Almost a 100 years later after the statue was first unveiled, in 2017, the monument needed repair and was removed. But in the midst of the restoration came the era of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. It was decided that something had to change, and a working group was struck to determine whether the statue should return, and if so, in what form. This appears to have been done with genuine sympathy for, and input from, local First Nations. Smaller figures of Indigenous people that had surrounded and knelt below Champlain would not be returned, and a new plaque would be written. With those modifications, Champlain was supposed to go back to his lakeside plinth.