The statue was conceived as a privately-backed project to be unveiled in 2017, marking the queen's Sapphire Jubilee and the 150th anniversary of Confederation
A statue of the late Queen Elizabeth is expected to be raised on the grounds of Ontario's legislature by this fall, the government said, ending a years-long delay and reigniting a conversation about the commemoration of historical figures.
It depicts the queen in 1977 on her throne in the Senate, where she delivered a speech exalting Canadian unity against the backdrop of an ascendant Quebec separatist movement. "There's a housing crisis, a mental health crisis, a water crisis. That's what it represents," he said, speaking to conditions on First Nation reserves across the country. "The Queen represents – to me, anyways – colonialism, oppression."
The grounds of Queen's Park feature a number of statues and monuments, including a statue of Queen Victoria. "There are all kinds of ramifications and there are all kinds of portraits I think should still be done and I know that they are being done," Abernethy said. "And I know a lot of hard questions are being asked and answered of everyone and that's a brilliant part of the process."
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