Free trade with the United States was an unmitigated disaster. Sir John A. MacDonald knew it would erode our sovereignty, and managerial regulation would destroy all innovation and wealth building from the ground-up.
Leslie Howard Saunders, Mayor of Toronto from 1954-1955, notably refused to stand for "O Canada," arguing instead that "God Save the King" and "The Maple Leaf Forever" were the true anthems of Canada.
Furthermore, he argued against holding a Flag Day to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Maple Leaf Flag replacing the Canadian Red Ensign in 1976.
Free trade with the United States was an unmitigated disaster. Sir John A. MacDonald knew it would erode our sovereignty, and managerial regulation would destroy all innovation and wealth building from the ground-up.