Orillia mayor, council at odds over what to do with Champlain statue

“I mean, that is a huge issue, part of reconciliation, and we think pulling a Récollet father out was exactly the right thing to do. We proposed elevating the presence and recognition of the Chippewas of Rama … here in Wendat and then the Anishinabek. You know, those stories have to be told, not as footnotes, but foundational. They need to be told in Indigenous languages, which what we did. We rewrote the plaque and it’s in four languages. So, two Indigenous, English and French.”