Commentary
In an era defined by the renaming of historic streets and the toppling of statues of great Canadians, one small community is reaffirming its commitment to celebrating Canada’s history.
In 2014, the quiet southern Ontario township of Wilmot became the home of the Prime Ministers Path, a project to install 22 bronze statues of Canada’s prime ministers.
The statues were set to be placed along a public walkway on the park ground of the national historic site of Castle Kilbride, a charming 19th century Italianate villa built for James Livingstone, the “Flax and Oil King of Canada.”
The project was well underway by 2020, with a number of statues installed including Sir John A. Macdonald, Sir Robert Borden, William Lyon Mackenzie King, and Kim Campbell….