Letter to the Editor

'Then we can go on and rename a bunch of schools that were named in honour of people who were at one time considered admirable but whom, after all, were just human and were therefore blemished ...'

'I like Steve Christian’s idea to put up plaques in the neighbourhoods in question, briefly explaining why the name was chosen, and the history.'

'Council needs to grow a backbone and realize, by trying to appease everyone, they're actually pleasing no one.'

'If you are asked to forward money, please don’t.'

'Separation and division is, for the first time in my lifetime, becoming normalized.'

'All professions — doctors, nurses, teachers, etc. — are self-governed under law and involve a complaint process to that profession’s regulatory body.'

'Our school curriculums should be changed to acknowledge not only the good but also the misgivings of those who made history and to teach the truth about our history.'

'If we’ve got $325,000 burning a hole in our collective pockets, how about we try to do some good with it instead of throwing it away?'

'I am sure the first settlers to Alberta thought they were within their rights to steal and cheat the Indigenous people out of their lands, but I don't see that ever being discussed by city council, or an offer to hand back the lands St. Albert is built on to their rightful owners.'

'Only 4.9 per cent of our Canadian population is Indigenous. To my way of thinking, this does not warrant name changes.'