Toronto to rename Dundas Street

[Phil C. McNasty]

Just a matter of time until they come after McDonald and erase him from our $10 bills

Pizza place owner refuses John A. Macdonald $10 bills

A Mi’kmaw-owned pizza shop recently announced that it will no longer accept $10 bills bearing the image of Canada’s first prime minister.

torontosun.com

 

[hemiman]

South Africa renamed most streets after apartheid was over.

Hows SA doing these days??

 

[WetSeeker]

City council approved the change - unbelievable - only 7 councilors voted not to change the name.
This could turn into a $100 million virtue signaling exercise - think of all the 'offensive' names, it is ludicrous.
Cannot believe people are so 'woke' they think changing a name solves anything - it accomplishes ZERO!
99% of the Toronto population has zero connection to why Dundas Street was named 200 years ago

 

[y2kmark]

So what's the new name gonna be, will there be a contest?...

 

[Robert Mugabe]

So what's the new name gonna be, will there be a contest?...

Cuntass Street. Bit of McGivering and they should be able to save a bit of money on the signage. Appropriate nod to the previous name and at the same time, what I always called it anyway.

 

[thaiboy]

City council approved the change - unbelievable - only 7 councilors voted not to change the name.
This could turn into a $100 million virtue signaling exercise - think of all the 'offensive' names, it is ludicrous.
Cannot believe people are so 'woke' they think changing a name solves anything - it accomplishes ZERO!
99% of the Toronto population has zero connection to why Dundas Street was named 200 years ago

More like 99.9%.
And the asshole who started the petition is WHITE!
Big surprise!I

 

[spankingman]

So whats going to happen if you own a business on Dundas ie: Dundas Autobody, Dundas Dental Center, Dundas Variety. Are THEY going to have to change their names too?

 

[Robert Mugabe]

So whats going to happen if you own a business on Dundas ie: Dundas Autobody, Dundas Dental Center, Dundas Variety. Are THEY going to have to change their names too?

Dirty Deeds Dundas Cheap.

 

[saxon]

Name change or not I’ll still call it Dundas street. Just like I still say Skydome and Air Canada Centre and Copps Coliseum etc.

 

[Insidious Von]

The Pope wanted pussy with a blonde trim. With that in mind they have to rename the street properly or don't even bother.

Leadership capability, Schwarzenegger Way - it's meant to be!

 

[bazokajoe]

So whats going to happen if you own a business on Dundas ie: Dundas Autobody, Dundas Dental Center, Dundas Variety. Are THEY going to have to change their names too?

If it was my business I would not change the name.

 

[Darts]

So, who or what will the "idle left" pick on next?

Hopefully, they won't ban "Amazing Grace" because it was written by a former slave trader (who later in life found Grace and repented).

 

[JohnnyWishbone]

So what's the new name gonna be, will there be a contest?...

It's probably going to be something related to the African community. Will the town of Dundas (near Hamilton) eventually need to change their name too ?

 

[bigdickdean]

Hows SA doing these days??

I have a South African friend who lives in Johannesburg. She desperately wants to get out of the country permanently.

 

[chungk7069]

City council approved the change - unbelievable - only 7 councilors voted not to change the name.
This could turn into a $100 million virtue signaling exercise - think of all the 'offensive' names, it is ludicrous.
Cannot believe people are so 'woke' they think changing a name solves anything - it accomplishes ZERO!
99% of the Toronto population has zero connection to why Dundas Street was named 200 years ago

money would be better spent giving indiginous community the money to upgrade their water system.

 

[NotADcotor]

I hope they don't name it Chuck Norris street because nobody dares cross Chuck Norris.

 

[Indiana]

Personally never heard of Mr Dundas.
But whatever.
How about Snowflake Way?

 

[glamphotographer]

So whats going to happen if you own a business on Dundas ie: Dundas Autobody, Dundas Dental Center, Dundas Variety. Are THEY going to have to change their names too?

Yes, they can name their business Lord Henry Dundas Autobody. Anyways renaming Dundas is going to confuse all the very old people.

 

[Goodoer]

What a waste of money and time. Nobody cares who Dundas was. It's just a name of a street at this point.

 

[Frankfooter]

I'm all for getting rid of Ryerson's name but Dundas is less clear.
He 'delayed' the end of slavery claiming sudden change would be bad. That was a bad decision, definitely.
But he also played a major role in a legal case in Scotland that ended slavery there forever.

Henry Dundas played role in Joseph Knight case

Lord Advocate represented escaped slave suing for freedom

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