Ottawa’s city council just voted to erase Donald Trump’s name from one of its streets. The Canadian capital’s decision follows months of escalating tensions between the two nations over trade and sovereignty.
Ottawa City Council begins process to rename Trump Avenue after more than 25 years
Ottawa’s city council unanimously voted on Wednesday to rename Trump Avenue, a street named after U.S. President Donald Trump in the late 1990s, The Daily Beast reported. The decision comes as tensions between the U.S. and Canada continue to escalate over trade and sovereignty issues. Councilor Riley Brockington is leading the effort and will have residents propose replacement names.
The move follows months of friction between the two nations. Trump stirred controversy over the summer by renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. Trade negotiations between Ottawa and Washington collapsed in August, triggering tariffs and retaliatory measures from Canada.
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe expressed strong support for the change after the vote. “I don’t like the idea of anything that’s named for Donald Trump, who has demonstrated hostility towards Canada,” he told the press. Brockington emphasized the decision was about sovereignty rather than the lake renaming.
“He does not deserve the honor of having his name on a city of Ottawa street,” Brockington told The New York Times. “We’re the nation’s capital.” Residents on the 65-house street have also welcomed the change. “It’s embarrassing, like they just chuckle and laugh,” 65-year-old retiree John Germano told the Times about ordering deliveries. “It gets worse and worse every day.”
The White House pushed back against the decision through spokesperson Anna Kelly. “President Trump has done more than anyone to protect the great people of Canada,” Kelly told The Daily Beast. She urged local governments to “thank President Trump for defending their country.”
Meanwhile, other Canadian municipalities are considering similar gestures. Cochrane Mayor Peter Politis said he was “sorely tempted” to rename local townships bearing the Trump name. He joked about renaming the town’s landfill dump “Trump” as well.
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