A plaque that was installed to replace the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald removed from Victoria city hall Saturday didnB次元官网网址檛 last 24 hours before it was vandalized.
The plaque was put in place Saturday afternoon after the statue was removed at 7 a.m. By by 11 a.m. Sunday morning a large B次元官网网址淴B次元官网网址� was scratched across the message engraved on its surface.
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The message reads:
B次元官网网址淚n 2017, the City of Victoria began a journey of Truth and Reconciliation with the Lekwungen peoples, the Songhees and Esquimalt nations, on whose territories the city stands.
The members of the City FamilyB次元官网网址� part of the CityB次元官网网址檚 Witness Reconciliation Program B次元官网网址� have determined that to show progress on the path of reconciliation the City should removed the statue of Sir John a. Macdonald from the front doors of city Hall, while the City, the Nations and the wider community grapple with MacdonaldB次元官网网址檚 complex history as both the first Prime Minister of Canada and a leader of violence against Indigenous Peoples.
The statue is being stored safely in a city facility. We will keep the public informed as the Witness Reconciliation Program unfolds, and as we find a way to recontextualize Macdonald in an appropriate way. For more information please visit www.victoria.ca/reconciliationB次元官网网址�
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By Tuesday morning a replacement plaque had been installed.
The removal of statue has received national attention, including a request from the Ontario Premier Doug Ford who offered to take the statue and place it in Toronto outside QueenB次元官网网址檚 Park where there is already a statue of Macdonald, CanadaB次元官网网址檚 first prime minister.
The request was declined.
