remains firm in de-naming Sir John A. Macdonald law building

Board of Trustees: Principal Deane talks new policy for naming buildings

Sir John A. Macdonald officially scratched from law building

Law faculty board votes in favour of de-naming Sir John A. Macdonald hall

Queen’s commemorates Residential School survivors on Orange Shirt Day

Faculty of Law begins community consultation on de-naming Sir John A. Macdonald Hall

Vandalism isn’t the solution, but Kingston’s love affair with Sir John A. Macdonald needs to end

Politicians debate Sir John A. Macdonald’s legacy

Idle No More demonstrators protest celebration of Sir John A. Macdonald

Rt. Hon. Tricia Marwick gives series of talks in honour of bicentenary

Mark Sir John A.

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