A group that's calling itself "Santa's Rebel Elves" are claiming responsibility for the act of vandalism in downtown Montreal that saw the monument to former Prime Minister Sir. John A. Macdonald defaced with paint again.
A short video was posted on the Facebook page for "No Borders Media," which says it anonymously received a communiqué and short video clips from the so-called Rebel Elves group.
The group writes tha the latest act of vandalism "continues a series of paint attacks on symbols of racist British colonialism in Montreal."
The group says the Macdonald Monument has been vandalized at least six times, while the two Queen Victoria Statues in Montreal have been painted at least three times (including in green paint on St. Patrick's Day 2018.
"The presence of racist Queen Victoria statues in Montreal are an insult to the self-determination and resistance struggles of oppressed peoples worldwide, including Indigenous nations in North America (Turtle Island) and Oceania," read the group's alleged statement on the No Borders Media page.
Red paint was sprayed on three of the four sides of the MacDonald monument and the statement adds that the Queen Victoria statues are an insult to the legacy of revolt by "Irish freedom fighters, and anti-colonial mutineers" of British origin.
"The statues particularly deserve no public space in Quebec," the statement continues. "The Québecois were denigrated and marginalized by British racists acting in the name of the putrid monarchy represented by Queen Victoria."
Calls to CJAD800 news alerted us to the vandalism and police confirmed they do not yet have any suspects.