A name change for the Confederation Bridge has been proposed in the PEI Legislature.
Members of the Prince Edward Island Legislature voted unanimously with applause to a motion that would see the name of the Confederation Bridge change to Epekwitk Crossing.
Premier Dennis King, who is also the Minister Responsible for Indigenous Relations, introduced the motion on Friday.
The hope is to urge the federal government to make the change as a form of reconciliation, “I have been in conversation with Dominic Leblanc, the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and asked him to tell me what the process is for the federal government to actually follow through on this. His office is working with mine to try and determine what that is.”
Premier King says this would mean so much to so many, in particular to the Mi’kmaq people, “I look forward to the day we can drive across the Epekwitk Crossing, Mr. Speaker. It would mean so much to so many, in particular our Mi’kmaq, to see that name and to really feel that sense of place.”
(Photo: PEI Legislature)
