John A. Macdonald statue removed from Victoria City Hall | CBC News
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A statue of Sir John A. Macdonald was wrapped in foam and strapped to a flat-bed truck on Saturday morning to be placed in storage. Victoria city council voted to remove the statue as a gesture of reconciliation earlier this week. (Megan Thomas/CBC)
A statue of Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first prime minister, has been removed from the front steps of Victoria City Hall.
The monument was taken down, wrapped in foam and strapped to a flat-bed truck on Saturday morning to be placed in storage.
City council voted to remove the statue as a gesture of reconciliation earlier this week.
Victoria councillors pass motion to remove John A. Macdonald statue
More than two dozen people gathered in the drizzling rain to watch as the statue was taken away — some cheering its removal and others lamenting it.