Hamilton city councillors voted on Thursday in favour of keeping in place the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in Gore Park.
The decision was made in spite of hundreds of letters sent from residents of the city calling for the statue's removal.
The motion was defeated in a 3 to 2 vote. Councillors Tom Jackson, Esther Pauls and Sam Merulla voted against removing the statue of Macdonald, according to Global News.
FINALLY common sense prevails in Hamilton as City Council votes to keep statue of John A. Macdonald (you know, the guy who built this country) right where it belongs. pic.twitter.com/8aABd9roia
— Aaron Gunn (@AaronGunn) July 9, 2021
The council did, however, approve $75,000 to go into a review of city landmarks.
Statues of Macdonald have been forcibly or regularly removed for over a year now. Last year in Montreal, a statue of Macdonald was torn down by left-wing activists. Last month, a statue of Macdonald was removed from his hometown in Kingston after a decision by the city.
Organized black bloc militants have toppled the statue of Canada’s first prime minister, John Macdonald, in Montreal. They used umbrellas & sheets to shield their criminal comrades. The statue’s head broke off as it crashed to the ground. #BLM pic.twitter.com/ViarNxmJbh
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 29, 2020
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