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UtakataNoAnnex said:
...I think this has always been about who is inconveniencing who with that name here. And that's pretty sad, IMO.
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This is about foisting a name on the majority. Are we going to have catchy indigenous phrase-names henceforth for new parkland to assuage the guilt of the settler population ? I'm amused when people believe this line of questioning to be colonial/settler/racist. As an aside , I'm proud of my Cree/Inuit forebears as I am proud of my European forebears. Enough said.
 
old boy said:
This is about foisting a name on the majority. Are we going to have catchy indigenous phrase-names henceforth for new parkland to assuage the guilt of the settler population ? I'm amused when people believe this line of questioning to be colonial/settler/racist. As an aside , I'm proud of my Cree/Inuit forebears as I am proud of my European forebears. Enough said.
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Murray Sinclair passed away this morning at age 73. A remarkable man who was most influential in delivering the Truth and Reconciliation document.
 
old boy said:
This is about foisting a name on the majority. Are we going to have catchy indigenous phrase-names henceforth for new parkland to assuage the guilt of the settler population ? I'm amused when people believe this line of questioning to be colonial/settler/racist. As an aside , I'm proud of my Cree/Inuit forebears as I am proud of my European forebears. Enough said.
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I think it's a nice trend. We have plenty of Colonel Sam Smith, Garrison Common, Coronation, etc. Why not some variety?
 
According to Chat GTP: 9,500 streets in the City of Toronto as well as 140 neighbourhoods of which I am guessing 95% have UK place names. I think that we have that part of our history covered. 😝
 
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