Saturday 17 July 2021
On the street soon to be formerly known as Dundas
It's time to cancel Dundas from the multiple streets that bear the name of Scottish aristocrat Henry Dundas in several locations in Toronto and the GTA. His "contribution" to Canadian history was an attempt to delay legislative progress toward the end of slavery in the British parliament that governed Canada in the early 1800's and beyond. TorontotheBetter's suggestion for a replacement name: Meegwetch or Miigwetch (thankyou in the Algonquin language), that is a big thankyou for ridding us of the name of an opponent of human progress towards freedom from slavery. To learn more about the Algonquin language of the people whose land we stand on in Toronto see https://omniglot.com/writing/algonquin.htm
# posted by Taodhg @ 11:58 am 
