Ottawa City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to start renaming Trump Avenue, named after Donald Trump in the late 1990s. Residents will suggest replacement names as Councilor Riley Brockington leads the process; the street has not yet been renamed.
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe supported the proposal, saying Trump had demonstrated hostility toward Canada. Brockington said the move was about sovereignty, not the Lake Ontario renaming. Residents on the 65-house street also welcomed the change; resident John Germano told The New York Times that ordering deliveries to the address was embarrassing. White House spokesperson Anna Kelly defended Trump and urged local governments to thank him for protecting Canada.
The article places the vote amid months of U.S.-Canada tensions over trade and sovereignty, saying negotiations collapsed in August and led to tariffs and Canadian countermeasures. Cochrane Mayor Peter Politis said he was tempted to rename local townships bearing Trump’s name and joked about naming the town landfill after him.
