<p>Friday marked the fourth anniversary of the sacking of the Egerton Ryerson monument that stood at the heart of Ryerson University in downtown Toronto. The impressive statue was pulled down, its head was hacked off and thrown into Lake Ontario. The head later showed up on a pike in the community of Six Nations of the Grand River near Caledonia, Ont.</p>

Egerton Ryerson embodied the best of his generation and today must be recognized as the founder of Canada's public education system{ai:summary}<p>The Egerton Ryerson monument at Ryerson University in Toronto was vandalized four years ago, resulting in its destruction. The statue was decapitated, and the head was later found displayed on a pike in Six Nations of the Grand River. #society</p>

Patrice Dutil: Ryerson's toppled statue should be restored at Queen's Park

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