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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 ...

Winnipeg Free Press JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Most statues and monuments celebrate European settlers, which doesn't represent Manitoba at the moment, says Melissa Funke, an assistant professor of classics at the University of Winnipeg. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press) The toppling and beheading of a Winnipeg statue erected in the likeness of Queen Victoria has sparked widespread debate about defacing colonial monuments. The toppling and beheading of a Winnipeg statue erected in the likeness of Queen Victoria has sparked widespread debate about defacing colonial monuments. But in t...