A small number of cities, including Kingston, Ottawa and Saskatoon, already have roads named in his honour, and the 401 is officially the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway. Though it appears Ainslie is open to suggestions, A Toronto Star article published in December suggested the "bland" Avenue Road might be a good option.
Last week, Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong moved a motion asking city staff to report on whether Union Station could be renamed for Macdonald. A report is due in April.
Macdonald, a father of confederation and former Toronto resident, helped form the Canadian Pacific Railway and was an advocate for women's suffrage. In recent years, Macdonald's legacy has been a source of criticism, particularly due to his racist views of Chinese immigrants and Canada's First Nations people.
If the motion gets council approval, a report on the matter will be presented to the public works committee in Spring.
What street would be good, if any, to receive the name? Is this a better idea than renaming Union Station?
Chris Bateman is a staff writer at blogTO. Follow him on Twitter at @chrisbateman.
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