Memory and History: A Dialogue on the Politics of Commemoration

Five historians explore issues surrounding Canada's history, heritage and memory.
Amid a swirl of controversy, institutions named for educators and politicians such as
Egerton Ryerson and John A. Macdonald have been renamed in recent years. Our panel of
experts will grapple with the cultural and political significance of this and related subjects,
including the role “re-naming” plays in reconciling relations between Indigenous and non-
Indigenous peoples.
The forum addresses questions such as: “What and who should be commemorated? How
should contemporary politics inform and affect commemoration? Are there enduring
historical truths about historical actors?