Posted: Jun 09, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: June 9
Anishinaabe spiritual adviser and Ottawa s English-language poet laureate Albert Dumont is co-author of a petition to remove Sir John A. Macdonald s name from the parkway.(Hallie Cotnam/CBC)
The call is growing to remove the name of Canada s first prime minister from Ottawa s Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway, and one of the leading voices says it s time for Canadians to listen.
Formerly known as the Ottawa River Parkway before it was renamed in 2012, the four-lane parkway stretches west from Ottawa s downtown, hugging the Ottawa River shoreline.
Albert Dumont, an Algonquin Anishinaabe spiritual adviser from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg near Maniwaki, Que., is co-author of a petition demanding the parkway be renamed because of Macdonald s role in centralizing and expanding Canada s residential school system.
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How many cases are there?
As of Wednesday, 27,335 Ottawa residents had tested positive for COVID-19. There are 449 known active cases, 26,304 cases considered resolved and 582 deaths.
Public health officials have reported more than 49,400 COVID-19 cases across eastern Ontario and western Quebec, including more than 47,800 resolved cases.
Elsewhere in eastern Ontario, 190 people have died. In western Quebec, the death toll is 214.
A woman shops at a stall at the Parkdale Market in Ottawa on June 4, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic.(Trevor Pritchard/CBC)
Most non-essential businesses can only offer curbside pickup. Access to malls is restricted and big-box stores can only sell essential items.
Gyms and personal care services are closed, while restaurants are only available for takeout and delivery. Many outdoor recreation venues can open.
Western Quebec
People can eat both indoors and outdoors at restaurants; a maximum of two people from different addresses can sit together. Gyms can reopen and masks are mandatory inside.
Outdoor gatherings of up to eight people are allowed, or 12 if playing contact-free sports. Travel throughout the province is allowed but not recommended.
A used surgical face mask and Tim Hortons cups are left on a step on Parliament Hill during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa.(Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)
Most non-essential businesses can only offer curbside pickup. Access to malls is restricted and big-box stores can only sell essential items.
Gyms and personal care services are closed, while restaurants are only available for takeout and delivery. Many outdoor recreation venues can open.
Western Quebec
People can eat both indoors and outdoors at restaurants; a maximum of two people from different addresses can sit together. Gyms can reopen and masks are mandatory inside.