HALIFAX — The mayor of Halifax says a municipal process to rethink how the city honours its controversial founder may not go ahead as planned after the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs withdrew. “I don’t want to point fingers as to who’s to blame for how long it took, because I just don’t think it’s helpful to look back. The committee was to be made up of eight community members, four of whom would be based on nominations put forward by the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs. Organizers have planned another “Removing Cornwallis” rally next weekend, which Mi’kmaq activist Rebecca Moore said was partly inspired by the assembly’s recent call for action. For some, Cornwallis is a brave leader who founded Halifax with his entourage of soldiers and settlers trying to survive in a new world.

Source: National Post January 28, 2018 15:00 UTC