MONTREAL After repeated demands and bouts of vandalism, McGill University has removed a statue of the school’s namesake James McGill. The university says it was removed from the school’s lower campus Friday after last week s act of vandalism added to previous damage. McGill (1744-1813) was a Scottish merchant who immigrated to Canada and became a furs and ammunition merchant. During his lifetime, McGill owned at least five Black and Indigenous slaves. A McGill spokesperson told CTV News the statue is being repaired and will remain out of the public eye indefinitely. Once it’s fixed, the university says it may be replaced in the lower campus or relocated somewhere else.