I knew nothing about #EgertonRyerson , other than that Ontarians named a university after him. If the #NationalPost article gives an accurate picture, then it seems the horrible features of #ResidentialSchools were not his fault.

(On a related topic, note that #SirJohnAMacdonald wasn't responsible for starting the residential school system either; that was a #Liberal initiative, set up while Sir John A. was out of power due to the #PacificScandal .)