One of
the CBC’s recent articles is entitled “Should British
Columbia change its name? As we reckon with history, some say it’s time” (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-name-change-1.6126983).
As per this article, “B.C.’s name is derived, in part, from Christopher Columbus, who paved the way for colonization of the Americas.”
Related to this topic, the Government of Canada itself
(https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/provincial-territorial-symbols-canada/british-columbia.html)
informs us of the following origin of the name of this beautiful province: The southern part of the area now
known as British Columbia was called “Columbia”, after the Columbia River. The
central region was given the name of “New Caledonia” by explorer Simon Fraser.
To avoid confusion with Colombia in South America and the island of New
Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean, Queen Victoria named the area British Columbia
when it became a colony in 1858.”
The relatively short history of Canada is complex.
Sadly, Canadian politicians are not showing lucidity, courage, and maturity to encourage us to look at all our past and all the memory of the past, with its very dark and brighter days, with a sense of responsibility as well as hope and a commitment to a better future together.
Instead of building this kinder and just future, our elites seem to be complicit in the destruction of shared symbols from the past and present (monuments, street names, churches, statues, censorship of books or persons, etc.).
Can someone tell Bambi if this a healthy solution to the excesses and abuses of the past? how will the destruction of our collective memory help us heal and face future adversity?
So, why is the CBC pushing for all this in one way or in another?
Our own tax money is ironically serving to fund a public institution, calling
once again to erase our memory?
When will we instead begin to focus on bringing us together to heal and truly progress, as a country, not to self-destroy endlessly?
