Dundas Street was named by John Graves Simcoe, the first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, after Henry Dundas, First Viscount Melville. "We talk a lot about statues and statues that should come down. But whether it be removing statues of controversial historical figures or renaming streets, some Black culture scholars say it's more important that real change accompany such moves. In recent years in Canada, the controversy over statues commemorating historical figures has tended to focus on their links to anti-Indigenous policies. But changing of a street name, for example, where most people don't know the history or even remark on the change, is "more symbolic.

Source: CBC News June 12, 2020 08:01 UTC