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Originally Posted by sch19lks
Alright, fair
People in Brantford are petitioning that everything that’s named after Wayne, be renamed “Walter Gretzky Drive” and “Walter Gretzky Arena”.
Obviously not the same thing as what I said, but his hometown feels the same way that a lot of Canadians feel. That’s all that my point was
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Years back I worked with someone from Brantford, and she told me that Walter was more revered and had done more for the city than Wayne ever did. Changing names in this case may be just as much a reflection of that than politics.