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Barry Appleton: Ontario paid for the map that renamed its lake. It shouldn’t have
AI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Ontario's official mapping services currently rely on the American geographic nomenclature register rather than Canada's official system. An analysis argues that the provincial government funded the creation of domestic mapping resources and should legally mandate their use.
WHY IT MATTERS
Using foreign geographic registries instead of domestic ones undermines national sovereignty over official place names and mismanages taxpayer-funded provincial mapping data.
The province's mapping services use the American register of place names. They should be required to use Canada's register instead
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