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Edit reverted

Why did you revert my edit on Canada's page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by RisQx (talk • contribs) 23:06, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

The revert you're talking about is this one where I wrote "WP:OVERLINK violation. Sorry if other content is removed." So I reference a guideline that indicates we should not link common geographic features. That is why I removed it. Walter Görlitz (talk) 05:31, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 February 2016

Canada's coat of arms should be added to the right of the image of the Canadian flag, in order to be consistent with other country pages.

2602:30A:C029:13F0:C5E1:D252:2866:7A3D (talk) 05:00, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

 Not done And it will not be done. There are two possible versions that could be used. One version, the correct one, is copyrighted and cannot be used in this article. The other version is one generated based on rules of heraldry and looks incorrect and most regular editors have formed a consensus to exclude it as well. Walter Görlitz (talk) 06:03, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

George VI's 1939 declaration of war.

I'm not looking for a spat here, just clarificaton. Did George VI declare war on behalf of Canada, as King of Canada or as King of the United Kingdom and Canada? If the latter (per argument that he was King of Canada soley because he was King of the United Kingdom), then perhaps we needn't use the King of Canada or Canadian monarch descriptive. Maybe we need no descriptive for George VI, since it's the Canadian declaration of war & this article is about Canada. GoodDay (talk) 22:44, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

We should fix this no "Canadian crown" till 1953 source. -- Moxy (talk) 18:02, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

It just says that Elizabeth II was the "first monarch to be separately proclaimed Sovereign of Canada" which reaffirmed her role "as Queen of Canada, a role independent of that as Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms." The source isn't wrong, it just doesn't delve into any 20th century details except for "reaffirming" the role of the current monarch herself. trackratte (talk) 21:09, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

If we use British monarch or King of the United Kingdom? there'll likely be alot of disgruntlement. I recommend we avoid using any descriptive & just go with George VI. GoodDay (talk) 18:07, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

Sounds good to me ...if people want to know more they can just click on his name. -- Moxy (talk) 18:11, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

Ok, I changed it to simply King George VI & re-worded the sentence, so that his title of King doesn't clash with the prime minister's surname. GoodDay (talk) 18:13, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

Looks good. trackratte (talk) 20:59, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

Wrong linking to the ranking of nominal per capita income

In the 4th paragraph of the intro, it says "the tenth highest nominal per capita income," where it should be linking to List_of_countries_by_average_wage instead. Also I think maybe stating the number without naming the source is a little inappropriate, as the ranking varies by standards. Qi Ge (talk) 12:35, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 February 2016

Portuguese explorerJoão Vaz Corte-Real's 1473 expedition was a joint venture between the kings of Portugal and Denmark. Corte-Real accompanied the German sailors Didrik Pining and Hans Pothorst, as well as (the possibly mythical) John Scolvus. He was the first European to claim the land of Canada.

Carlosmoreira69 (talk) 01:40, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Looks like there is a possibility that he could have found North America, but no evidence that it was Canada or that it even happened. Ajraddatz (Talk) 02:59, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 04:15, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Ethnicity and Self Reported Ethnicity Pie Chart

The ethnicity section is deeply flawed. Data is derived from both 2006 and 2011 reference. The "self-reported" ethnic categories and % used in this pie chart are NOT what are found in the cited reference. As recorded in the reference itself the categories and percentages derived are as follows: Aboriginal (5.5%), Other North American (33.7%), European (61.3%), Caribbean (1.9%), Latin American (1.7%), African (2.3%), Asian (15.2%) and Oceana (0.2%). 26% of surveyed individuals did not respond to the question. The absolute numbers and cumulative percents are greater then the population size and greater than 100%, because the self-reporting mechanism allows for the reporting of more than one ethnic identity. The section needs to be updated and the pie chart should be removed as it is not a viable reporting tool for this type of data. Baring objections I will remove the pie chart, and endeavour to update the section. Robert Brukner (talk) 04:03, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

Maps of Canada Most of the maps showing Canada are skewed. The prairie provinces should be a straight line across, yet appear to be a curve. Also it makes Ontario seem further south than it really is, and British Columbia further north than it really is. It would at least be better if the curve was centered on the middle of the map (the middle of the country), but instead someone seems to have picked Southern Ontario as "point south" (which is clearly not the middle of the country). It would be better if (all of) the maps used a Miller cylindrical projection, showing lines of latitude as straight horizontal lines. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.159.231.223 (talk) 07:54, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

maple syrup

The maple syrup is a famous syrup made by the canadians.