The Push to Change British Columbia’s Name

Sir James Douglas was Chief Factor of the Hudson’s Bay Company who became governor of Vancouver Island (1851–64) and British Columbia (1858–64). He is recognized as the “Father of British Columbia.” Public domain

Commentary

Is it time to change the name of British Columbia? An opinion article in The Tyee, an influential online publication based in B.C., says it’s the right thing to do. According to the piece, the name “honours England’s racist colonizers” and “lionizes Columbus.”