Montreal's controversial decision to rename Vimy Park after former Quebec premier Jacques Parizeau will be made official today. Critics have slammed the name change, calling it an insult to rename a park dedicated to the World War One Battle of Vimy Ridge after Parizeau, a politician who nearly led Quebec to independence in the 1995 referendum on sovereignty. Parizeau lived near the park for years and, as a child, attended nearby Stanislas College. Following the name change, Mayor Denis Coderre said the city would create two new public spaces in 2017 to commemorate the battles of Vimy Ridge and Dieppe. Last month, Coderre announced a portion of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Park would be renamed as Vimy Place.

Source: CBC News October 02, 2016 13:31 UTC