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Take them all down

Just as well take down the Louis Riel statue, it is offensive to me to have statue honoring a rebel. While we are at it, no public buildings, streets or anything else named after anyone, white, black, first nation. To heck with trying to honor anyone, no one is perfect. Sound absurd? I agree, tell these social idiots to pound sand.

A statue does not change history.

I am for the statue being taken down. Yes, it is history. But history is in our books. A statue is meant to idolize someone and how can we idolize someone who has done wrong by our people? It is understandable that he has also done good but that does not excuse the bad. It is a statue that should be removed.

Statue Belongs In A Museum

I fully support and applaud city council’s decision to remove the statue and use it as a tool to educate citizens about our past. It’s not acceptable to commemorate and memorialize a historical figure who actively sought to eliminate First Nations peoples. He certainly accomplished great things in other areas—no question. We need to understand both sides of this history, recognizing the achievements and the egregious harms that were carried out. Thanks to city council for your courage and for taking action after a very long wait for change!! Please do move forward with changing Dewdney as well.

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