Winnipeg Free Press Idols no more A tour of the legislative grounds reveals a collection of statues and memorials that delivers a selective history lesson By: Ben Waldman | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Tuesday, Jul. 6, 2021 Save to Read Later The toppling last Thursday of statues depicting queens Victoria and Elizabeth II on the Manitoba Legislative Building grounds has sparked a debate over who and what deserve to stand in stone and in bronze around the central forum of provincial politics. The toppling last Thursday of statues depicting queens Victoria and Elizabeth II on the Manitoba Legislative Building grounds has sparked a debate over who and what deserve to stand in stone and in bronze around the central forum of provincial politics.