Kenney Says He Will Install Toppled Statue of Macdonald at Alberta Legislature If Quebec Opts Not to Restore It

The head of the statue of Sir John A. MacDonald lies on the ground after the statue was torn down following a protest in Montreal on Aug. 29, 2020. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he would be happy to install the vandalized statue of Sir John A. Macdonald at the provincial legislature if the City of Montreal decides not to restore it.

After the statue of one of Canada’s founding fathers and the country’s first prime minister was pulled off its pedestal by a crowd of activists in Montreal on Aug. 29, Kenney took to Twitter.