YOU SAID IT: Council right to rename it

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COUNCIL RIGHT TO RENAME IT

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Re: Ottawa city council approves Trump Avenue name change, online, Sept. 23

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I think Ottawa council got it right in voting to rename Trump Avenue.

I think a wonderful name would be Gordie Howe Avenue. Not only would it be historically significant because of the bridge issue and “elbows up”, it would lend an enduring historical perspective.

Gordie Howe was a proud Western Canadian lad who in many ways embodied Canadian values.

And because it doesn’t fit into the New York theme for the neighbourhood, it would give it even more significance.

MARC LECHASSEUR

ORLÉANS

SUCH A CHILDISH MOVE

OMG … will the childishness never end? The brouhaha over Donald Trump “renaming” Lake Ontario … it will always be Lake Ontario, and people know that.

It seems OK, though, to rename streets, parkways, buildings and all sorts of things, and Canadians aren’t bothered about that. Frankly, the only people who should have the right to make the decision about renaming Trump Avenue are the people who live on it.

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I even heard the other day that some of the new names being floated are Obama Avenue, Rosie O’ Donnell Avenue and Pelosi Avenue. Really? They’re all Democrats.

It’s time for people to grow up and take the high road for once. Trump Derangement Syndrome is rotting the minds of Canadians, and Mark Carney is loving it because it suits his purposes.

I’ve never been more embarrassed to be Canadian.

SANDY JOHNSTON

GREELY

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