A Canada Goose stands on the road in Ottawa which will now be known as Kichi Zībī Mīkan (Great River Road), after the National Capital Commission agreed to change the name from the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway. The road was closed to cars in May 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada Day: Why renaming roads and how we tell stories matter for reconciliation

How we represent a place can reveal much about it and even more about who we are and what we value.
Canadian Howie Mandel is a veteran stand up comic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power

Comedy should punch up, not kick down

At its best, comedy can bridge, unite and heal, rather than divide, bully and perpetuate the very ills that it is uniquely equipped to help us solve.

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