Ontario minister intervenes in school board renaming controversies

Friday, May 30, 2025, 5:21 pm

Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra has stepped in to halt school board moves to erase historical names like Sir John A. Macdonald from Toronto educational institutions. New legislative measures demand board approval for any renaming, igniting spirited debates over heritage and historical memory.

nationalpost.com / Ontario education minister steps in to prevent erasure of Sir John A. Macdonald, Ryerson and Dundas from Toronto schools

The new legislation, introduced by Ontario education minister Paul Calandra will require a board to apply before changing the name of an existing school

theglobeandmail.com / Doug Ford says he pushed to free Sir John A. Macdonald statue at Queen’s Park

The monument on the Ontario Legislature grounds has been covered for five years after protesters splashed it with paint

torontosun.com / EDITORIAL: Time to stop war on our history

Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra has stepped in to restore sanity to out-of-control school boards that have wreaked havoc in schools. Under sweeping legislation introduced this week, any plan to change the names of schools must get provincial approval. The new law will be retroactive to…

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