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Three former Toronto mayors are expressing their opposition to changing the name of one of the cityโ€™s most well-known streets.

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[โ€“] EhForumUser@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Remember when the city of Berlin, in an effort to disassociate itself from the horrors seen in Germany, changed its name to Kitchener โ€“ after Lord Kitchener, inventor of concentration camps...?

Looking forward to seeing what bad things the new name is associated with.

[โ€“] sik0fewl@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Link for anyone interested in learning about Kitchener's atrocious behaviour. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Boer_War_concentration_camps