After reading David Shawn Taylor’s HISTORY: British Columbia’s greatest judge deserves a fair trial of his own. ( published in the Armchair Mayor on Sept. 10, 2023 ) I have more historical details to add. I certainly agree with Taylor’s concern about how the widely respected and principled Sir Mathew Begbie is being wrongly maligned for the six chiefs’ hangings. As well, I agreed the history of what has become labelled The Chilcotin War remains confusing and I want to expand on why the ongoing discussion needs to continue. In my opinion, trying to erase B.C. Chief Justice Sir Matthew Begbie’s reputation of being a fair and respected judge, is a weird historical rewrite, benefitting no one .... CLICK HERE for the full commentary, used with permission from The Armchair Mayor
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