The covenants remain attached to properties in some neighbourhoods, including East Vancouver, Arbutus Ridge and Point Grey, and in the city of West Vancouver
It was impossible not to cheer when British protesters pushed a statue of slave trader Edward Colston into Bristol’s harbour on June 7, 2020.The death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police has sparked an international debate about racism and what to do about the surprising number of racist symbols and words in the public realm. Some of these inglorious historical markers have begun to topple.
Another covenant is attached to the Vancouver home of former Non-Partisan Association mayoral candidate Ken Sim. He supports the motions and said, “It didn’t feel great,” when he read his own deed. A cynic might say that removing a statue or drawing a line through an offensive passage from a land title is a token gesture that gives politicians bragging rights but does little to change people’s attitudes. But to those stung by the words or symbols, these gestures are an important way to heighten awareness of the wrongs of the past and present.
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