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Ryerson University’s board of directors has voted to change the Toronto school’s name over concerns about Egerton Ryerson’s links to residential schools.

Our University has always believed that to innovate is to embrace change and seek new knowledge and opportunities. Now, as we embark on the journey to find a new name and reconcile the legacy of Egerton Ryerson, we vow to build a better, more inclusive future. Throughout the process we will be guide…

It is wrong to blame Egerton Ryerson for creating residential schools and too often ignored that Indigenous people themselves wanted government-funded schools. It was Chief Peter Jones, working with other prominent Methodists, who argued that the government should fund schools to educate Indigen…