Petition created to remove John A. Macdonald statue
For people driving by Regina’s Victoria Park Monday afternoon, they would have seen the statue of John A. Macdonald covered in a white sheet and yellow police tape.
A group of people, some from the Saskatchewan Coalition Against Racism (SCAR) held a teach-in, indicating people needed to learn about the history of Canada’s first prime minister and how he treated the Indigenous population.
Chris Kortright with SCAR said they held a rally about white nationalism earlier in the month and one person recommended they get rid of certain monuments.
“Our city is built literally on white supremacy with statues of John A. Macdonald, schools named Davin, roads named Dewdney, which is the colonial history of Canada and the genocidal history of Canada.”