Queen’s University Drops Sir John A. Macdonald’s Name From School Building

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A petition led to a months-long debate over the name in Kingston, Ont.

Queen’s says it is committed to honouring the calls to action from the country’s 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission that showed the systemic racism faced by Canada’s Indigenous people.

“What was made clear through our consultations is that the Macdonald name sends a conflicting message that interferes with the values and aspirations of the current law school and Queen’s community where Indigenous and racialized students must feel welcome and included,” Deane said.America Votes The latest polls, breaking news and analysis on the U.S. election from HuffPost’s Washington, D.C. bureau

 

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Lol soooooooo stupid. Big achievement. Not really lol

What? but he built the railroad that forged the country. It wasn't The tens of thousands of Chinese slaves. I saw him pound in the last nail. On the bodies of the three thousand enslaved Chinese that died , one for each kilometer. A country built on slavery

Sad. Spineless

Lol. Fixed that problem.

The irony is delicious, future lawyers concerned over the values of a past lawyer. Some snakes love to eat their own I suppose.

Mob rule. Get back to us when they change the name of a certain airport in Quebec hypocrites.

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