May 31, 2025, 8:23pm
Yesterday, Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra introduced draft legislation that will prohibit school boards from unilaterally renaming schools without the explicit approval of the Minister of Education. This legislation will block the renaming of Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate, Ryerson Public School, and Dundas Junior Public School. Our petition made a difference.
With a majority government in place, this legislation is poised to pass—bringing a decisive end to a deeply divisive chapter in which activist trustees, led by TDSB Chair Neethan Shan, attempted to erase the names of Canada’s historical pioneers without due regard for academic or historical integrity.
At a time when schools across Toronto are facing crumbling infrastructure and mounting fiscal pressures, we welcome this moment of moral clarity from the Minister. The TDSB has been veering off course, hijacked by ideological agendas and neglecting the foundational purpose of public education. It’s time to get back to basics.
From the outset, it was clear that the school renaming push was part of a broader attempt to rewrite Canadian history and dismantle our national identity. We must never again allow radical activists to wage war on our country’s values, heritage, and legacy under the guise of progress. The future of our nation is too important to be left in the hands of ideologues.
Thank you to Minister Calandra, Premier Ford, the countless concerned parents, and to every single petitioner who stood up and made their voices heard.
People power remains undefeated.