10 h. ago
People are trying to stop Toronto from renaming more Ryerson and Dundas assets
As Toronto grapples with the fact that white male historical figures can often be problematic in modern contexts (shocker!) the City and other private entities are continuing on the crusade to wipe the names of certain figures from various assets, with more changes to come this year.First to go was Ryerson University, which chose to adopt the moniker Toronto Metropolitan University in 2022 after people began drawing awareness to namesake Egerton Ryerson's hand in creating not just Canada's public school system, but also its appalling residential school system (knowledge that resulted in protesters tearing down the school's statue of the figure, among other things).Then there was Yonge-Dundas Square, Dundas Street, and numerous other properties bearing the name Dundas, which are in various stages of renaming after Henry Dundas's past came into question, with some believing he delayed the end of slavery, but others ...
Other
