Name HMCS Petitcodiac

AI summary

Petitioners ask the Minister of National Defence to name one of the planned River-class (Type 26) Canadian surface combatants HMCS Petitcodiac, recognizing the river's Mi'kmaq name and regional significance.

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Official petition

Petition to the Minister of National Defence the Government of Canada has announced the construction of the River-class destroyer (Canadian surface combatant) based on BAE Systems’ Type 26 warship, and given these 15 ships will be named for rivers in Canada with 4 rivers all ready assigned, and given the selection of an indigenous named river would be seen as an act of reconciliation, and given the name the name "Petitcodiac" is derived from the Mi'kmaq word "Petigotiag" meaning: "river that bends around back" or "river that bends like a bow", and given the importance of the Petitcodiac River to the Province of New Brunswick, the United Empire Loyalists and Acadian settlers who settled along its banks, the world famous Tidal Bore and the village at the head waters baring its name: We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Minister of National Defence to to name one of the new River-class destroyers HMCS Petitcodiac.

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