ETFO Demand to Rename Schools and Buildings Honouring John A. MacDonald

The demand by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) to remove the name of Sir John A. MacDonald from schools and building is done for one simple reason; indigenous people should not have to walk in schools or buildings named after the man who created policies to clear the land of their ancestors. We like to think that Canada was found on the principles of diversity and inclusivity and where we welcome everyone, but that has not been the case with indigenous people, where laws like those of The Indian Act was clearly made to get rid of them. But, the question that everyone is…