According to a map inlaid in granite on the lobby floor of the new CBC building in Ottawa, Canada, Alaska is part of Canada, and Vancouver is not an island. But wait, according to Art Tallis, the building’s general manager, it doesn’t need fixing, because “‘It’s not a map of Canada, it’s a piece of art. And it’s not just Canada, it’s essentially north of the 49th. Let’s be clear, that this is not a map for people to find their way around the country. That’s not the intent of it.’ He added that the piece was ‘not representative of Canada, per se.’” I think we should buy some geography coloring books and set a play date for him and W… :-p
By the way, I’m not knocking Canada in particular, because according to a recent National Geographic Global Survey, the United States finished next-to-last among nine countries, so any finger-pointing belongs on squarely on the American educational system. Pretty sad, actually…
