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Decision makers

History makes us better decision makers. We can only learn from the past if able to see what happened and use it to move forward.

For the Good and the Bad - Keep it where it is.

While Sir John A. has some bad history, he also did some very great things. The statue where it now stands is the perfect venue to present both the good and the bad. It should not be closeted or denied.

Who really can cast the first stone?

The statues that are erected for our historical leaders should not be removed. There was a reason they were immortalized. If you want to dig deep enough you can probably find 'dirt' on any historical figure. A lot of the things that we now consider "bad' may have been normal at the time and/or had a legitimate reason for the actions that were taken. As for the Picton statue, it should be left where it as, as that location is meaningful to the town, itself.

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