Leader of the NDP Jagmeet Singh stated that "While there's things that we can be proud of, absolutely, there are things that are really horrible, and that are a part of our legacy. It does us a disservice when we ignore the injustice, we ignore the bad parts of our history and the ongoing legacy and the impact of those horrible things that have happened, and continue to happen."[78] Leader of the Conservative Party Erin O'Toole criticized calls to cancel Canada Day celebrations, telling his caucus that he was "concerned that injustices in our past or in the present are too often seized upon by a small group of activist voices who use it to attack the very idea of Canada itself", and that "the road to reconciliation, the road to equality, the road to inclusion, does not involve tearing Canada down."[78]