Commentaire 133 – commentaires et rétroaction

Barbi Lazarus

I am writing to express my strong opposition to the renaming of the Parkdale-High Park federal riding.

Established as an independent municipality in 1879, the village of Parkdale was annexed by the City of Toronto in 1899. The federal electoral district of Parkdale was created in 1914, and merged with a neighbouring district into Parkdale—High Park in 1979.

Parkdale is a proud, spirited community with a strong identity and sense of place. This is reflected in the many non-profit, neighbourhood, small business, and community associations with Parkdale in the name and serving the area. Removing Parkdale from the district's name would be a mistake after more than 100 years of recognition.

And in fact, you have not been transparent in why or how the name Taiaiako'n was chosen instead. There is no information on the Commission's website, and among the Indigenous organizations and leadership that residents of our riding have consulted with so far, they don't know either.

I hope you will reconsider.