top of page

Locations In Ontario

Within Ontario, there are six prominent statues depicting Sir John A Macdonald. With the exception of the one on Parliament Hill, all of the statues have recently been subjected to vandalism and there has been public outcry for removal in social justice movements. This section explains the establishment of the statues and what has recently happened to them individually.

Prime Minister Path
image03.jpg

  • Located in Baden, Ontario

  • Received several incidents of red paint being splashed onto it

  • Removed September 2020

  • For more information on the removal and halt to the expansive statue project visit this page

Toronto Queen's Park
image07.jpg

  • Unveiled in 1894

  • Covered in pink paint during protests in July

  • Currently boxed up and covered

  • To read more on the current vandalism and how the city of Toronto is handling it visit this page

Kingston
image05.jpg

  • Vandalized during protests

  • Currently working with Indigenous people to add additional plaque explaining true history

  • For more information visit here and here

Hamilton Gore Park
image02.jpg

  • Established in 1893

  • Relocated in Gore park in 1907 after the fire accident in April 1905

  • Red paint poured and “land back” spray-painted across it 

  • No moves to have it changed or removed currently

  • To read more on the current vandalism visit this page

  • For History of the statue visit this page

Picton
image08.jpg

  • Erected in 2015

  • Vandalized by paint

  • Currently under discussion of whether to remove or not

  • To read more about the current vandalism and how the Prince Edward Heritage Committee is working to solve the issue click here and here

Parliament Hill
image06.jpg

  • Unveiled in 1880s

  • No vandalism has occurred nor any motive to change anything currently

  • For information on the history of the statue click here

  • For the article on how Ottawa is handling the current controversy click here

bottom of page