Prime Ministers Path reinstalled in Wilmot Township after five-year pause

Work has begun to re-install the Prime Ministers Path project in Wilmot Township, Ontario, after a five-year pause following controversy over statues of former Canadian leaders. The park will feature five existing bronze portraits and a new sixth statue of an unidentified prime minister. The project faced past issues when Sir John A Macdonald's statue was vandalized in 2020 over his role in residential schools, leading to all statues being removed in 2021. Createscape Waterloo Region now oversees the project under a 20-year agreement with the township. Committee member Carolyn Salonen says the statues are meant to spark conversation about Canadian history, not serve as memorials, emphasizing that "we can't erase history" and need to discuss it.