Emerald Bensadoun

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Some are calling for problematic statues of historical figures in Canada to be removed in the wake of worldwide protests against systemic racism and police brutality that were sparked by the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died after an officer knelt on his neck for over eight minutes during arrest.

Several statues around the world have been torn down by force. The statue of 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston met its watery end on Sunday in western England after anti-racism protesters tied ropes around the statue's head, dragged it through Bristol and dumped it into a harbour.

On Saturday, protesters toppled a statue of Confederate Gen. Williams Carter Wickham in Richmond, Va. On Thursday, Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce the removal of the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the city's Monument Avenue.

Also watch: Columbus statue torn down at Minn. State Capitol (Provided by The Canadian Press

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