Brad Bradford has admitted he was wrong about the failed renaming of Yonge-Dundas Square, Martin Regg Cohn writes.
In a world where words have lost meaning, Sankofa Square leaves most Torontonians at a loss for words.
From the first, the new name for the old Yonge-Dundas Square was a misnomer that missed the mark. Sankofa never sank in because the word lacks deep roots and resonance in this international, multicultural metropolis.
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