It stands 1.874 × 1.905 × 0.518 m.[3] The plaque underneath the statue reads "John A. Macdonald, Father of Confederation."

Reassessments of Macondald's role in Canadian history, particularly his assimilationist policies toward Indigenous Canadians and racist views of Asian immigrants,[4] led to statues of Macdonald being vandalized and removed in other cities in the first decades of the 21st century.

[9] Regina's mayor at the time Michael Fougere characterized calls to remove the statue as trying "to erase history", but said he would be receptive to the idea of a plaque that would "contextualize" Macdonald, since "many things that he did are certainly difficult to accept by today's standards — and we should know about that.

"[4] After the statue was vandalized for the third time in August 2018, he reiterated his earlier statements, and added, "it's important to remember MacDonald's contributions to Indigenous and women's voting rights.

"[5] In the midst of the 2020 protests against racism and police brutality, which took place worldwide in solidarity with those following the murder of George Floyd while in police custody, and the removal of Confederate States Army statues in the United States, Regina faced new calls to remove the Macdonald statue.