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Name game
Over the past three months, Calgary has lost some of its original historic names. In April, we were designated to be ‘Blue Sky City,’ rather than ‘Be Part of the Energy.’ That logo was unveiled at a cost of $1.7 million, supposedly to show diversity within the city. Surely, ‘Be Part of the Energy’ meant the same thing? In May, Fort Calgary was renamed ‘The Confluence Historic Site and Parkland.’ Would that mean anything to a visitor from out of town? This month, the Stampede Park and Victoria Park names were changed and they are now referred to as the ‘Culture and Entertainment District.’ These three changes presumably are part of a $5.8-million rebranding of the city. We already know the Group of Five statues are going to be relocated from Olympic Plaza. Why? If there is a petition to stop the name of Stampede and Victoria Park from being changed, I am willing to sign it. I would also like to see one stopping the redesign of Olympic Plaza, until we know exactly what is planned for the $20-million makeover.
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TRICIA YERSEL
(Some of these changes are, indeed, missing the mark.)
JT hangin’ on
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was hated by Liberals and Justin Trudeau, who painted him as the Devil incarnate. But Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s popularity has reached even lower, being hated by almost everyone in Canada, the NDP (who still support his government anyway) and even some Liberal MPs who are sharpening their knives right now. Yet in his delusion that he is the rescuer of Canada and the world, Trudeau has decided to hang on to the very end and lead the Liberals into the next election. I could not be more elated to hear that! His staying on is guaranteed to reduce the Liberals in Parliament to minority status, having MPs numbering between what the Greens and NDP have now. The newly unemployed former Liberal MPs will have to get real jobs. Of course, the country runs the risk of having the Bloc as the main Opposition party again, and their only focus that ‘what’s good for Quebec is good for Canada.’ But at least when they feel policies aren’t detrimental to Quebec, they don’t get in the way of government.
TONY BORBELY
(Our PM may yet see the writing on the wall.)
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