Seems you are aware of the Evil done here. Many are not! Maybe debate was the wrong word, I meant to say not let others deny or whitewash our history anymore. The official story has been one-sided for too long. Yea sure we cant change the past, but have done a shit job of learning from it. Nothing has been done for so long, any action is better than no action at all.
The Truth and reconciliation findings outlined how to go about much of what you are saying needs to be done. Those findings are a few years old now. No political will to implement the recommendations so far. GOV says we dont have the money. I say the money is there, and if not maybe take those tax evaders to court and bleed them dry, maybe tax corporations that move all the jobs offshore more than 15%, lots of money out there. Look how much they found for covid...
I hate that we boil it all down to this issue is more important/pressing than the other, and then act as if there was not enough money in this country to find solutions for all of the issues. WE HAVE THE MONEY! WE ALWAYS DID!
If the streets were named for Adolf Hitler would you not want the street name changed? Come on! Changing these names is a symbolic start, and will crate a snowball effect of greater changes to come. Gotta start somewhere. Wonscotanach Valley Parkway sounds better than Don Valley Parkway to me.
I like what you said. I like your ideas of this issue, approach and solutions. You are absolutely right, we would need to do something and not just learning the history of ONE SIDE STORY from the western conquers against the natives, indigenous and alike.
Changing the names of streets is truly the FIRST STEP. What I would like to see next is to remove the name and picture of Sir John A. MacDonald from my $10 bills. Recalling the old $10 bills and reprint the new ones WITHOUT the name and picture of Sir John A. MacDonald. Furthermore, having the name and picture of Louis Riel who was one of the Métis leaders whom Sir John A. MacDonald ordered his execution by hanging in Regina in the newly reprinted $10 bills.