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Peter Goldring certainly does not typify the entire conservative party of Canada. Just most of it. Unaware of historical nuance, blindly obedient to power and happy in his role as one of Harper’s many courtiers. Am I wrong? Well let us see how Mr.Goldring frames a sensitive historical period of Canadian History. The CBC writes:
“In the newsletter, titled The Truth About Louis Riel, Goldring calls the former Métis leader a “villain” who has blood on his hands from leading the Northwest and Red River rebellions.
Goldring said Riel doesn’t deserve a statue on Parliament Hill and that such a tribute would condone his “civil disobedience.”
Well, take that. I am surprised he did not call Riel a terrorist. Then, instead of hanging him, we would just detain him indefinitely without rights or recourse.
“Winnipeg Liberal MP Anita Neville said the Conservative party should apologize to the Métis for what she calls a 
“smear campaign” against the founder of Manitoba.
Although he was hanged as a traitor, Riel is regarded as a folk hero by many for his defence of Métis rights and culture.”
Of course, alternative narratives and the aforementioned concept of nuance escape Mr.Goldring as does such unnecessary ideas like oh say, ‘diplomacy’.
It should be interesting to see how this plays out as Goldring seems to be fond of taking ‘conservative positions’ on controversial issues.
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