Talk:Leslie Weir

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In a March 7, 2022 article in "True North," a Cosmin Dzsurdzsa reported, "According to Blacklock’s Reporter, chief archivist Leslie Weir told employees at Library and Archives Canada to purge thousands of pages, including a biography of Canada’s first prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald." Ms. Ware was reported as saying, “We need to discuss having a disclaimer on the website about having content that may offend people. I feel very strongly about that,...” ^[1]

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^ "Trudeau-appointed librarian ordered purge of online historical archives",by Cosmin Dzsurdzsa, True North, March 7, 2022. https://tnc.news/2022/03/07/trudeau-appointed-librarian-ordered-purge-of-online-historical-archives/

[1] "Trudeau-appointed librarian ordered purge of online historical archives",by Cosmin Dzsurdzsa, True North, March 7, 2022. https://tnc.news/2022/03/07/trudeau-appointed-librarian-ordered-purge-of-online-historical-archives/

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