Canada’s “Mount Rushmore”

Firstly, the reader should know that I am a history geek! In school I had trouble remembering the

Pythagorean theory but not the year the neutron was founded, or the year of the Battle of Waterloo!

No problem on both counts.

If Canada did have an equivalent of Mount Rushmore, who should be on it?

My first pick would be Sir John A. MacDonald.

Why you may ask?

He was certainly a flawed man especially as Residential schooling was designed and implemented under his administration! However, he negotiated our independence from Britain and was the first Father of Confederation and chief architect of the CPR, WHICH knit the country together ensuring BC did not join the US, which was a real threat at the time.

Sir Wilfred Laurier, Canada’s first Francophone Prime Minister, which was important for national unity by demonstrating to Quebec that she was an equal partner in Confederation.

I would also include Sir Alexander Mackenzie who explored great swathes of this country

including of course the now famous Mackenzie River greatly increasing trade and adding to our claim over the land of this country providing an opportunity for future immigrants to settle

(I promise that my own Scottish ancestry is not overly swaying my point!).

I would also include Sir Sam Steele (AKA “The

Lion of the Yukon”) and one of the very first mounted policemen. This enormously tough true-Canadian ensured the west and north remained part of Canada despite the enormous influx of Americans but that Canada did not have its own version of 'The Wild West', we never did!! Thanks to Sir Sam!! He is one of

my heroes!

Among these giants of Canadian history, I would include Terry Fox, his legacy lives on in the annual Terry Fox run throughout Canada.

Forgive me if I add Mr. Robert Gordon Orr

(growing up when playing road hockey I was allays Bobby Orr! Yes, I’m definitely biased!!

Who would you include? Let me know in the comments!