"This is a proactive move to prevent any further damage if protestors do break the law and apply any graffiti to anything on the grounds. All eight statues on the legislature grounds will be wrapped by staff in the coming days. The protection will be in place ahead of the start of the legislative session next week."
"As long as we have protestors who may be breaking the law, I'm assuming they will continue to wrap the statues. I don't know if there is a cost to wrapping the statues, but I can tell you there is a cost to cleaning the statues. It was $5,000. If you multiply that by eight, it's just money that taxpayers shouldn't have to spend."
"The post-secondary financial aid system will go from a majority-grant structure to a majority-loan structure in the new school year. Some protestors defaced the Brown statue with a bright pin during demonstrations over recent changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program."
The Ontario Legislature is wrapping all eight statues on its grounds to protect them from potential vandalism ahead of expected protests. This decision follows $5,000 in damage to the George Brown monument during a March 4 protest against government changes to post-secondary funding. House Speaker Donna Skelly stated the sergeant-at-arms recommended the protective measure as a proactive step. The wrapping will be in place before the legislative session begins and is considered a temporary measure while protests continue. Skelly emphasized the cost of cleaning damaged statues and urged protesters to demonstrate lawfully without breaking the law.
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