Rideau-Goulbourn Coun. Scott Moffatt deserves credit for recently confronting the historical racism embedded in the name of the municipal ward he represents, as well as the former Goulbourn Township and other namesake streets and landmarks honouring the 19th-century British politician — and slave owner — Henry Goulburn. Read More
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