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Sir John A. Macdonald statue at Queen's Park to be uncovered after 5 years
The statue was covered after it was vandalized in 2020 amid anti-racism protests and heightened discussions over the history ...
Sir John A. Macdonald statue to be uncovered at Queen’s Park, sparking new tensions with First Nations
The move has reignited debate about the first prime minister’s role in the establishment of Canada’s residential school ...
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Sir John A. statue at Queen's Park to be freed from casing
TORONTO — The protective casing that has kept a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald at Ontario's legislature out of the view of ...
FIRST READING: Restored John A. Macdonald statue could be beginning of the end for history purge
First Reading is a Canadian politics newsletter curated by the National Post’s own Tristin Hopper. To get an early version ...
Boards around John A. Macdonald statue at Queen’s Park to be removed
During a summer of protests in 2020, a box was placed around the iconic statue of Canada's first prime minister to protect it ...
A proud country cannot keep its first prime minister in a box
A country cannot run away from its history, disparage its present, and yet still maintain a sense of national pride ...
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Controversial Toronto statue that has been hidden for 5 years is coming back
After five years out of public view, the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald at Toronto's Queen's Park is set to make a return.
A sneak peek at plans for John Quincy Adams park at former Acapulco's site in Quincy
City planners provided details about the design and anticipated completion date of a new Quincy park honoring sixth president ...
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A John Lewis statue replaces a Confederate obelisk. Here’s what to know.
The former site of a Confederate memorial in Georgia now holds a statue of the late American civil rights leader and former congressman John Lewis. Crews lowered the statue of Lewis in downtown ...