Remove the term "nigger" from all of Quebec's natural sites
437 Comments
E
Ethel Farnsworth
11 years ago
Please remove the demeaning and racial slurs. This should have been done years ago. If French people had died trying to swim for safety, would you like it if it was named Frog river in honor of that couple, or would you think it offensive. That would not be considered discriminating and so is this.
J
Justin StPierre
11 years ago
this shouldn't need a petition.
M
Mickson Dubuisson
11 years ago
Si on doit honorer une personne son nom est la meilleur façon et le mot negre ne devrait pas figurer sur nos sites publics ou privés !
H
Hong wang
11 years ago
I can not believe they existed, till now. It is so not Canadian. It's time to change.
B
Brenda Beyke
11 years ago
Make this happen!
S
Shannon Mcewing
11 years ago
Disgraceful to keep these words alive in this day of age.
G
Graham Gill
11 years ago
It's shameful these names persist.
C
Charlene Harper
11 years ago
disgraceful...
F
Fabrice Nguena
11 years ago
Je suis noir et fier de l'être. Je ne suis pas nègre car le nègre est ce noir qui a perdu une partie ou toute son humanité.
N
Noelle Byer
11 years ago
We need to know the names of the couple that died in the Rapids in 1912 so that it can be renamed in their honor with respect and dignity.
M
M.E. Archer
11 years ago
It is incredible that this sort of racism continues to exist in this day and age. Please remove this embarrassment as soon as possible.
S
sylvia tonietto
11 years ago
nommons ces rivières par le noms des personne pour qui l'histoire doit ce souvenir.
A
Ann Lemay
11 years ago
Je me souviens. <3
S
Skye Maule-O'Brien
11 years ago
Thank you for bringing this to public attention.
C
Christy Fletcher
11 years ago
It's ridiculous, offensive, and shameful that these place names still exist in 2015.
S
Stan Squires
11 years ago
This is not the 1950s and 60s in Mississippi. These racist names should have been gone long ago.
A
Anonymous
11 years ago
How is there even a question of keeping these names? We can honour these people in a way that clearly shows our respect for them, rather than using a racially-charged epithet simply because "that was the terminology at the time". Slavery was acceptable at the time too. Times change. Let's evolve with them.
S
Shauneen Mc Nair
11 years ago
Let's teach our future genrations that we didn't accept discrimination and that we daughter for change
C
Colin Griffin
11 years ago
Rudiculous that some think such terms are part of our "patrimoine"....
G
Gurinder Bains
11 years ago
I can't believe that we have to petition for this kind of a name change. Worse, there appear to be scores or Canadians in favour of keeping this vile word.
Please remove the demeaning and racial slurs. This should have been done years ago. If French people had died trying to swim for safety, would you like it if it was named Frog river in honor of that couple, or would you think it offensive. That would not be considered discriminating and so is this.
this shouldn't need a petition.
Si on doit honorer une personne son nom est la meilleur façon et le mot negre ne devrait pas figurer sur nos sites publics ou privés !
I can not believe they existed, till now. It is so not Canadian. It's time to change.
Make this happen!
Disgraceful to keep these words alive in this day of age.
It's shameful these names persist.
disgraceful...
Je suis noir et fier de l'être. Je ne suis pas nègre car le nègre est ce noir qui a perdu une partie ou toute son humanité.
We need to know the names of the couple that died in the Rapids in 1912 so that it can be renamed in their honor with respect and dignity.
It is incredible that this sort of racism continues to exist in this day and age. Please remove this embarrassment as soon as possible.
nommons ces rivières par le noms des personne pour qui l'histoire doit ce souvenir.
Je me souviens. <3
Thank you for bringing this to public attention.
It's ridiculous, offensive, and shameful that these place names still exist in 2015.
This is not the 1950s and 60s in Mississippi. These racist names should have been gone long ago.
How is there even a question of keeping these names? We can honour these people in a way that clearly shows our respect for them, rather than using a racially-charged epithet simply because "that was the terminology at the time". Slavery was acceptable at the time too. Times change. Let's evolve with them.
Let's teach our future genrations that we didn't accept discrimination and that we daughter for change
Rudiculous that some think such terms are part of our "patrimoine"....
I can't believe that we have to petition for this kind of a name change. Worse, there appear to be scores or Canadians in favour of keeping this vile word.