Bishop Grandin was an early supporter of the Canadian Indian residential school system believing that the best way for Indigenous peoples "to become civilized" was to educate the young. In 1880 he wrote a letter to then Public Works Minister Hector-Louis Langevin explaining that boarding schools were the best way to ensure children "forget the customs, habits & language of their ancestors". 

Today the city of Edmonton have an LRT honouring Bishop Grandin's name. Please sig this petition if you think that is important to stop honouring Bishop Grandin's name and his support to residential schools.