Those whose brains aren’t wriggling with ideological nematodes naturally prefer that the names of the byways they use and the places they inhabit be as permanent as possible, which is why so many of us fume over acts of re-naming contrived to serve as humiliation rituals or gestures of obeisance. This is, as it turns out, an excellent reason not to name or re-name things after living people, or in pursuit of other ephemeral trends. Even leaving all such considerations aside, it was stupid in the first place for Ottawa to tolerate the creation of a “Central Park” full of names imitating another capital’s landmarks. Developers cannot seem to resist this sort of crap, which is how Calgary and Edmonton recently sprouted twin outer-suburban neighbourhoods that are both called “The Hamptons.” (Note: they do not resemble the Hamptons.)
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