Thursday's letters: Don't focus on skeletons in the closet

Re. “Everything is offensive, from Laurier to Dief,” NP, Aug. 29
Emily Carr offensive? Surely no one of her time did more to raise the profile of First Nations on the West Coast than did Emily Carr through her art. How can that be described as “cultural violence?”
Recent debates over significant Canadians in history have dug up a lot of skeletons. These people were products of their time. To judge people of 100 years ago by today’s standards is taking political corr