According to Chris, venerating Bethune (for the sake of endearing Canada to the Chinese) is the sensible act of “a centrist government.”
And aside from aiding and abetting perhaps the greatest evil the world has ever known, Bethune did have his “non-communist” good points…
Put it this way: even if Dr. Mengele had been “an early proponent of universal health care,” you can be sure no one is raising any statues to him.