tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777096.post116474204587150423..comments2023-11-02T05:16:59.191-04:00Comments on Briques du Neige: Tremblay lost my vote...OlmanFeelyushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777096.post-61162219107450496852007-02-09T19:55:00.000-05:002007-02-09T19:55:00.000-05:00Hey, Bourassa was the 70's, don't make me feel any...Hey, Bourassa was the 70's, don't make me feel any older than I already am!!!!<BR/>He was the premier when I was growing up.<BR/>Although I do agree, change any street's name, BUT NOT THAT ONE!!! It already has too much meaning, and is the area my family is from.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02764428354409237970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777096.post-1165194604723267032006-12-03T20:10:00.000-05:002006-12-03T20:10:00.000-05:00I've been thru 3 street changes that I can remembe...I've been thru 3 street changes that I can remember. It seems to be quite the thing in this politically correct area of the US. Thus, Grove street is now MLKing Jr Way, known as MIlky Way; Army Street is now Cesar Chavez (not a bad switch but it took a couple of years to change the freeway signs) and finally, 14th Street in Oakland, a notoriously rough and down and dirty street, is now International Blvd; still down and dirty, but kindof interesting. It is actaully pretty international (of course, it's called routinely, I Blvd). It's always hard to get used to a new street name. Frankly, it probably is not usually a good thing. Tho I did like C Chavez a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777096.post-1165097053234076722006-12-02T17:04:00.000-05:002006-12-02T17:04:00.000-05:00They should name it rue Boubou. All very stupid.They should name it rue Boubou. All very stupid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777096.post-1164764517829779372006-11-28T20:41:00.000-05:002006-11-28T20:41:00.000-05:00Tremblay served as a cabinet minister under Boubou...Tremblay served as a cabinet minister under Boubou and Boubou sponsered his entry into politics. Thus, Tremblay is very loyal to his old patron Robert Bourassa. The equivalent would be to have Charest rename something after Brian Mulroney.<BR/><BR/>There's something banana republic about allowing someone with a personal connection with the deceased as Tremblay has, to decide on renaming a major street after him. Such a decision would best be made by someone without such close ties to the deceased.<BR/><BR/>Boubou's family perferred that Saint-Joseph Boulevard be renamed, as this is where he grew up. However, as some major French Quebec author mentioned Saint-Joseph Boulevard in his works, renaming it was deemed off-limits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777096.post-1164757329698318522006-11-28T18:42:00.000-05:002006-11-28T18:42:00.000-05:00Bourassa had a pretty good run, through a couple o...Bourassa had a pretty good run, through a couple of decades. If memory serves me, he was Premier of the province in the early to mid-70s and again in the mid-80s. People often forget that it was actually Bourassa that requested that Trudeau enact the War Measures Act during the October Crisis of 1970 (though Trudeauphiles and haters tend to ignore this inconvenient fact).<BR/><BR/>He was also at the negotiating Table during different stages of the Meech Lake and Charlottetown accord. He wasn't the most impressive Premier, but I'd never say he was a historic non-factor. Does that mean he deserved a road to be named in his honour? Maybe. Though their choice could have been considerably better.Al B Herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693007977951992225noreply@blogger.com