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The government’s plan to pay a tribute to Sir John A. Macdonald’s birthday in 2015 was all ruined on Friday morning as the statue of Canada’s first Prime Minister in Kingston, Ont., was spoiled by vandals with red paint, as words on it said “This is Stolen Land,” “Murderer” and “Colonizer.” The statue was going to be a backdrop for a major ceremonial federal announcement by Heritage Minister James Moore about Macdonald’s upcoming 200th anniversary.
Moore expressed remorse about the act through a Twitter message ahead of Friday’s ceremony, saying that “Macdonald built our great country and today’s act of vandalism is a disgrace.” He later added that “we will continue to honor Canada’s first prime minister proudly and celebrate his achievements for all of Canada.” The slogan of “stolen land” on the Kingston’s statue is presumably related to the currently empowering “Idle No More” aboriginal movement across the country. A major chapter of the conflict, i.e. a meeting between PM Stephen Harper and First Nations leaders in Ottawa, was to take place on Friday.
The act was revealed only few hours before an annual ceremony was about to take place in front of the statue for celebrating Macdonald’s birthday on Jan. 11, which was previously known as Sir John A. Macdonald Day. The annual ceremonial event of this year was to remember the Father of Confederation’s 198th birthday, whereas it was additionally momentous because Moore was scheduled to announce a new $870,000 funding to initiate new plans for the 2015 birthday of Macdonald’s birth in Glasgow, Scotland, on Jan. 11, 1815.
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