Mayor Coderre wants to withdraw general Amherst name from Montreal (FR)
“Le sort du général Jeffery Amherst, commandant en chef des forces britanniques pendant la guerre de Conquête, revient à l’ordre du jour. Le maire de Montréal, Denis Coderre, confirme son intention de renommer la rue qui porte son nom.”
In addition to changing Montreal’s Coat of Arms and official flag, Mayor Coderre wishes to modify street names in the city, like Amherst street, to help with Indigenous reconciliation. Some members of the English-speaking community have agreed with this decision, including city councillor Marvin Rotrand.
He suggested that the City could bring back some names that were withdrew from the city’s streets. Rita Legault, director of communications at the QCGN, mentioned that Amherst named was contradictory to Quebec values, and she also said the city was lacking English names, but also names from Indigenous, women and other communities’ origin.
