Remove the term "nigger" from all of Quebec's natural sites
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Christine Ardern
11 years ago
As Canadians and Quebecers, we need to understand our long history of anti-Black racism. This is not the way to do that though. Please remove these racial slurs from place names. It's a disgrace.
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Hannah Roberts Brockow
11 years ago
Il est bien connu dans toute la Francophonie qui ce terme dégradant n'a plus de place dans le lexique d'aujourd'hui. Comment ça se fait qu'il se retrouve dans la toponomie québecoise? Une honte!!!!
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Anna-Louise Crago
11 years ago
Je suis degoutee que ces noms d'un racisme effronte et honteux perdurent en 2015!!!
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Jaimie Snyder
11 years ago
Seriously we are "considering" this should be removed. It needs to be gone as of this second.
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Jayson Palolan
11 years ago
End racism ,equality for all, Solidarity and Unity
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Darren Saunders
11 years ago
Nous devrons respecter les personnes Noires par leurs noms au Québec. Ils ont contribué à la fondation de la société québécoise.
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Dawn Foran
11 years ago
I shouldn't even need to explain why this word of hatred should be removed from our national sites. How it has lasted so long is simply baffling
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Sarah Richardson
11 years ago
just because something is historic doesn't mean it isn't offensive. People used to suck, we're trying to move forward and not suck as much, stuff like this is holding us back.
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Joël Xavier
11 years ago
En espérant que le Québec continue d'avancer dans la bonne direction, en s'excusant pour les tort qu'on a fait et en évitant de perpétuer ce racisme.
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Katherine Welford
11 years ago
Anything built on hate and oppression needs to be removed. Only together can we heal our country and heal our world.
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Alex Williams
11 years ago
man come on
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Amandine GAY
11 years ago
Anti-Blackness on all its forms must end.
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Safya St-hilaire
11 years ago
C'est réellement honteux..
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Jean McDonald
11 years ago
And change them to names that honour Black communities and community members.
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Crystal Webber
11 years ago
Seriously? Come on! What year is this again?
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gabrielle Bouchard
11 years ago
Soyons plus sage que les générations qui nous ont suivies. Cessons ce racisme.
As Canadians and Quebecers, we need to understand our long history of anti-Black racism. This is not the way to do that though. Please remove these racial slurs from place names. It's a disgrace.
Il est bien connu dans toute la Francophonie qui ce terme dégradant n'a plus de place dans le lexique d'aujourd'hui. Comment ça se fait qu'il se retrouve dans la toponomie québecoise? Une honte!!!!
Je suis degoutee que ces noms d'un racisme effronte et honteux perdurent en 2015!!!
Seriously we are "considering" this should be removed. It needs to be gone as of this second.
End racism ,equality for all, Solidarity and Unity
Nous devrons respecter les personnes Noires par leurs noms au Québec. Ils ont contribué à la fondation de la société québécoise.
I shouldn't even need to explain why this word of hatred should be removed from our national sites. How it has lasted so long is simply baffling
just because something is historic doesn't mean it isn't offensive. People used to suck, we're trying to move forward and not suck as much, stuff like this is holding us back.
En espérant que le Québec continue d'avancer dans la bonne direction, en s'excusant pour les tort qu'on a fait et en évitant de perpétuer ce racisme.
Anything built on hate and oppression needs to be removed. Only together can we heal our country and heal our world.
man come on
Anti-Blackness on all its forms must end.
C'est réellement honteux..
And change them to names that honour Black communities and community members.
Seriously? Come on! What year is this again?
Soyons plus sage que les générations qui nous ont suivies. Cessons ce racisme.
NOW!