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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

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

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

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

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

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

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