The late founding leader of the federal New Democratic Party, Tommy Douglas, is under review as a national historic figure by the Directory of Federal Heritage Designations because he wrote a thesis paper for his master’s degree on eugenics.
The Historic Sites and Monuments Board is examining Mr. Douglas’s “controversial beliefs and behaviour,” according to his profile on the government department’s website. Mr. Douglas was officially designated as an historic figure on June 6, 2016, but that is now “identified for review,” according to the board.
“A review can be triggered for one of the following reasons—outdated language or terminology, absence of a significant layer of history, factual errors, controversial beliefs and behaviour, or significant new knowledge,” indicates an entry on Mr. Douglas’s page….