Talk:150th anniversary of Canada

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A fact from 150th anniversary of Canada appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 21 February 2017 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada in 2017, access to national parks, historic sites and marine conservation areas is free?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2017/February. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/150th anniversary of Canada.

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First Nations response

Regarding this edit: I think it is preferable to list specific critics by name, rather than leaving an ambiguous, unqualified "some". I also believe some description of the protests/awareness campaigns is warranted. They had a tangible effect, for example, on the celebrations on Parliament Hill: a tepee erected by the protesters was moved to a more prominent location near the main stage, and every government speaker mentioned that Ottawa is the ancestral home of the Algonquin people. isaacl (talk) 06:29, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Editing out criticisms

Protests by and criticism from the indigenous communities were major discussions point regarding these "celebrations". It seems statements relating to these criticisms have been effectively removed or buried in the current version of the article. --Natkeeran (talk) 20:57, 8 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]