Statues of Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth toppled in Canada

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Winnipeg, CanadaProtesters person toppled statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II successful the Canadian metropolis of Winnipeg arsenic choler grows implicit the find of the remains of hundreds of children successful unmarked graves astatine erstwhile indigenous schools.

A assemblage chanted "no pridefulness successful genocide" earlier pulling down the statues of the monarchs.

The enactment took spot connected Canada Day connected Thursday, erstwhile traditionally celebrations instrumentality spot crossed the country.

    However, galore cities scrapped events this twelvemonth arsenic the ungraded implicit the indigenous children made Canadians face their assemblage history. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the time would beryllium "a clip for reflection."

      Almost 1,000 unmarked graves person been recovered astatine erstwhile residential schools successful British Columbia and Saskatchewan that were chiefly tally by the Catholic Church and funded by the government.

      For 165 years and arsenic precocious arsenic 1996, the schools forcibly separated indigenous children from their families, subjecting them to malnourishment and carnal and intersexual maltreatment successful what the Truth and Reconciliation Commission called "cultural genocide" successful 2015.

      In Winnipeg, a assemblage cheered arsenic Queen Victoria's statue fell extracurricular the Manitoba provincial legislature. Protesters, galore of whom wore orangish clothing, besides kicked the toppled statue and danced astir it. The pedestal and statue were daubed successful reddish overgarment manus marks.

      Many cities scrapped Canada Day events this twelvemonth  amid the ungraded   implicit    the attraction    of indigenous children.

      A adjacent statue of Queen Elizabeth was besides pulled down. She is Canada's existent caput of state, portion Victoria reigned from 1837 to 1901 erstwhile Canada was portion of the British Empire.

      Protests successful enactment of the indigenous children besides took spot connected Thursday successful Toronto, Canada's fiscal hub, portion a #CancelCanadaDay march successful the superior Ottawa drew thousands successful enactment of victims and survivors of the residential schoolhouse system.

      Vigils and rallies were held crossed different parts of the country. Many participants wore orangish clothing, which has go the awesome of the movement.

      In his Canada Day message, Trudeau said the discoveries of the remains of the children astatine the erstwhile schools "have rightfully pressed america to bespeak connected our country's humanities failures". Injustices inactive beryllium for indigenous peoples and galore others successful Canada, helium said.

        A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the authorities condemned immoderate defacing of statues of the Queen.

        "Our thoughts are with Canada's indigenous assemblage pursuing these tragic discoveries, and we travel these issues intimately and proceed to prosecute with the authorities of Canada connected indigenous matters," helium said.

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