What’s in a Name? Especially One That Costs A Fortune And You Can’t Pronounce

The phrase “What’s in a name?” suggests that names are simply labels and do not define the true qualities or essence of a person or thing. Juliet famously expressed this idea in Shakespeare’s *Romeo and Juliet. *However, names can also carry profound personal, cultural, or even prophetic significance. They can influence self-perception, identity, and interactions with others. Therefore, the phrase raises a complex rhetorical question that examines both the power and limitations of names as labels.

That is Google’s AI overview of the phrase “What’s In A Name.” It’s philosophical to the extreme, but back here on earth, sometimes the idea of a name doesn’t need to be that deep. Especially when the idea of placing a name on a public roadway costs an exorbitant amount of money, does nothing to promote unity, violates public trust, and in fact creates hatred because of the secrecy it was hidden under and the simple, yet strange fact that most cannot even recognize or pronounce the word.

A Canadian politician criticized her city over the “cost of progress” as she unveiled details about renaming a street to something residents struggle to pronounce, with expenses exceeding $33,000.

This year, the Kitsilano neighborhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, took virtue signaling to a new level by renaming Trutch Street. The street, which once honored the province’s first lieutenant governor, was renamed to reflect its Indigenous heritage with the Hunquminum spelling: šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street. This change was made at the expense of taxpayers without their knowledge or consent.

The street has been renamed Musqueamview Street to honor the Musqueam Indian Band. Although the official renaming ceremony took place in June, it was only recently that Dallas Brodie, a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA), discovered that the city had spent approximately $33,500 to rename the street which includes payments made to the band.

Brodie posted this on X, dripping with sarcasm.

“Vancouver gets it,” as she shared a breakdown of money spent toward the renaming, including $6,000 for attendance at meetings.

“Leaked documents show that the city paid Musqueam $33,500 to come to meetings and events for the renaming of Trutch Street. Residents had no say, and nobody except woke, white consultants can read the new name, but who cares? That’s the price of progress!”

In June, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, a radical leftist, attended the renaming ceremony and proclaimed ignorantly:

“Today, we address a historic injustice and take another step forward on the path towards reconciliation. Vancouver is the City of Reconciliation, and while we are proud of the work we have done to date, we look forward to finding more ways to build a better, more equitable future together.”

My advice to anyone who lives in this nest of liars is to get the hell out. Listen to this narcissistic response from the city. They aren’t sorry for wasting taxpayers’ money on ridiculous leftist delusions; the only thing they give a damn about is that the people found out about their deception.

The city’s response to the revelations on the renaming included requesting Brodie delete her post, insisting that the records she had shared were:

“subject of a privacy breach” and they had been inadvertently disclosed to a Freedom of Information applicant after the city determined they needed to be withheld on the basis of harm to governmental relations … harm to interests of an Indigenous people … and harm to personal privacy.”

In response to the city’s request, Brodie shared under the caption,

“I told them to pound sand. If you pay the taxes, you should know where they go.”

 She then refuted the claims of violations and wrote:

“I am deeply troubled by the City’s attempts to conceal the costs of the Trutch Street renaming on the grounds that doing so would somehow ‘harm’ indigenous rights. Is it actually the City’s position that the costs of indigenous ceremonies must be kept secret from the taxpayers of Vancouver?”

She stated that, given the post’s reach, it would be “a pointless exercise” to delete it if she chose to comply with the request. She then urged the city to take action.

“To begin showing greater respect to Vancouver taxpayers by exploring every legal avenue to fully and proactively disclose the full costs of any so-called reconciliation initiatives it may undertake.”

However, rather than addressing taxpayers’ concerns about how funds were being allocated, the city of Vancouver doubled down on its misleading claims. In a statement to the Daily Mail, they unbelievably apologized to the band that details of the arrangement had been made public:

“The City deeply regrets the inadvertent disclosure of records and offers our sincerest apologies to Musqueam.”

Really, you misappropriated funds for a delusional reason, and this is your final say on the matter?

“We have taken steps to ensure this does not happen again and will work toward regaining trust through future collaboration.”

Nicely done. Ignore the people who are living, working, and paying for everything now to right some delusional wrong.

This place hates its citizens; they care about their phony ideologies over and above all else. Keep living there if you enjoy being robbed, and then having those who robbed you being upset when you become aware of the theft.