<p>This summer, the Ontario government will remove the box that has, for several years, concealed the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald at Queen’s Park. It was in 2020 — after several statues across Canada had been painted, toppled and even beheaded — that Macdonald’s likeness in Ontario’s capital was boarded up.</p>

The reappearance of his statue at the Ontario legislature is not the end of the conversation. It should be the beginning{ai:summary}<p>The Ontario government plans to remove the box covering the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald at Queen's Park this summer. The statue was concealed in 2020 amid a wave of vandalism against statues across Canada, including painting and toppling. #society</p>

Greg Piasetzki: John A. Macdonald's return to Queen's Park an opportunity for historical literacy

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