Statue

• Sir John A. Macdonald statue removed from Kingston’s City Park

  The City of Kingston removed the Sir John A. Macdonald statue from City Park on Friday morning after council voted 12-1 to take the statute down.

  Canada

  Jun 18
• Kingston’s Sir John A. Macdonald statue to be taken down, relocated

  The day after Kingston City Council voted to remove and relocate the Sir John A MacDonald statue from City Park, both sides of the argument weigh in on the decision.

  Canada

  Jun 17
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• 3 Kingston art centres release joint statement urging city to remove Macdonald statue

  Three different art centres in Kingston co-wrote a joint statement urging the city to remove the Sir John A. Macdonald from City Park.

  Canada

  Jun 15
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• Working group recommends removal of Sir John A. Macdonald statue from City Park

  The History & Legacy of Sir John A Macdonald Working Group has agreed to recommend Kingston's city council to immediately remove the first Prime Minister's statue from City Park.

  Canada

  Jun 14
• Proposed Vancouver sculpture latest piece of public art to spark controversy

  Nearly 1,000 people have signed a petition calling for the 'Boy Holding Shark' statue not to be installed in south False Creek as a part of the Vancouver Bienalle.

  Canada

  Jun 12
• Red paint splattered on statue of Queen Victoria at B.C. legislature

  "Safe, peaceful and lawful protest is permitted under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Vandalism is not," police said in a media release.

  Crime

  Jun 11
• City of Kingston to host special council meeting to decide fate of Sir John A. Macdonald statue

  The city of Kingston has announced a special council meeting where community members will discuss the fate of the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in City Park.

  Canada

  Jun 11
• STC calls for John A. MacDonald Road name change in Saskatoon

  The Saskatoon Tribal Council is calling for the renaming of John A. MacDonald Road following the discovery of 215 Indigenous children's bodies at a former residential school site.

  Canada

  Jun 10
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• Georges St-Pierre honoured with life-sized bronze statue in hometown of Saint-Isidore

  The bronzed figure sits in the centre of an octagon-shaped garden. The octagon represents the MMA cage where the two division UFC champion cemented his reputation as an athlete.

  Canada

  Jun 9
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• Egerton Ryerson statue will not be replaced after being pulled down, university says

  The statue has been the subject of criticism for several years amid calls for Canada to reconcile its history of colonialism and treatment of Indigenous people.

  Canada

  Jun 6