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Letter: No, removing New West's Begbie statue isn't 'political correctness'

Editor: Re: N ew Westminster councillors want to remove the Judge Begbie statue , Record , May 2 Maya Angelou said, "Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.
Rick Fabbro
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Judge Begbie: Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie a.k.a. the Hanging Judge a.k.a. the hipster of Carnarvon – the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of B.C.Cornelia Naylor

Editor:

Re: New Westminster councillors want to remove the Judge Begbie statue, Record, May 2
Maya Angelou said, "Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."
I support the process council is taking to address truth and reconciliation and build relationships with First Nations, including the Tŝilhqot’in Nation. By bringing representatives from all parties together to discuss an appropriate way to tell the whole truth of our province and city's history we get closer to achieving the goal of reconciliation.
The suggestion by Tl'etinqox Chief Joe Alphonse to add statues of the chiefs to the square makes sense. This isn't "changing our past" as some may suggest. This isn't about being "politically correct." It is about being historically truthful in a way that honours all of our citizens - when we know better.

Rick Fabbro, New Westminster