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Hundreds of protesters mark 1 year since death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet during police call


Hundreds of protesters mark 1 year since death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet during police call
Hundreds of protesters in downtown Toronto on Monday marked nearly one year since Regis Korchinski-Paquet fell to her death from a 24th floor apartment balcony last spring while police were in her home.
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Korchinski-Paquet, 29, fell to her death from a 24th floor balcony while police were in her home
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Posted: May 24, 2021 4:30 PM ET | Last Updated: May 24
The protesters gathered on the grounds of Queen s Park for a memorial in honour of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, 29, who died on May 27, 2020.(Martin Trainor/CBC)
Hundreds of protesters in downtown Toronto on Monday marked nearly one year since Regis Korchinski-Paquet fell to her death from a 24th floor apartment balcony last spring while police were in her home. ....

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EXCERPT: Indigenous Toronto, Stories That Carry This Place


EXCERPT: Indigenous Toronto, Stories That Carry This Place
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When I first accepted a faculty position at the downtown Tkaronto university where I now work, I was unaware of the legacy of the man whose name the institution bears. I didn’t know the significance of the statue I pass dozens of times each day. I didn’t know that this man, who as Chief Superintendent of Schools for what was then called Upper Canada, advocated free compulsory public day schools for white children only. I didn’t know he had a different vision for Indigenous children – a vision that would pave the way for the Indian residential school system. I didn’t know he enacted the 1850 Common Schools Act, a piece of legislation resulting in the ‘legal’ exclusion of Black children from public schools in Ontario and forcing them to attend segregated schools in communities across the province. I didn’t know he opposed education for girls beyond the ....

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