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Those who read Listen Up! on a regular basis will know that I have written more than once about my concern related to cancel culture. I have not changed my opinion about that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing populism in Canada and much of the Western world has elevated the pace of change in our society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much of it relates to individual freedom, the call for fewer restrictions on our lives, and the ability to plot our own course without interference. Many Canadians can embrace those things. But other changes brought about by the rise of populism in recent years are more concerning. We are less inclined to listen to those whose views differ from ours, and it is more difficult for people to speak their minds without fear of retribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent days, a guest editorial writer in the Toronto Star, Catherine Corriveau, said in part, \u201cOur democratic foundation is cracking. The double dichotomy of winning over government and confrontation over compromise has shifted our public discourse from a marketplace of ideas to a battlefield.\u201d She goes on to say, \u201cIt not only breeds cynicism and disillusionment, it undermines the public trust that is essential for healthy democratic governance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think all of that is true. But in this day and age, and perhaps as a result of this, there is a movement to redefine our history through cancel culture or \u201calternate facts.\u201d Some believe that the standards of today are those on which we should judge the standards of the past. I disagree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cancel culture has resulted in the tearing down of statues, renaming roads and some communities, desecrating our monuments, and tarnishing the reputation of many of our forefathers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of our forefathers, in particular, Canada\u2019s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, as a result of cancel culture and \u201calternative facts,\u201d is largely known today as the architect of the horror of residential schools for Indigenous Canadians. That is simply wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did Macdonald have his warts? Of course, he did.  Name me a prime minister who didn\u2019t. Was he a little too fond of imbibing the wobbly pop? Apparently. Did he govern according to the standards and morals of the time he lived in, rather than the standards of today, more than a century and a half later? Without question.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sir John A. Macdonald was Canada’s primary founding father and its first Prime Minister. He built the foundation on which our country stands today, including uniting Canada by building a coast-to-coast railroad. That is his legacy, not the legacy related to residential schools promoted through cancel culture and \u201calternate facts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macdonald did not create residential schools for Indigenous Canadians. They were established well prior to him becoming Prime Minister. Further, during his entire tenure in that office, attendance at residential schools for Indigenous Canadians was voluntary and not obligatory. These are facts that all the cancel culture in the world cannot change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To place the blame for the horror of residential schools solely at the feet of Sir John A. Macdonald is not just inaccurate but also unfair to Indigenous Canadians who endured the negative and controlling aspects of these institutions throughout the tenures of many prime ministers, both  Conservative and Liberal, right up until the time of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. It is interesting to note that most, if not all, of their statues remain standing.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cancel culture and \u201calternate facts\u201d have, in my view, irrevocably tarnished the reputation of Canada\u2019s first Prime Minister. There have been many other examples in recent years, and I continue to believe that cancel culture is harmful both to our history and to our future as Canadians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imagine my surprise and discomfort, therefore, when a recent conversation with a good friend reminded me that I, too, may have been guilty of cancel culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many will remember that in June of 2010, what was then known as the annual G8 Summit for international leaders was held at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was in Huntsville for these meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subsequently, as part of the recognition that this event was held in Huntsville, a small park was created to display the flags of the eight countries that participated in this meeting, including the flag of Russia. They all flew proudly for a few years. But then Russia, now with Vladimir Putin back as President, undertook a number of cruel initiatives, including the annexation of Crimea in 2014 for which it was kicked out of the G8 and, as well, ultimately a unilateral invasion of Ukraine.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was much debate in Huntsville as to whether the Russian flag should remain flying. If my memory serves me correctly, it went up and down a few times until the atrocities in Ukraine became overwhelming. Now, it is down for the foreseeable future, an empty flagpole among seven flags proudly flying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was fully supportive of that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But my friend pointed out to me the other day that the removal of the Russian flag was another example of cancel culture. The flags in the park were there to indicate that all of these countries were here as part of the G8 Summit. Russia was a part of that, and to deny its presence is to deny the facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This hit home to me because as much as I believe that cancel culture and the denial of facts are very harmful, it also distresses me to see the flag of a despotic and invasion-prone country proudly flying in our town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have learned a lesson here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we really believe that cancel culture is wrong and harmful to our society, as I do, then we cannot have it both ways. I now believe that the Russian flag should go back up. However, I also believe we can send a real message by only raising it to half-mast. In that way, we can recognize the fact that Russia was part of the G8 Summit here and, at the same time, reflect our mourning and concern over their unwarranted war against Ukraine and what that could mean to their further territorial ambitions to invade other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cancel Culture, to me, is simply the diminishment or complete erasure of truth and fact. Truth and honesty are a big part of the foundation of a democratic society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes it may hurt, but we should never forget that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hugh Mackenzie<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hugh Mackenzie has held elected office as a trustee on the Muskoka Board of Education, a Huntsville councillor, a District councillor, and mayor of Huntsville. He has also served as chairman of the District of Muskoka and as chief of staff to former premier of Ontario, Frank Miller.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hugh has also served on a number of provincial, federal and local boards, including chair of the Ontario Health Disciplines Board, vice-chair of the Ontario Family Health Network, vice-chair of the Ontario Election Finance Commission, and board member of Roy Thomson Hall, the National Theatre School of Canada, and the Anglican Church of Canada. Locally, he has served as president of the Huntsville Rotary Club, chair of Huntsville District Memorial Hospital, chair of the Huntsville Hospital Foundation, president of Huntsville Festival of the Arts, and board member of Community Living Huntsville.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In business, Hugh Mackenzie has a background in radio and newspaper publishing. He was also a founding partner and CEO of Enterprise Canada, a national public affairs and strategic communications firm established in 1986.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, Hugh is president of C3 Digital Media Inc., the parent company of Doppler Online, and he enjoys writing commentary for Huntsville Doppler and South Muskoka Doppler.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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