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			== ] ==
	==] and other provinces==

			I just created a draft for ], a news website that covers arts and culture in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. I’d appreciate any help finding sources. I expected to find some from a quick search, but didn’t immediately find any. ] (]) 23:17, 24 October 2024 (UTC)
	Oh, I also wanted to seek opinions about another issue. ] contains almost all Ontario communities, but excludes those that may be categorized elsewhere (eg - ]). I think this would be a good example of allowing exceptions to the rule (see ] for details, fourth paragraph). Most people won't find ], for example, if they don't know it's part of Greater Sudbury. I think we should list all communities in the provincial category, including those in sub-categories. ] 4 July 2005 17:25 (UTC)
	:My first concern with this is that ''no'' other category for "Communities in X" exists on Misplaced Pages; we really need to find an entirely different way to structure and categorize these kinds of articles (eg. separating them into "Towns in Ontario", "Villages in Ontario", etc., but there may be other ways.) One example of why this is a problem is that the "Communities in Canada" category has been filed for ''months'' in a nonexistent (redlinked) "Communities by country" category (which is ''never'' going to exist.) ] 21:23, 9 July 2005 (UTC)

			== Requested move at ] ==
	::Every country seems to have its own standards; for the US, there are ''Locations in X'' categories (for example: ]). I don't object to ''Villages in'' etc, since we already have the equivalent ''Cities in'' and ''Towns in'' categories, but how do you handle the distinction between incorporated and unincorporated communities? For example, ] consists of a number of communities (see ) - how do you classify them? Words like ''communities'' or ''locations'' are generic enough to capture all those places. ] 22:59, 9 July 2005 (UTC)
			] There is a requested move discussion at ] that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 🎃]🎃 17:30, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

			== Leader of the Opposition - beginning and end of term ==
	::Hmm, I should have inspected more categories for US states. They've created ] etc. for some states. For the larger states, they also have ''Villages in'' and ''Hamlets in'' categories (see ]). I wouldn't object to using similar categories for Canadian locations. ] 23:08, 9 July 2005 (UTC)

			Following the recent BC election, when exactly does BC United leader ] cease being the Leader of the Opposition in that province? (See ) and when does Conservative leader ] become Leader of the Opposition? Do both events occur on the same date and are one or both of the dates: a) September 21, when the previous legislature dissolved b) October 19, when the subsequent election occurred c) upcoming date when the new legislature is reconvened d) some other date in between? ] (]) 13:46, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
	==Canada geography stubs==
			:Being leader of the opposition ends when the legislature dissolves, so September 21 is the correct end date for Falcon. But since a person can't ''lead'' the opposition until the legislature is in session, Rustad's time doesn't ''start'' until the new legislature reconvenes — because the leader of the opposition's entire job takes place in the legislature, and doesn't have outside-of-the-legislature duties at all, being an ''officer'' of the legislature doesn't work the same way as being a ''member'' of the legislature in that regard. The legislature doesn't have to be in session to be a ''member'', but it ''does'' have to be in session to establish ''officers''.<br>However, since we ''know'' that ] will be the new leader of the opposition, you were entirely correct that Rustad's name doesn't need to be entirely commented out of the successor field in Falcon's article — visible name with "pending" after it is indeed the correct way to handle that. In the extremely unlikely event that something changes in the interim, so that Rustad ''doesn't'' actually get installed as leader of the opposition and some other Conservative MLA gets that job instead, then we can just change the name in Falcon's successor field if and when that happens. But the legislature does have to ''convene'' before there can be a leader of the opposition, so the ''start'' date on that job is the date of the legislature ''convening''. ] (]) 14:15, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
	] has just split the Canada geography stub category. With nearly 1500 stubs, it was becoming too large to be of practical use to editors, so separate subcategories have been made for the four provinces with the most stubs (Ontario, Quebec, BC, and Alberta). We've only split these top four because none of the other provinces had a very large number of stubs, so it would have been unprofitable to split off the rest (if they get too big at a later date, they may also be split, but there's no point at the moment in making a separate stub category for eight PEI stubs, for instance). The new categories are all subcategories of ], and use the following templates:
			::Now I'm wondering if we have the correct dates in the transition of Leader of the Opposition in Alberta from Notley to Gray. Currently our articles say it happened in June, when the NDP leader Nenshi announced it to the media, but although the legislature was in session, it was during the long summer adjournment. Should it be dated to when the fall sitting began in late October? ] (]) 14:54, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
	*{{tl\|Alberta-geo-stub}} (with redirect at {{tl\|Canada-AB-geo-stub}})
			:::The Alberta legislature was adjourned, not dissolved as it would be leading into an election. ] (]) 16:06, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
	*{{tl\|BrColumbia-geo-stub}} (with redirect at {{tl\|Canada-BC-geo-stub}})
			We keep the successor in an office infobox ''hidden'', until they've taken office. An RFC on this matter was held a few years ago & the result was to "hide". ] (]) 16:36, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
	*{{tl\|Ontario-geo-stub}} (with redirect at {{tl\|Canada-ON-geo-stub}})
			:Where and when was this RFC held? I'm aware of no such thing. ] (]) 16:48, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
	*{{tl\|Quebec-geo-stub}} (with redirect at {{tl\|Canada-QC-geo-stub}}).
			::{{ping\|GoodDay}} It's somewhat pedantic to not allow an incoming LOO to be included in LOO lists or as the successor in an infobox. If there was an RFC consensus in the past to comment out the successor in these cases we can revisit it now since I don't see anyone else currently holding this view of what "we" do. Given that we have the LOO position included in the infobox of the person in question as "succeeding" on a future date TBD it's absurd not to have them named in their predecessor's infobox or in general lists of LOOs. ] (]) 16:52, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
	At the moment the areticles are yet to be sorted into these new categories, but hopefully they will be in the next week or so.
			:::It isn't pedantic, its what the RFC on the topic called for. But you're free to re-open that topic, as the 2024 US prez election is soon be take place. There, it'll be argued over whether or not to have "Kamala Harris (elect)" or "Donald Trump (elect)" shown in ]'s infobox, for roughly six weeks. ] (]) 17:04, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
	We hope this will make it easier for you 9and other editors) to find Canadian geography items to expand! ]...<font color=green><small>''] 08:31, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
	*Is there a precedence for using '''BrColumbia'''? I have never seen this abbreviation before and don't think it is useful. It should either be '''British Columbia''' or '''BC'''. I would argue for BC since it is the most used way to refer to the province even in speech. ] (] 14:06, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
	:*This British Columbian has never seen/heard "Br. Columbia" before, and so I'll second that request to use "BC" instead. It seems analogous to using "{{tl\|UtdStates-geo-stub}}, which would be clearly weird. -] 19:36, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
	::*For those who have an opinion one way or the other, the discussion is at: ] ] (] 05:04, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
	::Apologies about Br. Columbia - it's what most of the world calls it, and it never crossed anyone's minds at the Stub sorting project that it wouldn't be known as that in Canada (a fairer analogy might be USA-stub - widely used outside the US, but rarely used there). Still, BritishColumbia-geo-stub can also be used, since one redirect to the other. BC is a bit too ambiguous though - other parts of the world call themselves BC. ]...<font color=green><small>''] 09:53, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

			::::This is how it's pedantic: the infobox in ] indicates he is "assuming office" as NB LOO on a TBD date but the ] infobox lists no successor for her as LOO and the list of LOOs at ] has had Savoie's entry commented out. This is inconsistent and makes no sense. If the next LOO is known they should be listed in both articles, with a qualification that their appointment is pending or starts at a future date. ] (]) 17:06, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
	I re-stubbed most of the Canada-related geographical stubs; for BC, I used <nowiki>{{BritishColumbia-geo-stub}}</nowiki> since it was the most descriptive and least ambiguous. It currently redirects to <nowiki>{{BrColumbia-geo-stub}}</nowiki>, though I hope the former will eventually replace the latter. ] 6 July 2005 15:50 (UTC)
			::::{{ping\|GoodDay}} "its what the RFC on the topic called". I reiterate Bearcat's request that you provide a link to that RFC. ] (]) 17:08, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
			:::::I can't find it at the moment. But if you don't like it, then open up a ''new'' RFC. The matter covers all political office/positions. ] (]) 17:10, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
			::::::I'm sorry but if you're going to cite an RFC for your actions you need to provide a link rather than expect people to rely on your recollection and interpretation. ] (]) 17:13, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
			:::::::Why is it usually ''you'', who can't leave well enough alone? Anyways, I'm gonna have to go through my edit history to find it, now. ] (]) 17:16, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
			::::::::Because the position your are enforcing is inconsistent, as explained above, and you have reverted multiple editors claiming in edit summaries that this is how "we" do things- but when you're the only one who has voiced the position, it looks like "we" may just be "you". ] (]) 17:18, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
			:::::::::Will you ''please'' wait. I can't go through my edit history that quick. ] (]) 17:22, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
			::::::::::Also the fact that it's you, alone, vs multiple editors tells me that your edits are actually against consensus. ] (]) 17:24, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
			:::::::::::In the meantime. I've brought your complaint to the ] board. ] (]) 17:30, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
			:::::::::::Sorry for getting a tad annoyed, earlier. I tend to get grumpy, when I think my honesty is being questioned. ] (]) 18:09, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
			:::::::::::::I should have been clearer. I wasn't questioning your honesty or good faith. I just prefer to see the discussion or RFC being relied upon for myself rather than rely on anyone's recollection or interpretation of a discussion that occurred years ago, including my own recollection. 20:37, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
			Here's the ], opened by {{ping\|Mandruss}} who should be notified. -- ] (]) 17:50, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
			:The discussion in the RFC is almost entirely about elected officials, in particular the President of the United States, rather than parliamentary officers or officials. The LOO is the leader (interim or other) of the largest opposition party provided that individual is a sitting member of the legislature. The incoming LOOs we are talking about are their party's leader and are also MLAs. That they are not "officially" LOO yet is a purely pro forma issue as the legislatures have not yet been recalled. I think this is an area where we can have a Canadian consensus rather than automatically apply a much broader RFC. ] (]) 18:13, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
			::It's about all offices. Bring your objections there & see if you can get an exception for Westminster system-based political positions. ] (]) 18:18, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
			:::It's about the ''presidency of the United States'', not about all offices in general. A consensus around the presidency doesn't map to a Westminster system at all — no matter who wins the presidential election on Tuesday, ''Joe Biden'' will ''still'' be the ''incumbent'' president until late ''January 2025'', while there is absolutely no valid argument that Kevin Falcon was "still" the incumbent ''anything'' one minute after the BC election writ was dropped in September. And admittely we're not quite as quick about it as the UK is, but Keir Starmer became officially the prime minister of the United Kingdom — not just a presumed "prime minister designate", but the actual honest to god real thing — within a few ''hours'' of the UK election results being finalized back in July, because Westminster politics just ''doesn't'' work like US presidential politics does ''at all''.<br>Kevin Falcon simply ''isn't'' "still" the "incumbent" Leader of the Opposition as of right now, ''regardless'' of whether John Rustad's been sworn in yet or not, so there's no reason for us to follow a USian practice that doesn't fit how Canadian politics works. So a consensus about how to handle ''US presidential'' successions has ''nothing'' to do with ''Canada'', and nothing in that discussion says it does — the system in the US works ''very'' differently than the system in Canada does, so absolutely nothing that Americans do on American political articles ever has any relevance to Canadian political articles at all. ] (]) 01:06, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
			::::It's about all political offices. If you disagree, you're free to open that argument at the WikiProject mentioned, about what's covered & what isn't. ] (]) 01:24, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
			:::::The discussion is ''very'' incredibly ''crystal clear'' that ''only'' American politics was considered or discussed at all, and there's ''absolutely zero'' evidence that even one person in the entire discussion raised even one single solitary Canadian example for consideration at all. So no, playing the "my way or the highway" card doesn't get you the win — especially not playing it against ''me'', the guy who's quite famously been around here pretty much forever and knows every last nook and cranny of absolutely everything WikiProject Canada has ever done for both good and ill — so until there's a consensus of ''Canadian'' editors that such a practice fits the ''Canadian'' situation, '''nothing that American editors decide about American politics is applicable to us at all'''.<br>Again, American politics works very differently than Canadian politics does, so we would need to see a consensus of ''Canadians'' that American practice was ''relevant'' as a model for us to follow, not just a consensus of Americans discussing their presidency and nothing else. ] (]) 01:56, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
			::::::Go to the WikiProject mentioned (it's not a pro-USA WikiProject) & make your argument there. ] (]) 02:01, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
			:::::::The discussion was ''here'', not somewhere else, so I commented ''here'' because ''this is where the discussion is taking place''. I didn't say it was a "pro-USA WikiProject", I said only American politics was ''considered'' in that other discussion, and that other discussion doesn't feature even ''one'' person offering even ''one word'' of consideration to the fact that different countries have different political systems that work differently. ] (]) 02:14, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
			::::::::The RFC covers all politics. Disagree? Bring it up with the RFC closer & all those who participated in that RFC. ] (]) 02:20, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
			:{{tq\|If there was an RFC consensus in the past to comment out the successor in these cases we can revisit it now since I don't see anyone else currently holding this view of what "we" do.}} From a process standpoint, that's just a ''terrible'' argument. We don't have to recall all of the RfC participants to ask them if they have changed their minds. Settled is settled, and consensuses don't require periodic "refresh". If we're talking about {{tlx\|Infobox officeholder}}, the RfC consensus applies. ―] ] 18:44, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
			::At the time, what I thought was being referred to was a specific RFC for Canadian Leaders of the Opposition, not a broader RFC for officeholders in general. ] (]) 19:58, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

			Notifying the RFC closer {{ping\|Just Step Sideways}}, too. ] (]) 01:41, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
	BTW: here are the current counts for those stub categories:
			*The previous RFC was about the use of the infobox parameter during the period between being elected and actually taking office. Although obviosuly a reaction to events in the US, it was not limited to the US or excluding of any other country. While consensus can change, absent solid evidence that it already has, the consensus there ought to be respected, to avoid prolonged avoidable arguments exactly like this one. ] ] 02:08, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
	* ]: 463 articles
			**{{ping\|Just Step Sideways}} could you please comment in how consensus is applied in this situation: the infobox for ] indicates he will be "assuming office" as leader of the opposition on a date that's TBD while the infobox for his predecessor, ] indicates he vacated the office of leader of the opposition on September 21, 2024 but gives no indication that ] will be his successor despite the fact that Rustad's infobox indicates that he is. ] (]) 12:13, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
	* ]: 149 articles
			I would be in favour of opening an RFC on the issue of Canadian federal and provincial Leaders of the Official Opposition at ]. ] (]) 13:41, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
	* ]: 203 articles
			:If you do. I'll have to notified those who participated in the aforementioned RFC. ] (]) 15:27, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
	* ]: 618 articles
			Incidentally, since we are talking about Westminster systems, what is Misplaced Pages's convention for ]? ] (]) 13:45, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
	* ]: 321 articles
			:They too, shouldn't show the next holder in the predecessor's infobox, until next holder takes office. That too occurs, only when the next parliamentary session convenes. ] (]) 15:27, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
			::It showed Sunak as LOO prior to parliament having been summoned. ] (]) 18:37, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
			:::That was a mistake. There seems to be inaccuracies in start/end dates for opposition leaders. Over at ] (for example), the end date as opposition leader is shown to be 4 November 2015, rather than the 2015 election date or the 41st parliament's dissolved date. ] (]) 18:43, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
			:::: I think we have to be careful about assuming the post is tied to the term of the Assembly in any particular jurisdiction. Sometimes the Rules or Standing Orders may provide that officers continue to hold their position even though the assembly has been dissolved. The most common example is the Speaker, since the Speaker is responsible for running the Assembly building and legislative precincts, and it’s not good to have a vacancy in that post during the election. I think we should check the Rules/Standing orders/Legislative Assembly statute on a case-by-case basis for each officer. ] (]) 19:07, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
			Back to the original question. Do we have a consensus on what the start/end dates should be? ] (]) 19:06, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

			== ] article missing content? ==
	The Ontario category is growing very quickly; an extra 100+ stubs have been added in the past week, after the re-categorization was done. ] 6 July 2005 15:56 (UTC)

			There's quite a few things that are mentioned to be missing from the Doug Ford article on his ] and its ]. I can try to fill in some of the stuff, but I don't think I have the time to finish everything on my own. Examples include the bike lane legislature (which I have previously commented on), and the Ontario Science Center stuff, both of which are well covered by reliable sources. ] (] • ]) 15:00, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
	...And there's been yet more growth in some of the provnces which didn't have separate stubs, so WP:WSS has created two more:
			: Those sorts of things are better suited for ], rather than the Doug Ford article itself. ''']]''' 17:40, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
	* ] and
			: I'd have to agree with PKT. Those things have a lot more to do with Doug Ford's ''government'' than they do with his ''biography'', so they should be discussed in the more appropriate spinoff article so as to avoid overloading the BLP. ] (]) 16:47, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
	* ]

			== Human Rights Act, Nunavut - need move and disambiguation? ==
	The first of these is for geography stubs from NS, NB and PEI - currently there are about 125 of these, and uses {{tl\|maritimes-geo-stub}}. The second is for what it says, Newfoundland and Labreador geography stubs. To avoid having a huge template name - and also to hopefully stave off any claims of neglect from Goose Bay et al if the obvious shortening was used - this can use either {{tl\|Newfoundland-geo-stub}} ''or'' {{tl\|Labrador-geo-stub}} (the latter redirects to the former, and the wording of the template names both!). ]...<font color=green><small>''] 09:46, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

			Hi, I've got a question on the article on the Nunavut human rights act, currently named: ]. The first issue is that this is not the correct name; "2003" is not part of the name, as shown here: https://www.canlii.org/en/nu/laws/astat/snu-2003-c-12/latest/snu-2003-c-12.html . The act is just "Human Rights Act", which suggests that "2003" should be deleted. However, if we were to move it to "Human Rights Act", that is very general; there are a number of articles about human rights acts, with a disambiguation page: ]. That suggests moving it to a new name, with the jurisdiction in the title: "''Human Rights Act'' (Nunavut)". Does that make sense? If we do that, is there a way to italicise it the way I've shown here, so that the title is italicised, but not the disambiguation in parentheses? ] (]) 15:56, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
	== Department of Marine and Fisheries ==
			:That makes sense to me. You can use ] to get the new title to display right. — ] (]) 16:26, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
			::Thanks. No-one else commented, so I went ahead and moved it. Took two tries; I shouldn't do heavy page lifting too early in the morning. ] (]) 16:14, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

			== All SCC cites before 1968 are now 404s ==
	The article ] seems redundant to the article ]. It's the same department, but under the original name. There has been some confusion with naming as the ''Department of Fisheries and Oceans'' is also known as ''Fisheries and Oceans Canada'' (I know the confusion first hand, as I'm currently working with the Governemnt.) I suggest merging ] into ], but I'd like to hear what others have to say before I flag it for VfD. ] July 8, 2005 20:22 (UTC)

			The Chief Justice of Canada and a francophone rights group have got into a dispute over the fact that the SCC judgments before the Official Languages Act in 1968 were published in English only, and were on the SCC webpages. Net result is that the SCC has taken down all the pre-1968 decisions until they can be translated. That means that links in a Misplaced Pages article directly to the pre-1968 SCC cases are returning 404s. However, all is not lost. The SCC shared the pre-1968 English versions with other online reporters, so they are still available. I would recommend using CanLII as a substitute, since it’s open access. ] (]) 03:23, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
	:First of all, if you do merge them, you should '''not''' VfD. The correct ] is to create a redirect at the old article pointing to the merged one. Secondly, I'm not sure I understand the problem. ] redirects to ] as it should and ] clearly states it is a '''former''' department. It may be desirable to keep an article about the former department as a history of the ministry or it might be better to keep the history with the current department article. I haven't decided yet. ] (] 8 July 2005 21:30 (UTC)

			ETA: news article on point:
	::OK, no VfD. Didn't know that. Thanks. Does anyone else have an opinion on if ] should be merged into and redirected to ]? If you notice, on ], there is a list of departmental name changes at the bottom. What gives DMF the right to have an article but not these other variations on the name? ] July 8, 2005 21:47 (UTC)
			] (]) 03:26, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

			== New article ] ==
	:::Go for the '''merge''' and '''redirect''' like DoubleBlue suggested. It's interesting stuff that should be under a history section in the main DFO article. I would argue that it should be in the same article because the function of the former department are very similar to the current DFO. At a minimum, there should be a "See also" link in both articles. See ] for instructions. — ] 8 July 2005 21:56 (UTC)

			Please help expand this article.--] 17:54, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
	Article merged. Thanks for your help and comments. ] July 8, 2005 22:44 (UTC)

			== Copy edit quick review ==
	:Yes, you were right Zhatt. It's better merged. Well done. ] (] 8 July 2005 22:48 (UTC)

			Think i am done with ].....can we get a quick copy edit and quick review make sure its points are clear. <span style="font-weight:bold;color:darkblue">]</span>🍁 17:53, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
	Generally, my rule is that if something merely changes name but is essentially the same thing other than the name change, then the old name should just be a redirect to the new one and the history should go in the current name's article. However, if two or three or four things ''merged'' to create one new thing, or one thing got ''taken over'' by another thing that already existed, then I'd do separate articles. ] 17:34, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

			== Requested Article: Cascade Institute ==
	: Thanks. That seems like a reasonable ]. ] (] 18:06, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

			Hi there,
	== Canada geo stub redirects listed for deletion ==

			Apologies if this is in the wrong place--I was directed here by the article request page--but I was hoping that an article could be created for the Cascade Institute, a Canadian research centre addressing urgent and entangled global problems, located in Victoria, BC and founded by Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon.
	Some redirects to the four canada geography stub types are up for deletion on ]. Please comment if you think these redirects are useful, or if the main stub names suffice. --<span style="font-family:monospace"> ] </span>] 19:02, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

			I've disclosed this on my user page, but I am an employee of the Cascade Institute and therefore want to avoid trying to draft the page myself so that we can avoid any potential COIs and biases (and because I'm fairly new to the editing side of Misplaced Pages). I've read through the COI-related help pages and I understand that Misplaced Pages is not intended to promote, but I do believe that our organization is notable enough to merit a page of its own. With this in mind, I have located several, high-quality, reliable secondary sources that I am happy to provide links to upon request, if need be.
	==New Provincial geo-stubs names up for discussion==
	] Should Newfoundland and Labrador be <nowiki>{{NewfoundlandandLabrador-geo-stub}} or just {{Newfoundland-geo-stub}}</nowiki> or something else? ] (] 10:07, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
	:I'd go with {{tl\|Newfoundland-geo-stub}}. I'll add comments to the proposal page. ] 12:50, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
	::Created as {{tl\|Newfoundland-geo-stub}}, with redirect at {{tl\|Labrador-geo-stub}}. In the end, NovaScotia-geo-stub wasn't created - but {{tl\|Maritimes-geo-stub}} was in its place, to cover NS, NB and PEI. If that gets to be too big a category, it may be split further in the future. ]...<font color=green><small>''] 09:59, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
	:::Re-stubbing of the articles is complete. ] 18:53, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
	::::Wow, that was quick. I ''was'' going to help. :-) Good work all. ] (] 19:16, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

			There is currently a request for the Cascade Institute submitted to the general Misplaced Pages Article Request page, but it's over a year old at this point and I'm hoping that by making this request here, I can at least generate some interest.
	==Ever wondered why there are so many of us?==
	I'm sure that I am not the only one to have felt that there are an awful lot of Canadians on Misplaced Pages. Jimbo just released ranking countries by Misplaced Pages page views per capita. Among English speaking nations Canada was first with 0.26 page views per person during the period studied (believed to be one day). 4.10% of Misplaced Pages traffic came from Canada, placing us fourth in total traffic after the United States, Germany, and Japan. Most surprising is that Canada is ahead of the larger UK by a significant margin, and has almost double the per capita page view rate of Australia. Of course this jsut raises the question of why Misplaced Pages is so popular in Canada. - ] 14:20, July 11, 2005 (UTC)

			Happy to discuss further and answer any questions. Thank you!
	:Canada has the highest internet penetration among anglophone nations. We also have a healthy distrust of experts, and a traditional citizen participation in public life. Put the two together, and voila. For example, see ].--] 19:08, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

	==New Article Notification==

			] (]) 22:46, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
	I'm a new user to Misplaced Pages and I think it's great. A suggestion would be to have a method whereby an individual can be advised when a new article is created concerning a topic of interest. I have a watchlist, it only advises me of changes. ] 15:15, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
			:{{ping\|Rainwood13}} Hi! It would probably be better if you wrote the article yourself and submitted it through ]. Unlike you, we are not being paid to edit articles so unless an editor is interested in this topic, most would not write an article just because you asked. Instead, you can start a draft through by clicking on the following link: ]. Once it is ready, click submit and an editor will review it. ] (])<sup><span style="color: green"><small>Ping me!</small></span></sup> 01:34, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

			] (])
	:You could put a page on your watchlist. ] 17:18, July 11, 2005 (UTC)
			:{{ping\|ARandomName123}} Hi there--thank you for the heads-up/advice! I'll try drafting the article myself and see how that goes. ] (]) 16:00, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

			== Railway historical raw data charts ==
	:You can watch articles that don't yet exist. For example, visit ] and click watch. When someone creates it, it'll pop up on your watchlist. You can also do this with templates, categories etc. You can do it even more quickly by adding an action to the URL, (note: clicking that link will add ''This_non-existent_article'' to your watchlist). You can simply paste that URL into your browser's location bar, and change the title to the article you want to watch. I hope that helps. ] 18:55, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

			Not sure what or why we are getting these old railway charts that info ends in the 60s in BC articles as seen at ] Does anyone else think these are odd additions with no value in explaining the topic of the articles? I have removed a few as seen .....but asking because they have been added all overonly being removed by a few editors.<span style="font-weight:bold;color:darkblue">]</span>🍁 15:10, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
	== Citadel of Quebec ==
			:I have also been removing these enormous railway timetables added to city articles. They are out-of-scope with the ], they unbalance articles, and violate ]. --] (]) 16:01, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
			:: {{ping\|Moxy}} Tables are commonly listings of raw data. The info ends in the 1960s, because this was when passenger service ceased as stated in the respective tables. The "stop" table outlines variations in the relative significance of the place over time in relation to other more immediate places. This provides a clearer and more accurate understanding than the "preceding and following station template", which is widely used. The table also clarifies the geographic context of these other places when they are mentioned in the article. The infrastructure table will ultimately be an essential subset of a broader picture, but also helps explain the significance of the specific location. For those familiar with such places in the BC interior, the key historic identity of the place required the existence of the railway station. A WP article should not just be a snapshot of recent times. Various tables, such as demographic or climate ones are not of interest to all readers, but for those seeking such information, they serve some purpose. The objective of any table should be to help tell the whole story of a location. If there is a better way to achieve this aim, I am happy to be enlightened. ] (]) 17:22, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
			:::Then write a draft about railway timetables and see if it's accepted. Don't just dump this highly-specific, out-of-scope raw data into multiple city articles. ] (]) 18:22, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
			:::: {{ping\|Moxy}} You appear to have missed the whole point of the above discussion. It seems a very odd conclusion to reach that it has anything to do with the topic of railway timetables. Please provide actual advice on how best to handle the issues raised. ] (]) 18:39, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
			::::: I'm simply not seeing any value in them.... Data chart letting me know that you had to raise your hand to stop a train in 1910 in a specific location.... is that what this is about? The whole thing is odd and convoluted. Let's see what others have to say.<span style="font-weight:bold;color:darkblue">]</span>🍁 18:44, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
			:::::: {{ping\|Moxy}} Sorry, I addressed the last comment to the wrong user. These tables in the various articles have nothing to do with raising ones hand. A regular stop indicated a place of sufficient importance to always stop, usually because of a larger industrial enterprise. A flag stop was of much lesser significance. The table reveals the chronological periods of significance of these isolated communities. Over time, places rose and diminished, often associated with the presence or departure of the principal employer. Consequently, the table provides an easily understood overview. ] (]) 19:27, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
			::::::: I don't see the value to them either. Just clutters up the article on the town of Coalmount. No need for all that data. Just say that there was train service and it gradually declined until it ended. And I don't agree that the "table provides an easily understood overview". Far too much data that the reader needs to try to analyse to get any conclusions out of it. ] (]) 01:24, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

			::::::::Have to agree - these should be removed. ] (]) 06:01, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
	User Montréalais has recently changed ] to Citadelle of Quebec. I am puzzled by his claim that Citadelle is used in both English and French. If you consult many of the gc.ca sites including http://www.pc.gc.ca/voyage-travel/pv-vp/itm5-/page5_E.asp you will see that the government continues to use the correct English word "citadel". Halifax also has an impressive British-built citadel ]. A capital letter is not really required since citadels were built all over the place and the word is in every English dictionary. Understandably in Quebec the complex known as the Fortifications of Quebec will be referred to as a citadelle, but not elsewhere in the English speaking world when a perfectly good English word exists. This complex was built by the British and it is more than ironic that it should be presented to the rest of the world outside Quebec as somehow French. By this reasoning, every powder magazine in Quebec will have to be termed a poudrière in English. French Misplaced Pages should correctly use Citadelle de Québec but English Misplaced Pages should use Citadel of Quebec. Can we have some opinon on whether it is wise to frenchify an historic English word?--] 22:20, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
			{{od}} OMG...have a look at ], an unincorporated community that has been bombarded with irrelevant train info about derailments and boulders falling on tracks...and so many train schedules. Someone needs to have a conversation. ] (]) 14:16, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
			: Yeah, the table is basically a data dump, and old, obsolete data at that. It's not worth keeping. ..... PKT
			:: .... How are things like this relevant to our readers. {{red\|"In 1974, 99-year-old Euphemia Rabbitt, the matriarch of Tulameen, died. Her late husband Thomas is remembered in the names of Rabbitt Creek and Mount Rabbitt"}}.<span style="font-weight:bold;color:darkblue">]</span>🍁 20:05, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

			== Good article reassessment for ] ==
	: To be honest, I don't actually see a contradiction between saying that "Citadel of Quebec" is a common term for the thing and saying that "La Citadelle" is its ''actual proper name''. And yes, I ''would'' take the Governor General's website as a higher authority on this matter than a government tourism site; a tourist profile isn't bound by protocol to refer to the thing by its formal and proper name, while the GG more or less ''is''. ] 22:36, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
			] has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the ]. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. ] (]) 17:27, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

			== Canada Post Strike ==
	==Geo-stub sorting==
	The new templates for {{tl\|Newfoundland-geo-stub}} and {{tl\|Maritimes-geo-stub}} have been implemented, and articles have been sorted into their respective categories. Here's the current tally:

			Given the ongoing nature of it and how important it is to the Canadian economy, more eyes would be welcome at ]. ] ] 15:25, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
	* ]: 265 articles
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	* ]: 95 articles
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	* ]: 341 articles

			== Image fields have been removed from the template for legislation infoboxes, other than US, UK and EU ==
	We need to work on expanding those articles - that's nearly 2000 stubs, and the list is growing rapidly. ] 19:09, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

			Please see this discussion: ] ] (]) 15:17, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
	== ] ==

			== Good article reassessment for ] ==
	Hey folks. I'm in the middle of a dispute with an anonymous user at the ] article. The person keeps inserting material that is found on the fraser institute website. I just reverted the text for a third time and I was hoping that someone might like to weigh in on this problem. Thanks. --] 22:04, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
			] has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the ]. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. ] (]) 03:06, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

			== Requested move at ] ==
	:You're right. The user has been copying direct off of . The best you can do is ask the user to stop in their talk page (I can see that you did) and if the user presists, list them at ]. (By the way, that page is taking a very long time to load). I'll keep an eye on the article in question too.
			] There is a requested move discussion at ] that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ] (]) 02:25, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
	:] 22:22, July 20, 2005 (UTC)

			== Question re article on Progressive Conservativism ==
	== ] ==
	Hi, I stumbled across this library. I was wondering if anyone knows what makes it notable? I'm afraid Misplaced Pages will now start having articles about every library in Canada.
	:--] 17:28, July 21, 2005 (UTC)

			There is an article on ], which until an edit today by an IP editor was linked in the article on the ]. On the ] page, there is a note that there was a discussion in 2014 which resulted in a consensus to delete the article. It looks as if the deletion was never carried through, but it's not that simple, and as a result I don't think that consensus still applies:
	:Its primary notablilty comes from being a handsome and fairly old public building. It's also linked to ]. --] 15:36, July 22, 2005 (UTC)
			:*the version in 2014 was blanked and turned into a redirect page, consistent with the Delete consensus: https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?diff=612447999
			:*the article was recreated in 2018, with different content: https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Progressive_conservatism&oldid=833441246
			:*that version was then expanded in 2023, which is the basis for the current article: https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Progressive_conservatism&oldid=1162249320.
			The net result is that the current version of the article is not what was blanked in 2014 as a result of the deletion discussion. However, the Talk page for the current article still has the deletion tag, making it look like it should now be deleted. It strikes me that the deletion consensus from 2014 is no longer valid, since it was for a different article. The new article has broader scope than the version that existed in 2014, and better references. I don't know what the rules are for a case like this, but I think the Deletion tag should itself be deleted, since it applied to a much different version, that was blanked 10 years ago. Or, if the old deletion consensus is retained, as part of the history, there should be some explanation of the subsequent history and recreation of the article. Thoughts? ] (]) 16:50, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
			:The page should be deleted, as it never should've been created. ] (]) 17:41, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
			::So the 2014 consenus on a prior version decides the issue for a new version, 10 years later? ] (]) 18:30, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
			:::Very well, don't delete. ] (]) 20:59, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
			::::A user showed me this link to come here, I would recommend that the article as it currently exists be evaluated for whether its content merits an article titled "Progressive conservatism". There is an article that addresses what has been claimed to be "progressive" conservative ideas, and that is ]. In British conservative politics such paternalistic conservatism since Benjamin Disraeli's government has been called ] and in Canada as ]. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 00:32, 9 December 2024 (UTC)</small>

			The article looks like it's largely original research and synthesis. It's not the same article that was AFD'd before, except in name, so I'd suggest a new AFD if editors think it should be deleted or merged with ]. ] (]) 04:29, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
	::I suspect it's not encyclopedic. It should likely be merged into ] and ]. ] (] 17:34, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
			::Could you or someone else arrange for this to be done, I don't know how to do this.
	:::Misplaced Pages does not have a notability standard. The content of this article seems quite verifiable, which is all that is important. - ] 15:13, July 23, 2005 (UTC)
			::: I would concur an AfD would be appropriate. ] (]) 19:55, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
			::::The AfD is created . ] (]) 20:03, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

			== Requested move at ] ==
	::::My goodness you're right. (]) Since everyone has always used this as a reason for deletion, I always thought it ''was'' policy.
			] There is a requested move discussion at ] that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ] (]) 05:39, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
	::::] 18:44, July 23, 2005 (UTC)
	:::It's quite true that ] and ] are all that is ''required'' but there have been guidelines developed, more or less by consensus, to try and establish what is that fuzzy term, "encyclopedic". You may wish to consult: ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. ] (] 19:23, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

			== Requested move at ] ==
	== Canadian Government Departments ==
			] There is a requested move discussion at ] that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ] (]) 05:43, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

			== Re-directs ==
	] and I have been ] about Canadian Government department names. Many of the names are formated '''Department of TOPIC (Canada)'''. The discussion was prompted when SimonP removed '''(Canada)''' from ] for the fact that disambiguation was not needed. My arguement was that it was not a disambiguation but the fact that mand departments are commonly known as '''TOPIC of Canada'''. We were wondering what the names on Misplaced Pages should be? The common name or the official name? I'm not even sure what the official name is anymore: '''Department of TOPIC''' or '''Department of TOPIC Canada'''? I work at the ] and I remember someone saying that the government made a change a while ago saying that all departpents should have '''Canada''' in the name now. INAC (as its commonly called) used to be known as DIAND. Fisheries and Oceans is still known as DFO because no one here likes saying "foc".<br>] 17:23, July 22, 2005 (UTC)

			I've re-created ] & ], but as ''re-directs''. But now I'm ''not'' certain if I should have. Seeing as they were deleted (as pages) weeks ago. ] (]) 23:11, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
	:I like the ''TOPIC Canada'' naming but I suspect the official name is still ''Department of TOPIC''. I do not strongly favour one over the other at Misplaced Pages but redirects at the other should, of course, be done.
			:Where were they deleted? I'm not seeing anything in AFD, RFD, or the page logs. ---- ] - <sup>]</sup>/<sub>]</sub> 23:25, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
	:] actually wisely suggests that "pre-disambiguation" be done for instances such as ''Department of Fisheries and Oceans'' to be ''Department of Fisheries and Oceans (Canada)'' to leave no chance of ambiguity, even if there are currently no other articles with that name. I suggest, therefore, that if there are to be any articles named in that format that the "(Canada)" be added. Obviously, if the TOPIC Canada format is used, the disambiguity is built in nicely.
			::I believe they were deleted via personal request. ] (]) 23:39, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
	:The ] is to use the most commonly used and recognisable name rather than the official name. There is a bit of a mix, as you point out, between the popularity of different names: i.e., Department of National Defence vs. Environment Canada and some with equal popularity: Department of Fisheries and Oceans vs. Fisheries and Oceans Canada. I think a good argument could be raised here for using "Dept. of" for consistency with other departments within and outside of Canada. My vote, however, is to use the name given on the official website. For example, although ]'s website is the name on that site is Fisheries and Oceans Canada and I would go with that. http://canada.justice.gc.ca on the other hand, is titled Department of Justice, and I would go with that. ] (] 18:38, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
			:::Do you know who made the request? Were the pages under a different name? There is nothing in the logs at the current titles. ---- ] - <sup>]</sup>/<sub>]</sub> 01:44, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
			::::I've forgotten & the history was wiped out, once I recreated the page into a re-direct. ] (]) 04:56, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

			== ] ==
	:The page is an interesting resource for this topic but a bit out of date. ] (] 18:52, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

			Your input at ] would be appreciated. Thanks. ] (]) 17:25, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
	::Thanks DoubleBlue. I'm going to start doing some renameing accordingly. ] 19:13, July 22, 2005 (UTC)

			==Postnominal letters and infoboxes==
	::This is actually the second time this issue has come up. I had all the articles at their conventional FIP location initially, and then someone insisted on putting them all to their legal '''Department of XXXX''' name, which is relatively silly considering how ubitiquous ] and ] and so on are. ] still has them all linked to the appropriate place, which is '''XXXX Canada''' except for Justice, Finance, Canadian Heritage and Defence, I think. -] 14:56, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
			See ] for discussion. -- ] (]) 15:24, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

			== NDP: infobox ==
	:::They wont be easy to move back. It's been telling me "the page allready exists". Does that mean copy-paste, or Requests for move? ] 16:09, July 25, 2005 (UTC)

			Hello. In August 2024, {{ping\|RedBlueGreen93}} added provincial & territorial seat totals & premiers (all of which, I've since deleted) to the infobox of the ]. As I understood it, we've chosen to ''exclude'' provincial/territorial branches. Has this changed? ] (]) 19:59, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
	:::Means admin move. If someone here would be inclined to do it, it would allow us to bypass ]. -] 18:55, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
			: In the United States, United Kingdom, and many other countries, the political parties have their status in subnational legislatures or other offices included in the main articles' infoboxes. I was under the impression that articles on Canadian political parties did not follow suit because in most cases, the provincial and territorial political parties of Canada are not wings or official affiliates of federal political parties. However, this is not the case with the NDP, as their constitution clarifies that the NDP in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, and Yukon are legally the same entity. In that case, the NDP does have representation in provincial and territorial legislatures, and that should be represented in the infobox. The Liberal Party is the same, although they only have affiliates in the Atlantic provinces. ]] 21:48, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
			::We exclude the provincial/territory branches, because we have separate provincial/territory NDP pages. ] (]) 21:53, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
			:::Could you point me in the direction of the discussion where this standard was established? Because that is inconsistent with basically every article about a political party in the world. ]] 23:11, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
			::::It's done differently with Canadian political parties. Here's ]. Now ''please'' stop re-adding your non-consensus changes to the infobox. ] (]) 03:44, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
			:::::That's a fairly small and informal discussion to be cited as lasting consensus 6 years later, just saying. If that's the only prior conversation about it, I'd say {{ping\|RedBlueGreen93}} wouldn't be out of line if they wanted to start an RfC on the question. ] (]) 04:55, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
			::::::An RFC? I wouldn't object to that. ] (]) 05:06, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
			:::::::I'm all for revisiting this, although I'm not entirely sure how to get that started. I don't see how showing a party's status in legislatures in which they are rperesented is somehow giving them special treatment. ]] 09:17, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
			::::::::It's inappropriate in the case of the Liberal and Conservative parties, as the provincial parties are their own standalone things and ''not'' chapters or affiliates of the federal parties — but it's also inappropriate to single out the NDP for ''different'' treatment than the Liberals and Conservatives are getting. It's the kind of thing where either we do it to ''all'' parties across the board ''despite'' the "provincial Liberal/Conservative parties are ''not'' affiliated with the federal parties" problem, or we don't do it ''at all'' for ''any'' parties, and there's no "do it for some parties but not for others" option. There's never, ever any rule that we have to do everything the same way as some other country even if the other country's system is completely different — the rule is that we make our ''own'' decisions based on Canada's ''own'' situation, and what the US does is ''irrelevant''. ] (]) 18:40, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
			I also had to delete provincial/territorial election results. We have separate provincial & territorial NDP pages, for such info. ] (]) 20:21, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
			:Yes let's keep provincial and federal party separated as they are in real life. Perhaps time to review these articles and see what can be moved to the main articles.<span style="font-weight:bold;color:darkblue">]</span>🍁 02:02, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
			I've also deleted the current & best seat counts, concerning provinces & territory. ] (]) 03:44, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

			I think adding these stats to the infobox is potentially confusing, due to how each of the federal parties has a different relationship to their provincial counterparts. That is to say, if we list the NDP's provincial seats in the infobox, but not the Conservatives', I expect that many won't understand there's an organizational difference there, and well-meaning editors will try to add something for the Tories. Or look at the Liberal seats and go "huh, looks like they forgot a few provinces" and adjust the numbers. Yeah, we can add notes in the code to warn people off… but anybody who's ever watched these pages knows that the notes urging caution about changing the political position or ideology are widely ignored. It's much better to just leave it out and explain these things, if relevant, in the prose.
	==Northwest Territories Electoral History==
	Hi everyone, I have really been working hard, on cleaning up and detaling Northwest Territories electoral history,

			The other thing is that even when federal and provincial parties are formally affiliated, they are still ''de facto'' independent. The provincial parties aren't an extension of the federal party, can pursue a slightly different ideological position, and even clash with other branches (most famously, in recent memory, was the tense relationship between the BC NDP and AB NDP over the question of pipelines). It's also often the case that a province will vote for one party provincially, then turn around and vote for another federally (Ontario is famous for this), so the provincial seat count doesn't speak to the strength of the party federally (one way or the other). This in stark contrast to UK politics, for example, where the local elections are often seen (by voters and pundits both) as a gauge on how people are feeling about the national government. Canadian parties just don't have that relationship. — ] (]) 18:00, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
	My work, is going to take me away for at least a month, and I won't have time to continue with ], and related.

			===Liberal Party===
	If someone out there wants to take on the more recent elections, I am still looking for a comprehensive source of members elected from 1951 on, still looking for a source for the period of appointed members between 1905 and 1951, and looking for a source of members appointed to the temporary council prior to 1876.
			I just deleted RedBlueGreen93's addition of graphics concerning the NB, NL, NS & PEI Liberal parties current & best seat counts, in the ] article. ] (]) 04:11, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
			: This edit is not relevant to this discussion, and is an unjustified reversion. The table gives a small summary and clarifies which parties are currently affiliated. More detailed information can be found on their own articles. Your ] does not apply here. ]] 08:43, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
			::We have separate pages for the NS, NB, NL & PEI Liberal parties. That where those graphics belong, respectively. ] (]) 18:41, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

			== President of Canada ==
	My free time lately has mostly been consumed on the Northwest Territories party politics from 1898 - 1905, I have nearly completed the list of members elected in 1902, scanning through microfilm of Newspaper from the late 1890's on, but I am at a loss as to when Party politics actually began in the Northwest Territories.

			I think we should re-consider having ] re-directed to another article, other than ]. The PM isn't Canada's head of state. ] (]) 19:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
	According to a Calgary Herald editorial from November 17th 1898, it talks about the pro's and con's of the possible introduction of "Dominion Party Lines" into the Northwest Territories legislature. And I was quite shocked to learn that the 1898 election was not along party lines, as some on-line sources seemed to have indicated. I will update the 1898 election to reflect that.
			:I would rather keep it redirected to Prime Minister. When people think of Canada's President, they're probably thinking of the PM, not the monarchy. ] (])<sup><span style="color: green"><small>Ping me!</small></span></sup> 19:59, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
			::Why encourage such misinformed opinions, with such a re-direct? We're suppose to help readers. ] (]) 20:01, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
			::: Isn't that the point...that is to redirect people who are mistaken to the right information?<span style="font-weight:bold;color:darkblue">]</span>🍁 20:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
			::::A re-direct to ], would be more accurate. ] (]) 20:08, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
			::::: I'm thinking more of international precedents and usage over theoretical Canadian republicanism.. Something akin to ] who is actually called the president and is also only head of government and not head of state.<span style="font-weight:bold;color:darkblue">]</span>🍁 20:12, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
			:::::If we're going the "head of state" route, I'd rather we redirect to ], not ]. ] (])<sup><span style="color: green"><small>Ping me!</small></span></sup> 20:14, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
			::::::Agreed, that would be a more accurate re-direct. ] (]) 20:15, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
			::::::Disagree being president doesn't always mean you're head of state..... Many presidents are simply headz of government and not heads of state. ]<span style="font-weight:bold;color:darkblue">]</span>🍁 20:16, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
			::: I have taken the liberty of employing WP: Bold. ] (]) 20:25, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
			::::Uh, why ]? ] (])<sup><span style="color: green"><small>Ping me!</small></span></sup> 20:31, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
			:::::: Be cause that explains things in neutral languge. A possible alternatives could be ] or maybe ]. ] (]) 20:37, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

			*Was unaware there was just a and an ongoing edit war now. Have restored to the RFC version..... Just need to start a new talk as there is here I guess? See also ]<span style="font-weight:bold;color:darkblue">]</span>🍁 20:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
	In news paper articles close to the 1902 election it does talk about the "Government and Opposition" , but I was able to find no indications of what date in the 1898 - 1902 period party politics sprang up, but they were clearly active in the ] even though it was not elected on party lines.
			::Maybe we should have another 'redirect for discussion', as that would likely be the appropriate place. I don't know. ] (]) 20:44, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
			:::(ec) Agree that may be best.... Do the RFC right below this discussion. This way I think more people will be involved. I was unaware of the two previous discussions if they were here I would have participated.<span style="font-weight:bold;color:darkblue">]</span>🍁 20:49, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

			::I wouldn't be opposed to restoring it as a disambiguation page with the multiple possible interpretations, which it was until a 2022 AfD found otherwise. ] (])<sup><span style="color: green"><small>Ping me!</small></span></sup> 20:46, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
	I also found somthing interesting, perhaps more related to journalist neutrality more then anything, in the articles of the day that refered to Candidates affiliations as simply "Government" or "Opposition" and "Indepedent", or "Independent Opposition or Indpendent Government, It was only in a couple editorials that Liberal or Liberal-Conservative was mentioned. When an article would talk about who a candidate is running for, it would say John Smith pledges loyalty to the Governing Party etc.
			:::Well, after realizing that the mobile editor wasn't pulling my leg about the 'consensus', I undid my revert. ] (]) 20:49, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
			:::: I guess if we have another RFC.... We should have four or five selections not sure. prime minister of Canada, monarchy of Canada, republicanism in Canada, constitution of Canada, government of Canada?<span style="font-weight:bold;color:darkblue">]</span>🍁 20:57, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
			:::::Would appear so. ] (]) 21:00, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
			::::::Rwood128 suggested on my talk page we should just delete the damn thing.... Page protection from creation perhaps? This could also be an option in an RFC. If delete and the page is protected from recreation I think it would help a lot with edit wars in the future. <span style="font-weight:bold;color:darkblue">]</span>🍁 21:10, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
			:::::::Agreed. ] (]) 21:19, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
			I was about to suggest thsat this idiotic re-direct was a joke or maybe Chinese interference, when the above comicall suggestions about protecting the page appeared. Only a senior editor would be able to remove the original. Hope there is one with the gumption to do so. Do something more than chatter!! ] (]) 21:25, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
			:Actually the article is called ]. ] (]) 22:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
			:::Sorry to be sowing confusion but there ''are'' two re-direct pages, one correct and one with the lower case "c" and .] (]) 22:47, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
			:::: Neither are correct. I don’t understand why we have a redirect for a completely non-existant office. ] (]) 01:14, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
			:::::Yes!] (]) 12:33, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
			:This seems like a plausible search term someone might have, and redirects from incorrect names are valid. If you asked me to identify the office that is head of state and head of government for every country in the world, I am certain I would get many wrong. The goal of an encyclopedia is to connect readers with the article they are likely searching for, not to judge them for being “misinformed” or “illiterate”. We should strive to be as accessible as possible to a wide range of readers of different levels of education and cultural backgrounds.
			:At any rate, ] is the proper venue for opening a discussion to delete or change these redirects.--] (])
			:{{ping\|Rwood128}} Please do not simply blank pages as an attempt to delete them, as you did {{diff2\|1264776654\|here}}. As for the redirect itself, it was redirected there as the result of ], which included both ] and ]. As for those who have tried to change the target ({{ping\|GoodDay\|Rwood128\|p=}}), it would be best to start another RfD about the target that makes the most sense instead of making any further changes. While I did not participate in the previous RfC, held in March of 2023, I do actually support the current target. We obviously don't have a president, but I think those who are searching for a president of Canada are actually looking for the prime minister's page. ] (]) 14:47, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
			::Anyone searching for this topic should be directed to the Canadian constitution. Why this tedious commentary? ] (]) 15:03, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
			:::Tedious commentary? Well that's certainly not a helpful way to dismiss someone's input on a subject. Keep it simple then and end this discussion, nominate it at RfD {{u\|Rwood128}}. Note that I'll be voting keep. ] (]) 15:08, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
			::::Aaaand Rwood128 blanked it again... I expect someone with over 28k edits to know better than to {{diff2\|1264791525\|blank a redirect}} ({{diff2\|1264776654\|twice}}). I've left a warning at your talk page. ] (]) 15:13, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
			I would indeed bring this to "Redirect for discussion", but I find their instructions on how to do it, too confusing. ] (]) 15:41, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
			::::: if it is to be kept, I would suggest « Republicanism in Canada » to flag that there is no such position at present. Alternatively, it should go to the Gov Gen page, because in a parliamentary system, the president is the formal head of state. A redirect should refer to the closest analogue, which is the Gov Gen, who fulfills the same role in Canada as the president of Ireland and the President of Germany, to give two other parliamentary examples. We should not base the redirect on a misguided comparison to a presidential-congressional system, as that would be misleading. ] (]) 17:13, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
			::::::I would oppose re-directing to the governor general's page, as the governor general isn't the head of state. ] (]) 17:31, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
			{{od}}Ok so let's redirect to ]. ] (]) 17:35, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
			:The office would be more appropriate than the individual. ] redirects to ].--] (]) 17:43, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
			::::::Any target risks some level of confusion for the reader, depending on what they are looking for. It could be a reader who is unaware of Canada's system of government and is looking for the political leader generally, in which case they want ]. They could be looking for information about the head of state, in which case the best response would be ], or ] for the individual who carries out those roles. They could be looking for proposals for Canada to have a presdient, in which case ] is best.
			::::::While being redirected to a different page than what they searched for should flag for the reader that the specific target of their search doesn't exist, I think the best option would be a DAB to make that explicit. This would be quite different to ]. This would say: "As a parliamentary democracy, Canada does not have a president. For the head of state see..., for the head of government see..." (similar to ] linked below).--] (]) 17:42, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
			Since Canada can't be the only country where people confuse title of the political leader, I thought I'd have a look at where other "President of…" pages redirected to, so that we could use that as a prececent. Instead, what I found is that none of them exist: ], ], ], ], ], ]. That even Australia is a redlink surprised me, since ] is a big subject. So since it seems like editors haven't felt the need to clarify any misconceptions or provide reading (on the constitution or the republicanism debate), I don't see why Canada and Canada alone needs this redirect.

			The only page I found that isn't red is ], which is a disambig page. We could do the same, I suppose. Note that the ] is the ''président'' in French. — ] (])
	Aside from the birth of party politics, the end before the period of Alberta and Saskatchewan being carved out seems intriguing and needs researching, most of the Liberal-Conservatives switched to Liberal, and some Liberals switched to the Conservatives, when the new parties were formed in Alberta and Saskatchewan, there doesn't seem to have been any loyalty, in the short time party politics formed in the territories.
			:] is a longstanding redirect that has survived several attempts to delete it as an {{t\|R from incorrect name}}.--] (]) 17:48, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

			:Good point, those ''should'' probably be created and tagged as "r from incorrect name". ] (]) 18:18, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
	--] 05:00, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
			::Well, if we're going to make pages all of these, I would prefer the ] dab approach that actually clarifies things for the reader rather than a simple redirect that has to guess at what they were looking for. — ] (]) 18:26, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

			:::{{ping\|Kawnhr}} Not really an option in this particular case. If we look at the {{oldid2\|1109926691\|old version of the page}} you'd see most of the suggestions were already included there, but the ] resulted in retargeting to ]. ] (]) 18:33, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
	== Canada Collaboration of the Week ==
			::::I think the key thing the ] dab has that the previous ] dab didn’t is a brief explanation that the title being searched for is an office that does not exist. I think it would be worth revisiting the dab option in an RfD, as it counters the common argument that any potential redirect would be confusing. A dab that explicitly and concisely clarifies the situation seems like it would have the least potential for confusion of all possible options.--] (]) 18:50, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
	So what is the next ]? On the page it says "''The August 2005 CCOTW article will be selected on Sunday, July 24, 18:00 (UTC).''"<br>
			Whether we like it or not, there has, historically, been consensus against deleting redirects which are the incorrect usage of president and prime minister:
	] 00:50, July 25, 2005 (UTC)
			* ] (kept)

			* ] (kept)
	== Celebration of Light ==
			* ] (kept)

			* ] (keep, add hatnote to ]
	As those in ] know, the ] starts today. I'm asking those who are attending and are interested, to take pictures and gather information for the new Celebration of Light article I'm working on. I'm also looking for results before 2001 when it was sponsored by ]. Thanks. <br>
			* ] (retargeted and tagged as incorrect name)
	] 21:50, July 27, 2005 (UTC)
			* ] (kept / 1 entry re-targeted to PM that was pointed elsewhere)

			A discussion here regarding changing the target also holds no weight (]) considering the outcome of the relevant RfD ended in pointing both ] and ] to ]. My perspective is that this is pretty much one of the reasons that {{tl\|r from incorrect name}} exists, and I'd vote keep if we someone sends this to RfD. ] (]) 18:29, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
	:The more I look into ] ], the more I realise how sparse information is with the disaperance of its orriginal sponser. There is a Symphony of Fire in ], ], but I'm not sure if its related or under the same sponser. It stopped in 2000, the same year Benson & Hedges pulled out.
			*no brainer to me...we should simply guide our readers (an editors) to an article that educates them on what position is equivalent to president in Canada.<span style="font-weight:bold;color:darkblue">]</span>🍁 18:35, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
	:] 23:06, July 27, 2005 (UTC)
			:{{tquote\|Whether we like it or not, there has, historically, been consensus against deleting redirects which are the incorrect usage of president and prime minister}}
			:Is there? Click the redlinks I provided and you'll see several of them went through AfD in 2022 (and were all deleted): ], ], ]. Meanwhile, President of Belgium went through G7… and you just created President of Sweden. — ] (]) 18:43, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
			::{{ping\|Kawnhr}} I clicked them. There were 3 AfD discussions about DABs, not redirects. Did you see ], which resulted in redirect to ]? I've given you a number of instances where relevant redirect discussions have ended in keep or, in one circumstance, retarget while keeping a hatnote to the incorrect name. G7s are contextually irrelevant for what it's worth, and just because other entries don't exist doesn't invalidate the idea that someone might mistakenly search for the wrong title. ] (]) 19:07, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
			]''' Whatever your strategy, don't leave our readers without any information<span style="font-weight:bold;color:darkblue">]</span>🍁 19:32, 23 December 2024 (UTC) ]]

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Draft:Apt613

I just created a draft for Apt613, a news website that covers arts and culture in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. I’d appreciate any help finding sources. I expected to find some from a quick search, but didn’t immediately find any. Thriley (talk) 23:17, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Superstack#Requested move 23 October 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Superstack#Requested move 23 October 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 🎃 ASUKITE🎃 17:30, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Leader of the Opposition - beginning and end of term

Following the recent BC election, when exactly does BC United leader Kevin Falcon cease being the Leader of the Opposition in that province? (See ) and when does Conservative leader John Rustad become Leader of the Opposition? Do both events occur on the same date and are one or both of the dates: a) September 21, when the previous legislature dissolved b) October 19, when the subsequent election occurred c) upcoming date when the new legislature is reconvened d) some other date in between? Wellington Bay (talk) 13:46, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Being leader of the opposition ends when the legislature dissolves, so September 21 is the correct end date for Falcon. But since a person can't lead the opposition until the legislature is in session, Rustad's time doesn't start until the new legislature reconvenes — because the leader of the opposition's entire job takes place in the legislature, and doesn't have outside-of-the-legislature duties at all, being an officer of the legislature doesn't work the same way as being a member of the legislature in that regard. The legislature doesn't have to be in session to be a member, but it does have to be in session to establish officers.
However, since we know that John Rustad will be the new leader of the opposition, you were entirely correct that Rustad's name doesn't need to be entirely commented out of the successor field in Falcon's article — visible name with "pending" after it is indeed the correct way to handle that. In the extremely unlikely event that something changes in the interim, so that Rustad doesn't actually get installed as leader of the opposition and some other Conservative MLA gets that job instead, then we can just change the name in Falcon's successor field if and when that happens. But the legislature does have to convene before there can be a leader of the opposition, so the start date on that job is the date of the legislature convening. Bearcat (talk) 14:15, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Now I'm wondering if we have the correct dates in the transition of Leader of the Opposition in Alberta from Notley to Gray. Currently our articles say it happened in June, when the NDP leader Nenshi announced it to the media, but although the legislature was in session, it was during the long summer adjournment. Should it be dated to when the fall sitting began in late October? Indefatigable (talk) 14:54, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

The Alberta legislature was adjourned, not dissolved as it would be leading into an election. Wellington Bay (talk) 16:06, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

We keep the successor in an office infobox hidden, until they've taken office. An RFC on this matter was held a few years ago & the result was to "hide". GoodDay (talk) 16:36, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Where and when was this RFC held? I'm aware of no such thing. Bearcat (talk) 16:48, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

@GoodDay: It's somewhat pedantic to not allow an incoming LOO to be included in LOO lists or as the successor in an infobox. If there was an RFC consensus in the past to comment out the successor in these cases we can revisit it now since I don't see anyone else currently holding this view of what "we" do. Given that we have the LOO position included in the infobox of the person in question as "succeeding" on a future date TBD it's absurd not to have them named in their predecessor's infobox or in general lists of LOOs. Wellington Bay (talk) 16:52, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

It isn't pedantic, its what the RFC on the topic called for. But you're free to re-open that topic, as the 2024 US prez election is soon be take place. There, it'll be argued over whether or not to have "Kamala Harris (elect)" or "Donald Trump (elect)" shown in Joe Biden's infobox, for roughly six weeks. GoodDay (talk) 17:04, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

This is how it's pedantic: the infobox in Glen Savoie indicates he is "assuming office" as NB LOO on a TBD date but the Susan Holt infobox lists no successor for her as LOO and the list of LOOs at Leader of the Opposition (New Brunswick) has had Savoie's entry commented out. This is inconsistent and makes no sense. If the next LOO is known they should be listed in both articles, with a qualification that their appointment is pending or starts at a future date. Wellington Bay (talk) 17:06, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

@GoodDay: "its what the RFC on the topic called". I reiterate Bearcat's request that you provide a link to that RFC. Wellington Bay (talk) 17:08, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

I can't find it at the moment. But if you don't like it, then open up a new RFC. The matter covers all political office/positions. GoodDay (talk) 17:10, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

I'm sorry but if you're going to cite an RFC for your actions you need to provide a link rather than expect people to rely on your recollection and interpretation. Wellington Bay (talk) 17:13, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Why is it usually you, who can't leave well enough alone? Anyways, I'm gonna have to go through my edit history to find it, now. GoodDay (talk) 17:16, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Because the position your are enforcing is inconsistent, as explained above, and you have reverted multiple editors claiming in edit summaries that this is how "we" do things- but when you're the only one who has voiced the position, it looks like "we" may just be "you". Wellington Bay (talk) 17:18, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Will you please wait. I can't go through my edit history that quick. GoodDay (talk) 17:22, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Also the fact that it's you, alone, vs multiple editors tells me that your edits are actually against consensus. Wellington Bay (talk) 17:24, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

In the meantime. I've brought your complaint to the Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Elections and Referendums board. GoodDay (talk) 17:30, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Sorry for getting a tad annoyed, earlier. I tend to get grumpy, when I think my honesty is being questioned. GoodDay (talk) 18:09, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

I should have been clearer. I wasn't questioning your honesty or good faith. I just prefer to see the discussion or RFC being relied upon for myself rather than rely on anyone's recollection or interpretation of a discussion that occurred years ago, including my own recollection. 20:37, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Here's the RFC-in-question, opened by @Mandruss: who should be notified. -- GoodDay (talk) 17:50, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

The discussion in the RFC is almost entirely about elected officials, in particular the President of the United States, rather than parliamentary officers or officials. The LOO is the leader (interim or other) of the largest opposition party provided that individual is a sitting member of the legislature. The incoming LOOs we are talking about are their party's leader and are also MLAs. That they are not "officially" LOO yet is a purely pro forma issue as the legislatures have not yet been recalled. I think this is an area where we can have a Canadian consensus rather than automatically apply a much broader RFC. Wellington Bay (talk) 18:13, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

It's about all offices. Bring your objections there & see if you can get an exception for Westminster system-based political positions. GoodDay (talk) 18:18, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

It's about the presidency of the United States, not about all offices in general. A consensus around the presidency doesn't map to a Westminster system at all — no matter who wins the presidential election on Tuesday, Joe Biden will still be the incumbent president until late January 2025, while there is absolutely no valid argument that Kevin Falcon was "still" the incumbent anything one minute after the BC election writ was dropped in September. And admittely we're not quite as quick about it as the UK is, but Keir Starmer became officially the prime minister of the United Kingdom — not just a presumed "prime minister designate", but the actual honest to god real thing — within a few hours of the UK election results being finalized back in July, because Westminster politics just doesn't work like US presidential politics does at all.
Kevin Falcon simply isn't "still" the "incumbent" Leader of the Opposition as of right now, regardless of whether John Rustad's been sworn in yet or not, so there's no reason for us to follow a USian practice that doesn't fit how Canadian politics works. So a consensus about how to handle US presidential successions has nothing to do with Canada, and nothing in that discussion says it does — the system in the US works very differently than the system in Canada does, so absolutely nothing that Americans do on American political articles ever has any relevance to Canadian political articles at all. Bearcat (talk) 01:06, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

It's about all political offices. If you disagree, you're free to open that argument at the WikiProject mentioned, about what's covered & what isn't. GoodDay (talk) 01:24, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

The discussion is very incredibly crystal clear that only American politics was considered or discussed at all, and there's absolutely zero evidence that even one person in the entire discussion raised even one single solitary Canadian example for consideration at all. So no, playing the "my way or the highway" card doesn't get you the win — especially not playing it against me, the guy who's quite famously been around here pretty much forever and knows every last nook and cranny of absolutely everything WikiProject Canada has ever done for both good and ill — so until there's a consensus of Canadian editors that such a practice fits the Canadian situation, nothing that American editors decide about American politics is applicable to us at all.
Again, American politics works very differently than Canadian politics does, so we would need to see a consensus of Canadians that American practice was relevant as a model for us to follow, not just a consensus of Americans discussing their presidency and nothing else. Bearcat (talk) 01:56, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Go to the WikiProject mentioned (it's not a pro-USA WikiProject) & make your argument there. GoodDay (talk) 02:01, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

The discussion was here, not somewhere else, so I commented here because this is where the discussion is taking place. I didn't say it was a "pro-USA WikiProject", I said only American politics was considered in that other discussion, and that other discussion doesn't feature even one person offering even one word of consideration to the fact that different countries have different political systems that work differently. Bearcat (talk) 02:14, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

The RFC covers all politics. Disagree? Bring it up with the RFC closer & all those who participated in that RFC. GoodDay (talk) 02:20, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

If there was an RFC consensus in the past to comment out the successor in these cases we can revisit it now since I don't see anyone else currently holding this view of what "we" do. From a process standpoint, that's just a terrible argument. We don't have to recall all of the RfC participants to ask them if they have changed their minds. Settled is settled, and consensuses don't require periodic "refresh". If we're talking about {{Infobox officeholder}}, the RfC consensus applies. ―Mandruss ☎ 18:44, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

At the time, what I thought was being referred to was a specific RFC for Canadian Leaders of the Opposition, not a broader RFC for officeholders in general. Wellington Bay (talk) 19:58, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Notifying the RFC closer @Just Step Sideways:, too. GoodDay (talk) 01:41, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

The previous RFC was about the use of the infobox parameter during the period between being elected and actually taking office. Although obviosuly a reaction to events in the US, it was not limited to the US or excluding of any other country. While consensus can change, absent solid evidence that it already has, the consensus there ought to be respected, to avoid prolonged avoidable arguments exactly like this one. Just Step Sideways 02:08, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Just Step Sideways: could you please comment in how consensus is applied in this situation: the infobox for John Rustad indicates he will be "assuming office" as leader of the opposition on a date that's TBD while the infobox for his predecessor, Kevin Falcon indicates he vacated the office of leader of the opposition on September 21, 2024 but gives no indication that John Rustad will be his successor despite the fact that Rustad's infobox indicates that he is. Wellington Bay (talk) 12:13, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

I would be in favour of opening an RFC on the issue of Canadian federal and provincial Leaders of the Official Opposition at Misplaced Pages talk:Manual of Style/Canada-related articles. Wellington Bay (talk) 13:41, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

If you do. I'll have to notified those who participated in the aforementioned RFC. GoodDay (talk) 15:27, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Incidentally, since we are talking about Westminster systems, what is Misplaced Pages's convention for Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)? Wellington Bay (talk) 13:45, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

They too, shouldn't show the next holder in the predecessor's infobox, until next holder takes office. That too occurs, only when the next parliamentary session convenes. GoodDay (talk) 15:27, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

It showed Sunak as LOO prior to parliament having been summoned. Wellington Bay (talk) 18:37, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

That was a mistake. There seems to be inaccuracies in start/end dates for opposition leaders. Over at Tom Mulcair (for example), the end date as opposition leader is shown to be 4 November 2015, rather than the 2015 election date or the 41st parliament's dissolved date. GoodDay (talk) 18:43, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

I think we have to be careful about assuming the post is tied to the term of the Assembly in any particular jurisdiction. Sometimes the Rules or Standing Orders may provide that officers continue to hold their position even though the assembly has been dissolved. The most common example is the Speaker, since the Speaker is responsible for running the Assembly building and legislative precincts, and it’s not good to have a vacancy in that post during the election. I think we should check the Rules/Standing orders/Legislative Assembly statute on a case-by-case basis for each officer. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 19:07, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Back to the original question. Do we have a consensus on what the start/end dates should be? GoodDay (talk) 19:06, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Doug Ford article missing content?

There's quite a few things that are mentioned to be missing from the Doug Ford article on his talk page and its archives. I can try to fill in some of the stuff, but I don't think I have the time to finish everything on my own. Examples include the bike lane legislature (which I have previously commented on), and the Ontario Science Center stuff, both of which are well covered by reliable sources. 137a (talk • edits) 15:00, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Those sorts of things are better suited for Premiership of Doug Ford, rather than the Doug Ford article itself. PK T(alk) 17:40, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

I'd have to agree with PKT. Those things have a lot more to do with Doug Ford's government than they do with his biography, so they should be discussed in the more appropriate spinoff article so as to avoid overloading the BLP. Bearcat (talk) 16:47, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Human Rights Act, Nunavut - need move and disambiguation?

Hi, I've got a question on the article on the Nunavut human rights act, currently named: Human Rights Act 2003. The first issue is that this is not the correct name; "2003" is not part of the name, as shown here: https://www.canlii.org/en/nu/laws/astat/snu-2003-c-12/latest/snu-2003-c-12.html . The act is just "Human Rights Act", which suggests that "2003" should be deleted. However, if we were to move it to "Human Rights Act", that is very general; there are a number of articles about human rights acts, with a disambiguation page: Human Rights Act. That suggests moving it to a new name, with the jurisdiction in the title: "Human Rights Act (Nunavut)". Does that make sense? If we do that, is there a way to italicise it the way I've shown here, so that the title is italicised, but not the disambiguation in parentheses? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 15:56, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

That makes sense to me. You can use Template:Italic title to get the new title to display right. — Kawnhr (talk) 16:26, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. No-one else commented, so I went ahead and moved it. Took two tries; I shouldn't do heavy page lifting too early in the morning. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 16:14, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

All SCC cites before 1968 are now 404s

The Chief Justice of Canada and a francophone rights group have got into a dispute over the fact that the SCC judgments before the Official Languages Act in 1968 were published in English only, and were on the SCC webpages. Net result is that the SCC has taken down all the pre-1968 decisions until they can be translated. That means that links in a Misplaced Pages article directly to the pre-1968 SCC cases are returning 404s. However, all is not lost. The SCC shared the pre-1968 English versions with other online reporters, so they are still available. I would recommend using CanLII as a substitute, since it’s open access. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 03:23, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

ETA: news article on point: Supreme Court removes all unilingual decisions from its website Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 03:26, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

New article 2024 Canada Post strike

Please help expand this article.--User:Namiba 17:54, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Copy edit quick review

Think i am done with Canadian genocide of Indigenous peoples.....can we get a quick copy edit and quick review make sure its points are clear. Moxy🍁 17:53, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Requested Article: Cascade Institute

Hi there,

Apologies if this is in the wrong place--I was directed here by the article request page--but I was hoping that an article could be created for the Cascade Institute, a Canadian research centre addressing urgent and entangled global problems, located in Victoria, BC and founded by Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon.

I've disclosed this on my user page, but I am an employee of the Cascade Institute and therefore want to avoid trying to draft the page myself so that we can avoid any potential COIs and biases (and because I'm fairly new to the editing side of Misplaced Pages). I've read through the COI-related help pages and I understand that Misplaced Pages is not intended to promote, but I do believe that our organization is notable enough to merit a page of its own. With this in mind, I have located several, high-quality, reliable secondary sources that I am happy to provide links to upon request, if need be.

There is currently a request for the Cascade Institute submitted to the general Misplaced Pages Article Request page, but it's over a year old at this point and I'm hoping that by making this request here, I can at least generate some interest.

Happy to discuss further and answer any questions. Thank you!

Rainwood13 (talk) 22:46, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

@Rainwood13: Hi! It would probably be better if you wrote the article yourself and submitted it through WP:AfC. Unlike you, we are not being paid to edit articles so unless an editor is interested in this topic, most would not write an article just because you asked. Instead, you can start a draft through by clicking on the following link: Misplaced Pages:Article Wizard. Once it is ready, click submit and an editor will review it. ARandomName123 (talk) 01:34, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

ARandomName123 (talk)

@ARandomName123: Hi there--thank you for the heads-up/advice! I'll try drafting the article myself and see how that goes. Rainwood13 (talk) 16:00, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Railway historical raw data charts

Not sure what or why we are getting these old railway charts that info ends in the 60s in BC articles as seen at Coalmont, British Columbia#Railway Does anyone else think these are odd additions with no value in explaining the topic of the articles? I have removed a few as seen here.....but asking because they have been added all overonly being removed by a few editors.Moxy🍁 15:10, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

I have also been removing these enormous railway timetables added to city articles. They are out-of-scope with the Canadian article guidelines, they unbalance articles, and violate WP:NOTCATALOG. --Magnolia677 (talk) 16:01, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

@Moxy: Tables are commonly listings of raw data. The info ends in the 1960s, because this was when passenger service ceased as stated in the respective tables. The "stop" table outlines variations in the relative significance of the place over time in relation to other more immediate places. This provides a clearer and more accurate understanding than the "preceding and following station template", which is widely used. The table also clarifies the geographic context of these other places when they are mentioned in the article. The infrastructure table will ultimately be an essential subset of a broader picture, but also helps explain the significance of the specific location. For those familiar with such places in the BC interior, the key historic identity of the place required the existence of the railway station. A WP article should not just be a snapshot of recent times. Various tables, such as demographic or climate ones are not of interest to all readers, but for those seeking such information, they serve some purpose. The objective of any table should be to help tell the whole story of a location. If there is a better way to achieve this aim, I am happy to be enlightened. DMBanks1 (talk) 17:22, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

Then write a draft about railway timetables and see if it's accepted. Don't just dump this highly-specific, out-of-scope raw data into multiple city articles. Magnolia677 (talk) 18:22, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

@Moxy: You appear to have missed the whole point of the above discussion. It seems a very odd conclusion to reach that it has anything to do with the topic of railway timetables. Please provide actual advice on how best to handle the issues raised. DMBanks1 (talk) 18:39, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

I'm simply not seeing any value in them.... Data chart letting me know that you had to raise your hand to stop a train in 1910 in a specific location.... is that what this is about? The whole thing is odd and convoluted. Let's see what others have to say.Moxy🍁 18:44, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

@Moxy: Sorry, I addressed the last comment to the wrong user. These tables in the various articles have nothing to do with raising ones hand. A regular stop indicated a place of sufficient importance to always stop, usually because of a larger industrial enterprise. A flag stop was of much lesser significance. The table reveals the chronological periods of significance of these isolated communities. Over time, places rose and diminished, often associated with the presence or departure of the principal employer. Consequently, the table provides an easily understood overview. DMBanks1 (talk) 19:27, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

I don't see the value to them either. Just clutters up the article on the town of Coalmount. No need for all that data. Just say that there was train service and it gradually declined until it ended. And I don't agree that the "table provides an easily understood overview". Far too much data that the reader needs to try to analyse to get any conclusions out of it. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 01:24, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Have to agree - these should be removed. Nikkimaria (talk) 06:01, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

OMG...have a look at Spences Bridge, an unincorporated community that has been bombarded with irrelevant train info about derailments and boulders falling on tracks...and so many train schedules. Someone needs to have a conversation. Magnolia677 (talk) 14:16, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, the table is basically a data dump, and old, obsolete data at that. It's not worth keeping. ..... PKT

Wondering overall about some additions .... How are things like this relevant to our readers. "In 1974, 99-year-old Euphemia Rabbitt, the matriarch of Tulameen, died. Her late husband Thomas is remembered in the names of Rabbitt Creek and Mount Rabbitt".Moxy🍁 20:05, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Kamloops Airport

Kamloops Airport has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 17:27, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

Canada Post Strike

Given the ongoing nature of it and how important it is to the Canadian economy, more eyes would be welcome at 2024 Canada Post strike. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 15:25, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

Image fields have been removed from the template for legislation infoboxes, other than US, UK and EU

Please see this discussion: Template talk:Infobox legislation Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 15:17, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Ujjal Dosanjh

Ujjal Dosanjh has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 03:06, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:List of census divisions of Ontario#Requested move 21 November 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:List of census divisions of Ontario#Requested move 21 November 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Raladic (talk) 02:25, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Question re article on Progressive Conservativism

There is an article on Progressive conservatism, which until an edit today by an IP editor was linked in the article on the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. On the Talk:Progressive conservatism page, there is a note that there was a discussion in 2014 which resulted in a consensus to delete the article. It looks as if the deletion was never carried through, but it's not that simple, and as a result I don't think that consensus still applies:

the version in 2014 was blanked and turned into a redirect page, consistent with the Delete consensus: https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?diff=612447999
the article was recreated in 2018, with different content: https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Progressive_conservatism&oldid=833441246
that version was then expanded in 2023, which is the basis for the current article: https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Progressive_conservatism&oldid=1162249320.

The net result is that the current version of the article is not what was blanked in 2014 as a result of the deletion discussion. However, the Talk page for the current article still has the deletion tag, making it look like it should now be deleted. It strikes me that the deletion consensus from 2014 is no longer valid, since it was for a different article. The new article has broader scope than the version that existed in 2014, and better references. I don't know what the rules are for a case like this, but I think the Deletion tag should itself be deleted, since it applied to a much different version, that was blanked 10 years ago. Or, if the old deletion consensus is retained, as part of the history, there should be some explanation of the subsequent history and recreation of the article. Thoughts? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 16:50, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

The page should be deleted, as it never should've been created. GoodDay (talk) 17:41, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

So the 2014 consenus on a prior version decides the issue for a new version, 10 years later? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 18:30, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

Very well, don't delete. GoodDay (talk) 20:59, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

A user showed me this link to come here, I would recommend that the article as it currently exists be evaluated for whether its content merits an article titled "Progressive conservatism". There is an article that addresses what has been claimed to be "progressive" conservative ideas, and that is Paternalistic conservatism. In British conservative politics such paternalistic conservatism since Benjamin Disraeli's government has been called One-nation conservatism and in Canada as Red Tory. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.68.60.200 (talk) 00:32, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

The article looks like it's largely original research and synthesis. It's not the same article that was AFD'd before, except in name, so I'd suggest a new AFD if editors think it should be deleted or merged with Red Tory. Wellington Bay (talk) 04:29, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Could you or someone else arrange for this to be done, I don't know how to do this.

I would concur an AfD would be appropriate. Simonm223 (talk) 19:55, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

The AfD is created here. Simonm223 (talk) 20:03, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Banff, Alberta#Requested move 6 December 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Banff, Alberta#Requested move 6 December 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Feeglgeef (talk) 05:39, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:The Canadas#Requested move 6 December 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:The Canadas#Requested move 6 December 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Feeglgeef (talk) 05:43, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Re-directs

I've re-created 44th British Columbia general election & 42nd New Brunswick general election, but as re-directs. But now I'm not certain if I should have. Seeing as they were deleted (as pages) weeks ago. GoodDay (talk) 23:11, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Where were they deleted? I'm not seeing anything in AFD, RFD, or the page logs. ---- Patar knight - /_{contributions} 23:25, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

I believe they were deleted via personal request. GoodDay (talk) 23:39, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Do you know who made the request? Were the pages under a different name? There is nothing in the logs at the current titles. ---- Patar knight - /_{contributions} 01:44, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

I've forgotten & the history was wiped out, once I recreated the page into a re-direct. GoodDay (talk) 04:56, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Your input at Talk:St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador#Content dispute about "trails" section would be appreciated. Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 17:25, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Postnominal letters and infoboxes

See Misplaced Pages talk:Manual of Style/Biography#MOS:POSTNOM for discussion. -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:24, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

NDP: infobox

Hello. In August 2024, @RedBlueGreen93: added provincial & territorial seat totals & premiers (all of which, I've since deleted) to the infobox of the New Democratic Party. As I understood it, we've chosen to exclude provincial/territorial branches. Has this changed? GoodDay (talk) 19:59, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

In the United States, United Kingdom, and many other countries, the political parties have their status in subnational legislatures or other offices included in the main articles' infoboxes. I was under the impression that articles on Canadian political parties did not follow suit because in most cases, the provincial and territorial political parties of Canada are not wings or official affiliates of federal political parties. However, this is not the case with the NDP, as their constitution clarifies that the NDP in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, and Yukon are legally the same entity. In that case, the NDP does have representation in provincial and territorial legislatures, and that should be represented in the infobox. The Liberal Party is the same, although they only have affiliates in the Atlantic provinces. RedBlueGreen93 21:48, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

We exclude the provincial/territory branches, because we have separate provincial/territory NDP pages. GoodDay (talk) 21:53, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Could you point me in the direction of the discussion where this standard was established? Because that is inconsistent with basically every article about a political party in the world. RedBlueGreen93 23:11, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

It's done differently with Canadian political parties. Here's the discussion. Now please stop re-adding your non-consensus changes to the infobox. GoodDay (talk) 03:44, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

That's a fairly small and informal discussion to be cited as lasting consensus 6 years later, just saying. If that's the only prior conversation about it, I'd say @RedBlueGreen93: wouldn't be out of line if they wanted to start an RfC on the question. Safrolic (talk) 04:55, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

An RFC? I wouldn't object to that. GoodDay (talk) 05:06, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

I'm all for revisiting this, although I'm not entirely sure how to get that started. I don't see how showing a party's status in legislatures in which they are rperesented is somehow giving them special treatment. RedBlueGreen93 09:17, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

It's inappropriate in the case of the Liberal and Conservative parties, as the provincial parties are their own standalone things and not chapters or affiliates of the federal parties — but it's also inappropriate to single out the NDP for different treatment than the Liberals and Conservatives are getting. It's the kind of thing where either we do it to all parties across the board despite the "provincial Liberal/Conservative parties are not affiliated with the federal parties" problem, or we don't do it at all for any parties, and there's no "do it for some parties but not for others" option. There's never, ever any rule that we have to do everything the same way as some other country even if the other country's system is completely different — the rule is that we make our own decisions based on Canada's own situation, and what the US does is irrelevant. Bearcat (talk) 18:40, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

I also had to delete provincial/territorial election results. We have separate provincial & territorial NDP pages, for such info. GoodDay (talk) 20:21, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes let's keep provincial and federal party separated as they are in real life. Perhaps time to review these articles and see what can be moved to the main articles.Moxy🍁 02:02, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

I've also deleted the current & best seat counts, concerning provinces & territory. GoodDay (talk) 03:44, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

I think adding these stats to the infobox is potentially confusing, due to how each of the federal parties has a different relationship to their provincial counterparts. That is to say, if we list the NDP's provincial seats in the infobox, but not the Conservatives', I expect that many won't understand there's an organizational difference there, and well-meaning editors will try to add something for the Tories. Or look at the Liberal seats and go "huh, looks like they forgot a few provinces" and adjust the numbers. Yeah, we can add notes in the code to warn people off… but anybody who's ever watched these pages knows that the notes urging caution about changing the political position or ideology are widely ignored. It's much better to just leave it out and explain these things, if relevant, in the prose.

The other thing is that even when federal and provincial parties are formally affiliated, they are still de facto independent. The provincial parties aren't an extension of the federal party, can pursue a slightly different ideological position, and even clash with other branches (most famously, in recent memory, was the tense relationship between the BC NDP and AB NDP over the question of pipelines). It's also often the case that a province will vote for one party provincially, then turn around and vote for another federally (Ontario is famous for this), so the provincial seat count doesn't speak to the strength of the party federally (one way or the other). This in stark contrast to UK politics, for example, where the local elections are often seen (by voters and pundits both) as a gauge on how people are feeling about the national government. Canadian parties just don't have that relationship. — Kawnhr (talk) 18:00, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Liberal Party

I just deleted RedBlueGreen93's addition of graphics concerning the NB, NL, NS & PEI Liberal parties current & best seat counts, in the Liberal Party of Canada article. GoodDay (talk) 04:11, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

This edit is not relevant to this discussion, and is an unjustified reversion. The table gives a small summary and clarifies which parties are currently affiliated. More detailed information can be found on their own articles. Your example of consensus about the infoboxes does not apply here. RedBlueGreen93 08:43, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

We have separate pages for the NS, NB, NL & PEI Liberal parties. That where those graphics belong, respectively. GoodDay (talk) 18:41, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

President of Canada

I think we should re-consider having President of Canada re-directed to another article, other than Prime Minister of Canada. The PM isn't Canada's head of state. GoodDay (talk) 19:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

I would rather keep it redirected to Prime Minister. When people think of Canada's President, they're probably thinking of the PM, not the monarchy. ARandomName123 (talk) 19:59, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Why encourage such misinformed opinions, with such a re-direct? We're suppose to help readers. GoodDay (talk) 20:01, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Isn't that the point...that is to redirect people who are mistaken to the right information?Moxy🍁 20:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

A re-direct to Republicanism in Canada, would be more accurate. GoodDay (talk) 20:08, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

I'm thinking more of international precedents and usage over theoretical Canadian republicanism.. Something akin to Prime Minister of Spain who is actually called the president and is also only head of government and not head of state.Moxy🍁 20:12, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

If we're going the "head of state" route, I'd rather we redirect to Monarchy of Canada, not Republicanism in Canada. ARandomName123 (talk) 20:14, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Agreed, that would be a more accurate re-direct. GoodDay (talk) 20:15, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Disagree being president doesn't always mean you're head of state..... Many presidents are simply headz of government and not heads of state. President (government title)Moxy🍁 20:16, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

I have taken the liberty of employing WP: Bold. Rwood128 (talk) 20:25, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Uh, why Constitution of Canada? ARandomName123 (talk) 20:31, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Be cause that explains things in neutral languge. A possible alternatives could be Head of State or maybe Constitutional monarchy. Rwood128 (talk) 20:37, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Was unaware there was just a recent RFC about this and an ongoing edit war now. Have restored to the RFC version..... Just need to start a new talk as there is here I guess? See also Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/President of Canada Moxy🍁 20:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Maybe we should have another 'redirect for discussion', as that would likely be the appropriate place. I don't know. GoodDay (talk) 20:44, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

(ec) Agree that may be best.... Do the RFC right below this discussion. This way I think more people will be involved. I was unaware of the two previous discussions if they were here I would have participated.Moxy🍁 20:49, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

I wouldn't be opposed to restoring it as a disambiguation page with the multiple possible interpretations, which it was until a 2022 AfD found otherwise. ARandomName123 (talk) 20:46, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Well, after realizing that the mobile editor wasn't pulling my leg about the 'consensus', I undid my revert. GoodDay (talk) 20:49, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

I guess if we have another RFC.... We should have four or five selections not sure. prime minister of Canada, monarchy of Canada, republicanism in Canada, constitution of Canada, government of Canada?Moxy🍁 20:57, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Would appear so. GoodDay (talk) 21:00, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Rwood128 suggested on my talk page we should just delete the damn thing.... Page protection from creation perhaps? This could also be an option in an RFC. If delete and the page is protected from recreation I think it would help a lot with edit wars in the future. Moxy🍁 21:10, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Agreed. GoodDay (talk) 21:19, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

I was about to suggest thsat this idiotic re-direct was a joke or maybe Chinese interference, when the above comicall suggestions about protecting the page appeared. Only a senior editor would be able to remove the original. Hope there is one with the gumption to do so. Do something more than chatter!! Rwood128 (talk) 21:25, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Actually the article is called President of canada. Rwood128 (talk) 22:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Sorry to be sowing confusion but there are two re-direct pages, one correct and one with the lower case "c" and Prime minister of canada.Rwood128 (talk) 22:47, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Neither are correct. I don’t understand why we have a redirect for a completely non-existant office. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 01:14, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes!Rwood128 (talk) 12:33, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

This seems like a plausible search term someone might have, and redirects from incorrect names are valid. If you asked me to identify the office that is head of state and head of government for every country in the world, I am certain I would get many wrong. The goal of an encyclopedia is to connect readers with the article they are likely searching for, not to judge them for being “misinformed” or “illiterate”. We should strive to be as accessible as possible to a wide range of readers of different levels of education and cultural backgrounds.

At any rate, WP:RfD is the proper venue for opening a discussion to delete or change these redirects.--Trystan (talk)

@Rwood128: Please do not simply blank pages as an attempt to delete them, as you did here. As for the redirect itself, it was redirected there as the result of this RfD, which included both President of Canada and President of canada. As for those who have tried to change the target (@GoodDay and Rwood128), it would be best to start another RfD about the target that makes the most sense instead of making any further changes. While I did not participate in the previous RfC, held in March of 2023, I do actually support the current target. We obviously don't have a president, but I think those who are searching for a president of Canada are actually looking for the prime minister's page. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:47, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Anyone searching for this topic should be directed to the Canadian constitution. Why this tedious commentary? Rwood128 (talk) 15:03, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Tedious commentary? Well that's certainly not a helpful way to dismiss someone's input on a subject. Keep it simple then and end this discussion, nominate it at RfD Rwood128. Note that I'll be voting keep. Hey man im josh (talk) 15:08, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Aaaand Rwood128 blanked it again... I expect someone with over 28k edits to know better than to blank a redirect (twice). I've left a warning at your talk page. Hey man im josh (talk) 15:13, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

I would indeed bring this to "Redirect for discussion", but I find their instructions on how to do it, too confusing. GoodDay (talk) 15:41, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

if it is to be kept, I would suggest « Republicanism in Canada » to flag that there is no such position at present. Alternatively, it should go to the Gov Gen page, because in a parliamentary system, the president is the formal head of state. A redirect should refer to the closest analogue, which is the Gov Gen, who fulfills the same role in Canada as the president of Ireland and the President of Germany, to give two other parliamentary examples. We should not base the redirect on a misguided comparison to a presidential-congressional system, as that would be misleading. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 17:13, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

I would oppose re-directing to the governor general's page, as the governor general isn't the head of state. GoodDay (talk) 17:31, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Ok so let's redirect to Charles III. Simonm223 (talk) 17:35, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

The office would be more appropriate than the individual. King of Canada redirects to Monarchy in Canada.--Trystan (talk) 17:43, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Any target risks some level of confusion for the reader, depending on what they are looking for. It could be a reader who is unaware of Canada's system of government and is looking for the political leader generally, in which case they want Prime Minister of Canada. They could be looking for information about the head of state, in which case the best response would be Monarchy of Canada, or Governor General of Canada for the individual who carries out those roles. They could be looking for proposals for Canada to have a presdient, in which case Republicanism in Canada is best.

While being redirected to a different page than what they searched for should flag for the reader that the specific target of their search doesn't exist, I think the best option would be a DAB to make that explicit. This would be quite different to the one that previously existed. This would say: "As a parliamentary democracy, Canada does not have a president. For the head of state see..., for the head of government see..." (similar to President of Japan linked below).--Trystan (talk) 17:42, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Since Canada can't be the only country where people confuse title of the political leader, I thought I'd have a look at where other "President of…" pages redirected to, so that we could use that as a prececent. Instead, what I found is that none of them exist: President of the United Kingdom, President of Jamaica, President of Australia, President of New Zealand, President of Belgium, President of Sweden. That even Australia is a redlink surprised me, since Republicanism in Australia is a big subject. So since it seems like editors haven't felt the need to clarify any misconceptions or provide reading (on the constitution or the republicanism debate), I don't see why Canada and Canada alone needs this redirect.

The only page I found that isn't red is President of Japan, which is a disambig page. We could do the same, I suppose. Note that the Speaker of the House of Commons is the président in French. — Kawnhr (talk)

Prime Minister of the United States is a longstanding redirect that has survived several attempts to delete it as an {{R from incorrect name}}.--Trystan (talk) 17:48, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Good point, those should probably be created and tagged as "r from incorrect name". Hey man im josh (talk) 18:18, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Well, if we're going to make pages all of these, I would prefer the President of Japan dab approach that actually clarifies things for the reader rather than a simple redirect that has to guess at what they were looking for. — Kawnhr (talk) 18:26, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

@Kawnhr: Not really an option in this particular case. If we look at the old version of the page you'd see most of the suggestions were already included there, but the relevant AfD resulted in retargeting to Prime Minister of Canada. Hey man im josh (talk) 18:33, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

I think the key thing the President of Japan dab has that the previous President of Canada dab didn’t is a brief explanation that the title being searched for is an office that does not exist. I think it would be worth revisiting the dab option in an RfD, as it counters the common argument that any potential redirect would be confusing. A dab that explicitly and concisely clarifies the situation seems like it would have the least potential for confusion of all possible options.--Trystan (talk) 18:50, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Whether we like it or not, there has, historically, been consensus against deleting redirects which are the incorrect usage of president and prime minister:

Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2016 November 28#Prime Minister of the United States (kept)
Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2016 December 24#President of Australia (kept)
Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2018 February 6#Prime Minister of the United States (kept)
Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 August 24#Prime Minister of Argentina (keep, add hatnote to President of Argentina
Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 September 5#President of malaysia (retargeted and tagged as incorrect name)
Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 March 20#President of Canada (kept / 1 entry re-targeted to PM that was pointed elsewhere)

A discussion here regarding changing the target also holds no weight (WP:LOCALCON) considering the outcome of the relevant RfD ended in pointing both President of Canada and President of canada to Prime Minister of Canada. My perspective is that this is pretty much one of the reasons that {{r from incorrect name}} exists, and I'd vote keep if we someone sends this to RfD. Hey man im josh (talk) 18:29, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

no brainer to me...we should simply guide our readers (an editors) to an article that educates them on what position is equivalent to president in Canada.Moxy🍁 18:35, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Whether we like it or not, there has, historically, been consensus against deleting redirects which are the incorrect usage of president and prime minister

Is there? Click the redlinks I provided and you'll see several of them went through AfD in 2022 (and were all deleted): Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/President of Australia, Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/President of the United Kingdom (2nd nomination), Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/President of New Zealand. Meanwhile, President of Belgium went through G7… and you just created President of Sweden. — Kawnhr (talk) 18:43, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

@Kawnhr: I clicked them. There were 3 AfD discussions about DABs, not redirects. Did you see Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/President of Canada, which resulted in redirect to Prime Minister of Canada? I've given you a number of instances where relevant redirect discussions have ended in keep or, in one circumstance, retarget while keeping a hatnote to the incorrect name. G7s are contextually irrelevant for what it's worth, and just because other entries don't exist doesn't invalidate the idea that someone might mistakenly search for the wrong title. Hey man im josh (talk) 19:07, 23 December 2024 (UTC)