A bust of Lincoln Alexander, Canada’s first Black member of parliament and a former lieutenant governor of Ontario, was unveiled at Queen’s Park on Sunday.
The statue of Alexander, who was born in Toronto and went on to represent a Hamilton riding as an MP for 12 years between 1968 and 1980, is the first of a Black politician to stand in the Ontario legislature.
The bust was sculpted by award-winning Toronto artist Quentin VerCetty.
“In my opinion, he was one of the greatest Canadians,” VerCetty said of Alexander in an interview with CBC Radio’s Metro Morning on Friday.
“He’s one of the most decorated Canadians of all time — a war veteran, lawyer, community
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