Throne speech promises new legislature statue [Video]

The Manitoba legislative grounds will get a new statue on its front lawn, while the future of the historic Queen Victoria statue toppled by protesters three years ago has not yet been carved in stone.

The news came in the NDP government’s throne speech delivered Tuesday.

In the speech, the NDP government said it will commission a new statue for the front lawn of the Manitoba Legislative Building.

“I think there’s an opportunity here to send a values message about who we are as Manitoba,” said Premier Wab Kinew.

The statue will depict a mother and child bison – Manitoba’s provincial symbol – and will serve as a reminder of the harms in the residential school era.

“It also evokes and acknowledges the history of residential schools and the bond between parent and child that were harmed in that era,” Kinew said.

This new statue will fill the now-vacant space …