“Schools should teach history, not cancel it”
The plan by this country’s largest school board to rebrand schools named for Egerton Ryerson, Henry Dundas and Sir John A. Macdonald shows how remarkably out of touch its staff and politicians are.
At a time when our national identity is under threat, where tax dollars are stretched to the limit, the Toronto District School Board says it will spend precious education dollars removing the names of three historic figures.
Schools are supposed to teach facts about history to young, impressionable minds. This shows a shocking lack of knowledge of Canada’s past and history professors have questioned the validity of this move.
Without Macdonald, there would be no Canada. He forged this country into one unit with his vision for a cross-country railroad. He steered the nascent country through chaotic times and supported Indigenous people with immunization programs and food relief plans. Macdonald’s laudable goal was to educate all children in every part of the country.
