More than a year later, Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway's name remains unchanged ottnews ottawa
Albert Dumont is calling on the federal government to rename Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway in Ottawa. It's been more than a year since he first called on the government to do so.
"There's been no progress. Zero," said Albert Dumont, an Algonquin Anishinābe spiritual adviser from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg near Maniwaki, Que., who called on the federal government to rename the parkway in June 2021 due to Macdonald's role in centralizing and expanding the residential school system.The parkway is managed by the National Capital Commission , a Crown corporation that manages many roads, paths, parks and other spaces in Ottawa and Gatineau, Que.
Dumont said he spoke to an NCC staff member last week, who advised him that the process is "complicated." Dumont, an Anishinabeg spiritual adviser, says he doesn't see the need for 'a long drawn-out process' full of consultations and action plans on whether or not to rename the parkway. "It's kind of ludicrous that they'd even say these things," Dumont said. "It just goes to show what white supremacy is.… They obviously believe that John A. Macdonald's decision to perpetrate genocide was a good one, and they're OK with him with his name being there.
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