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Quebec is entangled between a popularity contest regarding after it was announced that the crumbling Champlain Bridge, named after the founder of a nation in New France Samuel de Champlain, would be named after hockey hero, Maurice Richard, courtesy of the Harper government. The decision to name the replacement goes into the Conservatives’ apparent preference for a hockey folk hero instead of a father of French Canada who is backed by Quebec’s pundits and scholars, letter writers and open-line callers.
A French literature professor and author of The Rocket: A Cultural History of Maurice Richard, Benoît Melançon, mentioned that “I haven’t seen a single argument to convince me the name should change. This is what annoys me. Nobody has made the case for replacing Champlain’s name.” La Presse published several anonymous sources claiming that the federal decision to adopt Maurice Richard as the name of the new bridge is a fait accompli. Whereas, Infrastructure Minister and the cabinet member heading the project, Denis Lebel, has never hidden his admiration for Mr. Richard and hinted he prefers a name change.
The hockey player’s son, Maurice Richard Jr., confirmed to have received a call from Mr. Lebel indicating the minister would soon have news about the bridge’s name. However, Mr. Richard stressed for need to calm on Tuesday on local radio stations, alleging that his father would be unhappy about the fuss. He stated that “if my father were alive today, I’m pretty sure he’d be against renaming the bridge,” adding “but personally, I think if they want to rename the bridge, why not Richard?”
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