The Hudson Bay Company store in Montréal, just removed a plaque

>>78375967
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No, we were never friendly to slavers and their ilk

>>78376050
That's nice, everyone like a civilised nation that values human life.

>>78376119
Yes, we've also made some advances in protecting our environment. Did you know it's illegal to hunt marine mammals in Mexico?

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>>78376050
>civil war was about slavery and racism

>>78376251
Whether the war was aboit slavery or not, Davis was a slaver.

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>>78376206
Why though? Do you hate soft fur and a viable fishing industry?

>>78376285
As was George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and quite a few others.

>historical importance due to muh feels?

Sorry, but not everything historical is truly historic. I plague commemorating a deciding battle is historic but some plague were some dude had a shit is just historical and not really relevant.

The plague was stupid in the first place.

>>78376323
t. Trump

I am aware, they also lived a century earlier when slavery was acceptable in most countries.

I don't understand the removal of historical relics even if controversial. The old Stalin and Lenin statues would be real tourists attractions for example. Lenin's tomb's still ok, right?

>>78376396
I amn't Trump

>>78376385
I disagree, before this I had no idea that Jefferson Davis had been to Canada. That's an interesting historical fact and things like this help us feel more connected to our, and our neighbor's, history.