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Montreal’s toppled John A. Macdonald statue won’t be put back on its pedestal in Place du Canada, the city’s executive committee decided on Wednesday.

The statue’s head fell off when protesters hauled it down in 2020 during a demonstration calling for the defunding of the Montreal police and an end to systemic racism.

“The decision was not made to erase history, but to confront it with the values and preoccupations of our time,” said Ericka Alneus, the executive committee member responsible for culture and heritage.

Cities across the country including Charlottetown, Regina, and Kingston, Ont., where Macdonald lived, recently removed their statues of the former prime minister from public spaces.

Michael Rice, a Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) historical consultant, high school teacher and native studies specialist, said the statue’s removal won’t change much.

By contrast, he added, the decision to remove the monument was done by a committee of experts, with input from the public and voted on by elected officials.

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