Last Tuesday evening at a packed meeting, the municipal council of Prince Edward County missed an opportunity to do the right thing: Reinstall their statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in the picturesque town of Picton.

By a vote of 8-6, the councillors rejected the start of a consultative process to restore the statue of Macdonald that was removed from Main Street in June 2021 amid repeated vandalism.

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The lovely statue depicts a young Sir John A. arguing his first court case in Picton, where he lived as a young man and started his career. From that humble start, he would go on to lead the push for Confederation, establishing Canada with four provinces, and serve as its first prime minister. He was the key figure in uniting the colonies and then expanding the country from coast to coast.

The statue’s installation in 2015 was the culmination of a massive, decade-long community effort and fundraising drive spearheaded by local residents who donated the statue to the municipality.

For six years, it stood in........

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