Unfortunately, whites and indigenous people are on both sides of the table; at the same debate.  The question being:  If Sir John A. had not brought confederation to Canada with all its bumps and bruises, where would we be?  We would still be divided into Upper and Lower Canada, trading with the western provinces  via courier de bois along the Great Lakes.  Like our indigenous people did.  If indigenous people don't agree with the railway which served to open Canada from sea to sea??   Most welcome to return to birch bark canoe mode of transport.  No progress is made without pain.  WE are apologizing for expropriating native  land.  Oh boy are we apologizing.   Of course there are mistakes and apologies and repatriations necessary.   Sir John A. was one of the father's of our Confederation.  Many others like him who treated the natives poorly, and for that the whites are truly sorry.   But his name cannot be left off the history books.  NEVER.