removal of statue

Indigenous community members call for removal of Sir John A. Macdonald statue at ceremony

Opinion: Tell the whole story about Sir John

Legacy Working Group to recommend removal, storage of Kingston’s Sir John A. Macdonald statue

Indigenous community members call for removal of Sir John A. Macdonald statue at ceremony

Letter: Requesting removal of Sir John A statue in Kingston City Park

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Members of Kingston’s Indigenous and non-Indigenous community held a sacred fire and land-based ceremony at City Park on Thursday, Jun. 10, 2021, covering the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald with red fabric and demanding its removal and replacement with a monument to residential school survivors. The ceremony began at

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