City officials in Toronto have reversed course on a controversial decision to remove the name of a prominent early 20th century Toronto businessman from a historic home, in light of new information brought forward by his descendants.
City council voted in April to remove Robert Stapleton Caldecott’s name from his former home’s heritage designation on the grounds that he held restrictive — some said racist — views on immigration.
But earlier this week, council voted to restore his name after Caldecott’s descendants complained that he was being unfairly condemned and produced research in his defence.
This time they blinked. City Hall got away with ignoring the truth when they renamed Dundas Square after a black African tribe notorious for their practice of enslaving other blacks so we’ll just have to expect more of this.
