The report said the committee “consistently heard from Indigenous, racialized and marginalized groups that the current name of the law school building creates feelings ranging from exclusion to trauma.”
“Our recommendation is based on the terrible harm Sir John A. Macdonald’s actions, from a position of the highest possible leadership, had on generations of people,” the report said.Article content continuedIn a separate note to those in the law school, dean Mark Walters conceded, “this decision will be very troubling, and even incomprehensible, for some of you,” but encouraged observers to read the report to understand the decision.
“To remove the Macdonald name from the building is not to condemn Macdonald’s character or to dismiss his contributions to Canada,” Walters wrote. “Removing Macdonald’s name from the law school building may be seen as one small way of honouring the underlying values that animate the constitution that Macdonald helped to frame.”
The legacy of Sir John A. Macdonald has been a focal point for a reckoning over Canada’s history. While Macdonald indeed presided over Canada’s foundation, he also was responsible for racist policies towards Indigenous peoples and other groups.
Will this fix everything? We now have a completely immature generation that doesn’t even know geography or history (unless it’s on soc media) wanting to wipe history? Heck? They don’t even want to identify their sex? Apparently they’re easily offended and mentally hurt?
It continues, this is how socialism and communism starts, by eliminating history, names, buildings, streets so that the new generations can’t associate. And our post wars generations agree, why not ?
Gutless
The royal family were the largest slave traders and murdered the last royal family... better rename the whole school, smh 🤦🏻♂️
Watch the alumni donations dry up.
Renamed Chairman Mao?
That 2-month study was the cover and could only end with 1 recommendation - gEt wOkE!!!1!!1!1!!
Bruce Pardy, a law professor, states the test for tearing down statues and cancelling historical figures has become so political, that Canada’s brief history has becomes Irrelevant. Bruce Pardy prefers Fidel Castro, Lenin and Mao to Canada’s first Prime Minister.
I guess my Alma don’t Mater to me, anymore.
Lame
Strip Queens University of all public funding. Idiots.
My alma mater, sadly where critical thought goes to die. No donations to queensu
It's the Queen oart that should be stripped
2 month study wins over 200yr old history. Sounds about right for the university crowd these days. So much for critical thinking.
This entire country needs Cobra Kai
This is even stupider than I first thought. It’s obvious the consultees actually DID want to “condemn Macdonald’s character” so with this framing the university is ensuring neither side will be satisfied
Pathetic
Sickening bullsh**.
The Ontario government should stop all funding to the school
If my kids were attending Queens I would immediately have them removed and send them to a different institution.
Sent the NWMP rcmpgrcpolice west to STOP the genocide of aboriginal people.
Was the architect of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Indigenous residential school, Indian Act, genocides, advocate for Black slavery, racial segregation, took land & right to vote & c citizenship from non-Whites, etc.
When should we start the book burning? What's the carbon tax on burning books JustinTrudeau? Maybe if we burn the books while protesting we can avoid the covid fines for congregating.
Really sad. They should do a study on the reasons behind their detachment from common sense.
* Queen's University strips Sir John A. Macdonald name from law school building after realizing it lacked adequate woke credentials.
It's time we looked to new heroes for inspiration.
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It is no longer an institution of higher learning, it’s a leftist crap can.
Holy shit racism just stopped.
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