MONTREAL—A downtown Montreal statue of Sir John A. Macdonald was spray-painted red, only hours before the start of a demonstration to denounce racism and the newly elected Coalition Avenir Québec government. The statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in Montreal was defaced on Saturday night. ( Graham Hughes / THE CANADIAN PRESS file photo )The group said in a news release that it wasn’t involved in organizing Sunday’s demonstration. Article Continued BelowThe Montreal statue has been spray-painted on several previous occasions, including this past August. Some 50 groups said they would take part in Sunday’s demonstration to protest racism.

Source: thestar October 07, 2018 23:35 UTC