Why it’s called Confederation Bridge — and why the push to rename it isn’t surprising – CBC
May 02, 2022
‘I don’t think the spirit of the time is as colonial as it was’
Last week, the P.E.I. Legislature unanimously passed a motion urging the federal government to change the name of the Confederation Bridge to Epekwitk Crossing.
But that name, and the debate surrounding it, are nothing new. In fact, it was the preferred choice of a panel headed by former Island premier Alex Campbell, who in 1996 picked it out of a shortlist of three names drawn from thousands of submissions from all across Canada.
“Span of Green Gables, Spud Highway, Abegweit, Confederation Bridge, the Fixed Link — there [were] many names for it,” said Raymond Sewell, an English professor at St. Mary’s University.
