Category: Canada Day

Changing Ryerson University’s Name Could Have ‘Serious Consequences’: Ryerson Prof

As Ryerson University considers changing its name and after a statue of its namesake was recently toppled, a professor at the Toronto school worries that a name change could have a domino effect given that so many Canadian institutions are named after figures who symbolize British colonialism. “If Canadian decision-makers are going to be logical,…


Celebrate Our Shared Humanity on Canada Day

Commentary Following announcement of the discovery of the remains of more than 215 children at the site of the former Kamloops Residential School and the killing of a Muslim family in London, Ont., by a deranged young man, a number of politicians and activists have called for either the outright cancelling of Canada Day festivities…


Federal Website Deletes Profile Page of Canadian Founding Prime Minister John A. Macdonald

The federal government has removed the biography page of Canada’s founding Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald from the official government of Canada website. According to The Toronto Star, Macdonald’s page was pulled from the Library and Archives Canada website over the weekend, showing only an “error 404” message on Monday. Currently, no search results…