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Daniel walks in the studio.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, and blue TVO Kids T-shirt.

Daniel says WELCOME BACK TO
TVOK NEWS.

On a screen behind him appears a picture of a statue of Sir John A. McDonald with the caption "Statue removed."

Daniel says NOW, THIS STATUE OF
JOHN A. MACDONALD
HAS BEEN THE TALK
OF THE TOWN.
IT WAS RECENTLY TAKEN DOWN
IN VICTORIA,
WHICH IS THE CAPITAL
OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.
NOW, VICTORIA CITY COUNCILLORS
VOTED TO HAVE IT REMOVED
BECAUSE THERE IS A DEBATE GOING
ON THROUGHOUT CANADA
AS TO HOW TO
VIEW THE ACTIONS
OF THE FIRST PRIME MINISTER
OF CANADA.
HE PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN CREATING
RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS,
WHICH SEPARATED THOUSANDS
AND THOUSANDS
OF INDIGENOUS CHILDREN
FROM THEIR PARENTS.
BUT HE ALSO HELPED BRING
PROVINCES LIKE BRITISH COLUMBIA
INTO THE FEDERATION
OF CANADA.
JOHN A. MACDONALD IS ONE OF
OUR FOUNDING FATHERS.
BUT WHEN HE WAS ALIVE
IN THE 1880'S,
HE DID MANY THINGS THAT TODAY
WOULD BE VIEWED
AS HORRIBLE AND MEAN.
THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT DOES NOT
BELIEVE THAT MACDONALD'S LEGACY
AND MEMORY SHOULD BE COLLECTING
DUST IN A STORAGE FACILITY,
AND WANTS TO PAY FOR
THE STATUE TO BE SHIPPED HERE
AND DISPLAYED SOMEWHERE
IN ONTARIO.
THIS STATUE'S CREATOR
WAS ASKED WHAT HE THOUGHT
OF THE KERFUFFLE,
AND HE SAID THAT HE IS PROUD
OF THE FACT THAT HIS STATUE HAS
GIVEN RISE TO A CONVERSATION
ABOUT SOME OF THE VIOLENCE THAT
WAS INFLICTED ON NATIVE PEOPLES.
WOW, WHAT AN AMAZING STORY.
BUT, WHAT DO YOU THINK,
TVO KIDS?
SHOULD THE STATUE
HAVE BEEN TAKEN DOWN?
VOTE ON OUR WEB POLL
ON TVOKIDS.COM
AND TELL US WHAT YOU THINK.
MORE
TVOK NEWS
IS
COMING UP NEXT.

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