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JAM has contributed to decades of bad relationships between First Peoples and settlers

As a settler / settler descendant / Treaty person of white European ancestry I know we cannot live on this land in peace while the attempted genocide of First People's is memorialized in the figure of Canada's first prime minister. That statue has no place in a pubic park.

symbol of our values

Public art is a society's expression of its values and priorities, especially when commemmorating particular people or historic events. Sir John A. Macdonald was an important historical figure, but only one of many that could be honoured with a public statue. At a time when Canada was celebrating the centenary of its founding, it made some sense to honor JAM and his pivotal role in the development of this nation. That was then; this is now. Canadian values and ideals have shifted in the interm. We are trying to be more inclusive and no longer struggling as hard with the…

Get rid of the statue!

John A McDonald was a colonialist,he did nothing to empower First Nation and Metis people. His policies we're racist and Indigenous people are still having to live with the legacy. Please get rid of this statue. Also, don't make the survey so difficult to participate in. I don't believe we would have to sign up for a City of Regina account to actually voice our opinions.

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