At the link below is a 79 page investigative document compiled by retired Crown Prosecutor Jennifer Dundas outlining the missteps and misinformation the city engaged in during their decision making process to rename Dundas Street.

It is a stunning document and should be reviewed by taxpayers. 

It includes the following items:

1. City Staff presented historical facts based research now exposed as profoundly deficient
2. Staff defied instructions from Council to conduct public consultations
3. Staff chose an understaffed, inexperienced Ottawa agency with a radical political agenda to lead the community consultation process [Staff hired QuakeLab Inc., an inexperienced Ottawa agency that was in the midst of a staffing crisis. QuakeLab’s role was to lead consultations with equity-seeking groups, and provide advice on public consultations. QuakeLab’s advisory work is founded on Critical Race Theory. It supports “abolishing” the police, and encourages others to “revolt against the system.” Its 28-
   year-old CEO had no discernable experience with public consultations, and was opposed to the use of public surveys for decisions affecting marginalized minorities. She has publicly promoted the illegal destruction of historic monuments and encouraged “all cities” to rename their streets.]
4. Staff drastically underestimated the costs of renaming Dundas Street
5. 81% of business owners and residents on Dundas Street oppose the renaming
   
   You can read the full document here:
   https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-155005.pdf