Statue of Egerton Ryerson toppled after hundreds rally in downtown Toronto
The statue of Egerton Ryerson, one of the architects of the residential school system in Canada, was toppled and vandalized Sunday evening following a demonstration in downtown Toronto.
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Posted: Jun 06, 2021 10:20 PM ET | Last Updated: June 7
The statue of Egerton Ryerson, one of the architects of the residential school system in Canada, was toppled and vandalized following a demonstration in downtown Toronto on Sunday. (Chris Gargus/CBC)
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The statue of Egerton Ryerson, one of the architects of the residential school system in Canada, was toppled and vandalized Sunday evening following a demonstration in downtown Toronto.
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The Egerton Ryerson statue has been toppled by protesters.
The statue, honouring one of the architects of Canada’s residential school system, was brought down Sunday night by demonstrators who gathered for a sit-in protest at the downtown Toronto university campus.
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The remains of 215 Indigenous children all undocumented deaths were recently discovered in Kamloops, B.C. The residential schools issue has re-ignited a firestorm around the name Egerton Ryerson.
The statue at Ryerson is considered by some to be a symbol of racism and colonialism. It has been defaced several times, including spray-painted, and calls for the statue’s removal have grown in recent days.
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