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Greenland is not in Canada, right?
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Well, Access to Information records show that eight Canadian diplomats failed to spot that error on a large map of Canada that was displayed at the Washington Embassy, reports Blacklock’s Reporter.
The Embassy staff were silent on the banner that mistakenly identified Greenland as Canadian territory.
“I love it,” wrote one employee following a staff meeting to design a new Embassy display.
The banner depicted Greenland as a Canadian island with the slogan: “Canada-USA — Not just neighbours: Friends, partners, allies.”
The Embassy had a special order with a U.S. sign manufacturer after complaints that the old banners it had in stock were insufficient.
“We will be looking at creating a new one,” said a Jan. 30 staff email.
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The design was checked and approved by eight diplomats.
An order was placed with a Washington contractor, Fast Signs Ltd, and taxpayers were charged $2,654 but nobody noticed the error.
“We chose the design but wanted to circulate it for thoughts before sending it to print,” one employee wrote in a staff email.
“If you could send any concerns by the end of day on Friday so I can send it to print on Monday I would appreciate it!”
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