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| Dressed for its opening in 1924 |
That only thing that be can said about the suggestion by Denzil Minnan-Wong (Ward 34) to re-name Union Station to the John A. Macdonald Station is that the City Councillor doesn’t seem to know much about the history of Toronto. The place is called “Union” station because of the historic uniting of the interests of the country’s railways and the decision to build a suitable (some might say world class) terminal for Toronto. When it was built between 1914 and 1920 there had already been two other places called Union Station. It is a place that has been with us for well over a century and a handy name that has become part of the fabric of Toronto. At Tuesday’s executive committee meeting, Minnan-Wong moved a motion to change the name, asking city staff to explore the idea and report back to the executive committee in July. This will not fly. Twitter is already alive with derision for the notion. Sir John A. Macdonald is a very important figure in our history but he is already well-honoured everywhere in the country.
