"On Mother's Day, don't forget the Mothers of Confederation"

I just wasted 5 minutes reading this mishmash of facts. There is no justification in this article for the titular exhortation that on Mother's Day we shouldn't forget the Mothers of Confederation. Don't bother reading this article. The only fascinating tidbit worth remembering is that our first Prime Minister married his cousin. And in true G&M op-ed form, a whip for national self-flagellation is created out of the seemingly unrelated.

It would have seemed more appropriate that an op-ed article would instead be written to celebrate the first wave feminists who took great pride in being mothers and simultaneously paved the way for women's suffrage. They must be feeling let down in their lonely graves.