Other efforts led to the federal government donating $25,000, and the wife of the mayor of Verchères unveiled the statue in a ceremony on 20 September 1913. Among the speeches delivered, the prime minister Wilfrid Laurier declared, "If the kingdom of France was delivered and regenerated by Joan of Arc, this colony, then French in its cradle, was illustrated by Madeleine de Verchères".
Other attempts culminated in a federal government contribution of $25,000, and the wife of the mayor of Verchères organized a ceremony to unveil the statue on 20 September 1913. Among the remarks made, Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier noted, "If France's monarchy was restored and revitalized by Joan of Arc, this colony, with its French roots, was exemplified by Madeleine de Verchères".