
Controversial Toronto statue that has been hidden for 5 years is coming back
Kimia Afshar Mehrabi
created: May 27, 2025, 6:38 p.m. | updated: May 29, 2025, 4:27 a.m.
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.
According to the board's May 12 meeting minutes, members agreed "that the (protective) hoarding around the Sir John A. Macdonald statue be removed as soon as cleaning is completed, and the existing signage be erected once complete."
Current Speaker Donna Skelly said the statue is expected to be unveiled this summer, and encouraged both those who support and those who oppose its presence to visit Queen's Park.
Similar monuments have been removed and relocated in cities across the country over the past few years.
Government House Leader Steve Clark also noted that a legislative committee is looking into how to better reflect Indigenous representation at Queen's Park.
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