In a unanimous vote on Wednesday, the city council of Ottawa, Canada, has taken the first step toward renaming a residential street that has carried the name of Donald Trump for the past 25 years.
Trump Avenue is in the Central Park area of Ottawa that has other streets with references to New York City, including Staten Way, Madison Park, and Gotham Private.
Councilman Riley Brockington raised the matter during a debate on the effects of tariffs on Ottawa and Canada, and said he would lead the effort in October during the next term of council.
The vote was recorded on Wednesday, a day before Trump followed through with his threat to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America.
“Taco Avenue” is among the suggestions received, according to Councillor Tim Tierney.
Other name suggestions included Pelosi Avenue, Obama Avenue, Gulf of Mexico Avenue and even Rosie O’Donnell Avenue.
“The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means ‘the lake is beautiful, the lake is big,’” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney wrote on X.
“The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.”