Queen's University says it is renaming its law school, Sir John A. Macdonald Hall, after significant consideration and months of public consultation. The Kingston, Ont., university's move follows mounting calls across the country to remove monuments commemorating its first prime minister, who is also recognized as the architect of the residential school system. While Macdonald is "rightly celebrated" for his role in founding modern Canada, his full historic legacy cannot be ignored, said law school dean Mark Walters in a news release, . Macdonald established Canada's residential school system and instituted a head tax on Chinese immigrants. The online petition that called for Macdonald's name removal recommended the law school change its name to Patricia Monture Hall, after the Mohawk lawyer and Queen's graduate whose work made the oath to the Queen optional for new lawyers.

Source: CBC News October 19, 2020 21:56 UTC