Pointing out a few good things doesn't cancel out that he did greatly contribute to an extremely damaging educational system for Indigenous youth. Convenient that this article simply refers to Ryerson's opinion in the TRC report without actually detailing what it says. Perhaps he did have good intentions, but recommending having kids work 12 hours a day, study for 4 hours, and have their overall education structured in a COMPLETELY assimilative nature doesn't exactly scream pro-aboriginal. Perhaps he wasn't 'anti-aboriginal' either, but his recommendations sure were, even if it was implicit. That's the issue with systemic racism, a lot of the time people don't intend to be racist, but that doesn't mean the harmful outcomes of their actions should just be ignored. Not saying that renaming is the solution, either. Sure, leave the name, acknowledge the few good things he did like letting another methodist who happened to be Indigenous sleepover, but don't pretend there was no harm no foul