Statue of John A. Macdonald, Bronze memorial sculpture in Victoria Park, Regina, Canada
The John A. Macdonald Memorial was a bronze sculpture at the south entrance to Victoria Park in Regina, Saskatchewan. Sonia de Grandmaison and John Cullen Nugent made the work, which measures 1.874 × 1.905 × 0.518 m and bears a plaque reading "John A. Macdonald, Father of Confederation." It was removed in April 2021.
Fundraising in Regina for a statue honouring Macdonald began in 1891, the year he died, but the work was not commissioned until 1966. Sculptors Sonia de Grandmaison and John Cullen Nugent saw it unveiled in 1967, Canada's centennial year. The Regina memorial was vandalized at least three times between 2012 and 2018, and on 31 March 2021 city council voted 7–4 to remove it; it was taken down and placed in storage in April 2021.
The bronze plaque beneath the figure read "John A. Macdonald, Father of Confederation." In August 2018, musician Patrick Johnson told the Regina Leader-Post he painted the statue's hands red "to symbolize the blood... on Macdonald's hands," calling it a peaceful protest. Mayor Michael Fougere responded by proposing a plaque to contextualize Macdonald.
The statue is not currently on public display, having been removed from Victoria Park in 2021. Information about potential future locations should be checked with local authorities in Regina.
The bronze sculpture was cast in five separate pieces using a specialized technique that sculptor John Cullen Nugent adapted from candlemaking methods. This approach required precision joining to create the final form.
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