A reader offers her opinion on the decision to change the name of John A. Macdonald Road in Saskatoon and replace it with a Cree word.
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Could we not call it “Good Relationship Road,” or “Reconciliation Road,” “Redemption Rd” or something more immediately understandable? Just applying a Cree word to a street does not convey anything.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYUnlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.
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