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Ottawa Council Takes First Step Toward Renaming Trump Avenue
The plan needs support from more than half of residents and a public consultation before any new name is adopted, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Ottawa City Council unanimously voted to begin renaming Trump Avenue, a residential street in Central Park that has carried the name for roughly 25 years.
- Riley Brockington, a city councilor, called the name an embarrassment amid escalating trade tensions and Trump's repeated threats to Canadian sovereignty, following tariffs imposed on $28 billion of Canadian exports.
- A 2021 effort to rename Trump Avenue failed after consultation found residents split: among 62 households, 21 voted yes, 21 voted no, and 20 did not vote.
- Changing the street name requires support from more than half residents and will not happen until after municipal elections in late October; suggested names include Obama Avenue, Canada Avenue, and Taco Avenue.
- Ottawa City Councilor Tim Tierney cautioned against letting the "lame name game" distract from trade tensions, especially after Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America.
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Ottawa city council is considering renaming a street named after Trump
One of the options being considered is Taco Avenue—a reference to the abbreviation Trump Always Chickens Out (Trump always chickens out), reports CNN, citing Ottawa city council member Tim Tierney.The article notes that the residential street in the...
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