Blogs - Friends of Egerton Ryerson

Advocating for and publicize an awareness...of the life and work of Egerton Ryerson, on the basis of scholarly research, and...to defend his reputation.

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Jennifer Dundas @jldundas ·

19 Apr

The Canadian Institute for Historical Education takes on Toronto's decision to rename Dundas Street - based on false allegations.
“The critics partly tell the truth, but they eliminate the complexities and rely on a general ignorance of history.”

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Ontario Historical Society @ontariohistory ·

7 Mar

Reverend Egerton Ryerson joined the Credit Mississauga in their fight to secure a title deed to their reserve at the mouth of the Credit River. Ryerson and his life-long friendship with Peter Jones feature in Episode 7 Part Two.

https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/podcast/in-hindsight-episode-07/

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17 Jan

Historians have criticized the historical summary prepared by Toronto city staff. Last July, at a mtg of Exec Committee, Mayor Tory appeared to have lost confidence in the staff research, and the accusation that Henry Dundas delayed abolition. 2/2
https://hdcommittee.medium.com/toronto-mayor-john-tory-having-second-thoughts-about-renaming-dundas-street-54a1d72afd97

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16 Jan

Toronto City Council is beginning to wake up to the folly of renaming Dundas Street.

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29 Dec

The BBC's hatchet job on Henry Dundas was a prime example of BBC bias.

Very glad to see a new report exposing the broadcaster's blind spots:
“The report identifies a pattern of failure by the BBC that points unmistakably to conscious or unconscious bias"

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