Saskatoon Proposes New Name for John A. Macdonald Road

The statue of Sir John A. Macdonald is removed from a park in his hometown of Kingston, Ont., on June 18, 2021. Lars Hagberg/The Canadian Press

The City of Saskatoon is looking at dropping the name of Canada’s first prime minister from one of its roads.

The city is looking at changing John A. Macdonald Road to a Cree phrase—miyo-wahkohtowin Road—which in Cree means “good relationship,” according to a City of Saskatoon news release.