Statue of Egerton Ryerson toppled after hundreds rally in downtown Toronto

CBC via MSN ^ | 06 06 2021 | Staff

[yesthatjallen]

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.

The act occurred following a demonstration downtown in response to an announcement by the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation on May 27 that preliminary findings from a survey conducted by a specialist in ground-penetrating radar indicated the remains of what could be 215 children buried on the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.

Since the, there have been calls from Indigenous professors and students to change the university's name and remove Ryerson's statue from campus for his role in the creation of Canada's residential school system.

It is not known how the statue was brought down, but a video posted to Twitter shows what appears to be a rope tied to the figure and people cheering as it comes tumbling down.

Other social media posts showed photos of pictures of the statue on its side on the ground. CBC News has not verified the contents of the video or confirmed who filmed it.

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[yesthatjallen]

Last week:

Sir John A. Macdonald statue to be removed from Charlottetown corner

[Fungi]

The rot transcends borders....

[yesthatjallen]

Statue Pulled Down

[Gene Eric]

All throughout Western Europe.

[21twelve]

Headlines I never expected to see. Ground Penetrating Radar causes riot.

[blackdog]

Funny really. A bunch of paid professional agitators fly into a city, set up a command center, communications, logistics, and legal help, then tear down statues of colonialism. Mirror much?

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***215 children buried***

Do the math. The school had been there for approximately 90 years. That is three school children deaths a year, probably before antibiotics were discovered.