As Ryerson University considers changing its name and after a statue of its namesake was recently toppled, a professor at the Toronto school worries that a name change could have a domino effect given that so many Canadian institutions are named after figures who symbolize British colonialism.
“If Canadian decision-makers are going to be logical, there are going to be serious consequences to changing the name of Ryerson University,” Patrice Dutil, a professor of politics and public administration at Ryerson, told The Epoch Times.
