Statue Removal

• Message from 1921 found underneath former statue at Manitoba legislature

  'Apparently there are things of that nature around the legislature. As we move stones, we do discover things like this,' said a Manitoba minister of a century-old note found.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2022
  
• Montreal committee says toppled statue of John A. Macdonald should not be put back

  The committee suggested that the statue be replaced with an artistic reinterpretation that rejects the colonial vision of Canada put forward by the country's first prime minister.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2022
  
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• Kyiv workers accidentally behead Soviet statue while struggling to remove it

  A statue of a Russian soldier was accidentally decapitated in Kyiv during attempts to dismantle it, as part of a move to 'decommunize' and 'de-Russify' the Ukrainian capital.

  World

  Apr 26, 2022
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• McGill University removes contentious statue of founder James McGill from downtown campus

  The statue of university founder James McGill was removed from campus Friday afternoon to undergo repairs after it was damaged following vandalism over the weekend.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2021
• Kingston council votes to move Sir John A. Macdonald statue from City Park location

  Kingston city council voted Wednesday night to move the Sir John A. Macdonald statue from its place in City Park to his gravesite at the Cataraqui Cemetery.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2021
• Canadians divided over removing statues of historical figures now seen as racist: poll 

  A new survey suggests that while Canadians are divided over removing monuments to politicians who harboured racist views or pushed racist policies, many oppose the "spontaneous" toppling of statues of Canada's first prime minister, John A. Macdonald.

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2020
• Roosevelt statue to be removed from New York’s Museum of Natural History

  The American Museum of Natural History will remove a prominent statue of Theodore Roosevelt from its entrance after years of objections that it symbolizes colonial expansion and racial discrimination, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

  World

  Jun 22, 2020
• San Francisco removes statue some call demeaning to indigenous people

  The statue, called "Early Days," depicts an indigenous person at the feet of a Spanish cowboy and a Catholic missionary.

  World

  Sep 13, 2018