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:Your sources do not say Canada is a republic. Nor btw can court decisions change the constitution, they can merely re-interpret it. [[User:The Four Deuces|TFD]] ([[User talk:The Four Deuces|talk]]) 21:29, 3 September 2014 (UTC) |
:Your sources do not say Canada is a republic. Nor btw can court decisions change the constitution, they can merely re-interpret it. [[User:The Four Deuces|TFD]] ([[User talk:The Four Deuces|talk]]) 21:29, 3 September 2014 (UTC) |
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Hi, why I cant put sound of O Cananda to this page? Ill put there french version I dont care --[[User:ThecentreCZ|ThecentreCZ]] ([[User talk:ThecentreCZ|talk]]) 17:17, 10 September 2014 (UTC) |
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:I'm not sure. Someone else removed it I believe. |
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: The US Navy version uses an unusual polyphony (harmony) structure and I don't believe it's a good representation after the first few measures. [[User:Walter Görlitz|Walter Görlitz]] ([[User talk:Walter Görlitz|talk]]) 04:46, 11 September 2014 (UTC) |
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Discussion of Canada's official name Future TFA paragraph |
Wartime production
53% of Canada's wartime production was sold/gifted to the UK, 34% used for its own forces, 12% sold to the USA and 1% sold to others, as per Stacey, C P. (1970) Arms, Men and Governments: The War Policies of Canada, 1939–1945 Queen's Printer, Ottawa (Downloadable PDF. Please amended the list at Canada#Early_20th_century to add the USA, and perhaps to remove China and the Soviet Union to save space if required.--IseeEwe (talk) 06:04, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 25 July 2014
130.193.147.130 (talk) 06:04, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
- Not done: as you have not requested a change.
If you want to suggest a change, please request this in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ".
Please also cite reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to any article. - Arjayay (talk) 07:06, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
Canada is a major country. It can defend itself. It doesn't need Wikipedia to lock up the article. CanadaIsTheGreatest (talk) 03:04, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
- I'm not sure what your point is, but due to a great deal of unconstructive editing on the article, it's likely to remained locked for the foreseeable future. Walter Görlitz (talk) 03:46, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
Need to update Canada's HDI Index rating on the main paragraph (Correct on side, not correct in paragraph)
Canada's newly updated HDI Index has already been updated on the side of the page where it say's Canada's HDI is 8th (0.902) Very High, but on the main paragraph it still says this - "Canada is a developed country and one of the wealthiest in the world, with the eighth highest per capita income globally, and the eleventh highest ranking in the Human Development Index."
The "eleventh" HDI is from the old HDI. The latest report was launched on 24 July 2014 in Tokyo as said on the new rankings page - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index
I would appreciate it if it would be changed to the correct ranking, as the page as it stands has 2 different rankings, the new one (8th on side of page) and old ranking in writing (eleventh) in the main paragraph. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.237.224.154 (talk) 15:27, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
Shield?
Considering you can't use the Coat of arms for copyright reasons, why not simply present the shield? It's a symbol that represents the state right? Rob (talk | contribs) 16:31, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
- It's an inaccurate representation. See above and the archives. Walter Görlitz (talk) 16:41, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
- How can it be any more accurate? I have. Non of them specify any issues with the shield which is identical to the official rendition. Rob (talk | contribs) 16:52, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
- If it is identical to the official rendition then it is copyrighted and/or a copy violation. trackratte (talk) 13:36, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
- Just look at the file... It's not in breach of copyright and it's entirely based of the official rendition. Sodacan could probably explain why the shield alone is not a copyright violation. Rob (talk | contribs) 14:44, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
- I have looked at the file and it's crap and I don't want crap representing my nation. Why do you insist that close is good enough? I don't mind if you want your amateur rendition to be displayed in an exhibit of similar items or as an example of how heraldry can make approximations of a real coat of arms, but it's not a substitute for the real thing any more than an amateur rendition of a Beethoven piece should be used to represent the real thing. Walter Görlitz (talk) 15:27, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
- Several other editors have stated variations of this opinion several times. I'm not sure how you could miss it, but apparently looking at the archives has not provided that sentiment so I offer it as example here. Walter Görlitz (talk) 15:32, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
- Close is good enough. The arms at the UK's page is not an official rendition, but yes, it is good enough. Wikipedia uses a consistent style for heraldry symbols, non of them are identical to the official renditions. Canada shall be the exception because for you, close is simply not good enough. What a shame. Rob (talk | contribs) 22:35, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
- Close is not good enough and that has been expressed here before. It's a shame that the Wikipedians at the UK article and others don't care enough about good quality. Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:33, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
- Close is good enough. The arms at the UK's page is not an official rendition, but yes, it is good enough. Wikipedia uses a consistent style for heraldry symbols, non of them are identical to the official renditions. Canada shall be the exception because for you, close is simply not good enough. What a shame. Rob (talk | contribs) 22:35, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
- Just look at the file... It's not in breach of copyright and it's entirely based of the official rendition. Sodacan could probably explain why the shield alone is not a copyright violation. Rob (talk | contribs) 14:44, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
- If it is identical to the official rendition then it is copyrighted and/or a copy violation. trackratte (talk) 13:36, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
- How can it be any more accurate? I have. Non of them specify any issues with the shield which is identical to the official rendition. Rob (talk | contribs) 16:52, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
- @Rob. I sympathise with your point of view, I've had run-ins on this same issue with, I believe it was Walter but it may have been somone else, before. However, consensus over many many discussions has concluded that no, it isn't good enough. But to me that's not even the primary point:
- First, the actual Arms of Canada are depicted at the appropriate Arms of Canada article. There is simply no requirement to show the Arms at this article space. It is simply a stylistic preference by you, and I assume others (myself formerly included).
- Two, the primary and most commonly used (nearly exclusively used actually) national identifier is the Canadian flag, not the Arms. Even if the Arms were not copyrighted, they should not be used for the purpose of visually identifying Canada. The flag is much better suited for this role, and is in fact why it is used for that exact purpose on the international stage and within the country itself.
- Third, any rendition that 1. 'Is made with a prior knowledge of a copyrighted image', 2. 'Intentionally attempts to replicate a copyrighted image', and 3. 'Produces a derivative image stylistically similar to the copyrighted image' (threshold test established in case law), is a copyright violation. Yes, a work created based solely on a blazon in the absence of any reference to the original artwork would not be a copyright violation, but in order for that defence to be invoked, it would have to be established that no elements from the original drawing that are not described in the blazon are included in the new drawing. However, to name just one element, the blazon only states "three maple leaves conjoined on one stem proper", so the fact that the leaves are depicted in the same way, are coloured red, and have the same gold veining, is proof that the rendition was not taken from the blazon alone, but was of course copied from the original depiction. Simply put, the version you wish to use is a copyright violation according to the legal test used by legal experts (judges), and the 'based only on a blazon/idea' defence does not apply to this case. trackratte (talk) 05:13, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 3 September 2014
Citing the "symbolic" nature of the citizenship oath, Ontario's top court has dismissed a constitutional challenge by three permanent residents who claim swearing allegiance to the Queen is discriminatory and unjust.
This effectively changes Canada's Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy to a system that has a symbolic monarchy resulting in a Federal parliamentary constitutional Republic.
Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/oath-to-the-queen-upheld-by-ontario-court-in-citizenship-challenge-1.1958104#ixzz3CHV31SEi http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/oath-to-the-queen-upheld-by-ontario-court-in-citizenship-challenge-1.1958104 Rrstuv (talk) 19:11, 3 September 2014 (UTC)
- Your sources do not say Canada is a republic. Nor btw can court decisions change the constitution, they can merely re-interpret it. TFD (talk) 21:29, 3 September 2014 (UTC)
O Canada
Hi, why I cant put sound of O Cananda to this page? Ill put there french version I dont care --ThecentreCZ (talk) 17:17, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
- I'm not sure. Someone else removed it I believe.
- The US Navy version uses an unusual polyphony (harmony) structure and I don't believe it's a good representation after the first few measures. Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:46, 11 September 2014 (UTC)