The Toronto District School Board has been stopped from erasing the names of Sir John A. Macdonald, Egerton Ryerson and Henry Dundas from its schools.

The new legislation, introduced by Ontario education minister, Paul Calandra, on May 29, will require a board to apply to the minister before changing the name of an existing school.

If a board began using a new name on Jan. 1, 2025 or afterward, the law would still enable the minister to require a board to apply for approval.

Then it will be open to the minister to approve or reject the new name.

The legislation, , takes aim at school board accountability, in particular financial mismanagement.

“I should be able to move quickly when it is very clear that a school board has lost its way. The legislation I introduced today, if passed, wo

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