Governor General offers help in debate over statues linked to colonization
legislature, including a half-hour get-together with Premier Heather Stefanson and an hour-long meeting with Indigneous leaders.
“I have the convening power to be able to bring people together to discuss these things,” said Simon, Canada’s first Indigenous governor general. The Queen Victoria statue had its head removed and was damaged beyond repair. The Queen Elizabeth statue suffered less damage, underwent a series of repairs and was reinstalled last week.
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