The plaza outside Union Station has a new identity, renamed for Canada’s first Prime Minister, John A. Macdonald.
The newly renovated space was officially christened Sir John A. Macdonald Plaza at a recent ceremony, which was attended by dignitaries and representatives of Toronto’s Friends of Sir John A. Macdonald.
A plaque was also erected in honour of Macdonald’s many accomplishments, from Confederation, to the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway, to the creation of the North-West Mounted Police (today’s RCMP.)
I love the reference to one of Macdonald’s earliest ‘residences’ in Toronto, right across the street from plaza.