MACDONALD STATUE IN CHARLOTTETOWN COVERED IN RED PAINT

A statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in Prince Edward Island has become the latest in a series of defaced of sculptures and monuments depicting historical figures across Canada with ties to racist elements of the country’s past. The statue of Macdonald in Charlottetown was doused with red paint overnight. Charlottetown Mayor Philip Brown denounced it as an act of vandalism while also acknowledging an ongoing debate brewing within the city about whether the statue should be removed.