Today, Sierra Bein on how our national symbols divide us. “White women, women who could be seen as supporting the tide of Britain,” were important to English Canada, said historian Cecilia Morgan, a professor at OISE. He will also be speaking at the congress of the humanities and social sciences 2018 about Canadian symbols and multiculturalism. The beaver is another “messy” symbol and another way that the Indigenous presence in Canada was overlooked in the creation of the symbols. Richard represented yet another Quebecker living under the influence of English Canada, and Francophones felt that he was targeted because of this French identity.

Source: National Post May 23, 2018 12:56 UTC