The City of Vancouver has been exposed for spending $33,000 of taxpayer funds to rename a street. The street was originally named Trutch Street, named after British Columbia’s first governor general, Joseph Trutch. The new name is šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street (sh-MUS-kwee-uhm-AWH-sum), which translates to Musqueamview Street in English. The previous City Council voted on the rebrand in July 2021 after a request from the Musqueam Nation, but it wasn’t followed through on until June 2025. Mayor Ken Sim green-lighted the project to “address a historic injustice and take another step forward on the path towards reconciliation.” MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) Dallas Brodie slammed the city for wasting taxpayer dollars on the name change, which she referred to as “woke.”