"Where did PEI go?" Canadians baffled over Liberal MP's error-filled map of Canada
One Member of Parliament is getting schooled in geography after putting his picture on a colour-in map of Canada that shows several errors.
Last Thursday, Michelle Rempel Garner, the Conservative MP for Calgary Nose Hill, Alberta, shared a picture of an outline of the Canadian map.
The caption reads, “Colour the map! Display with pride!” On the worksheet is a photo of Ottawa Centre Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi, who has been a member of the provincial parliament for over 10 years.
“Can you spot the error that whoever was supposed to proof this mailer didn’t catch?” Garner tweeted.
Pre Canada Day fun time!
Can you spot the error that whoever was supposed to proof this mailer didn’t catch? pic.twitter.com/qinv99kS55
— Michelle Rempel Garner (@MichelleRempel) June 21, 2024
At first, Garner pointed out “two fairly significant errors,” but others found mistakes that even Garner had failed to spot.
Spoilers:
No Yukon
No PEI
QC, NB and NS are depicted as one province
And if you want to be picky, Baffin Island is depicted as a peninsula and the Avalon Peninsula is depicted as an island.
— Michelle Rempel Garner (@MichelleRempel) June 21, 2024
In a June 23 post on X, Naqvi acknowledged the “mistake.”
“The map is missing PEI and Yukon. My team and I apologize,” he stated. “Please think of it as an interactive map to teach kids our geography or to start to learn more about these amazing places.”
Please think of it as an interactive map to teach kids our geography, or to start to learn more about these amazing places.
From my team and I, our best wishes to you for a #HappyCanadaDay!
— Yasir Naqvi 🇨🇦 (@Yasir_Naqvi) June 23, 2024
Some of the glaring mistakes on his map of Canada include the fact that Yukon and the Northwest Territories appear to be missing a border.
“The Yukon is expanding?” reads one post on X.
The Yukon is expanding? https://t.co/fwQgO2tHvY
— Derek Love (@Derek_Love_) June 21, 2024
“Oops. [Yasir Naqvi] erased the border between Yukon and NWT, and PEI is missing (despite Anticosti Island being shown),” added another.
Oops. @yasir_naqvi erased the border between Yukon and NWT, and PEI is missing (despite Anticosti Island being shown).
Oh, Canada https://t.co/EAvvpMzizX
— Mark Goldberg (@Mark_Goldberg) June 21, 2024
Yukon merged with NWT! https://t.co/dFcjVFWMLO
— Scott Duquette (@srduquette3) June 21, 2024
Yukon and NWT are merged into one territory. Although both flags are shown across the top. https://t.co/sarMbUttSS
— Dave Cassie (@DCassie_YYZ) June 21, 2024
But that’s just one of many errors.
“Where did PEI go? LOL,” reads another post on X.
Where did PEI go? LOL https://t.co/3Kfc9Ue4TR
— Tom Quiggin (@TomTSEC) June 21, 2024
Oh boy. No PEI. The Gulf Islands are missing; no Yukon; no Borders in Quebec, NS, NB. Don’t these fjs know there is a national mapping agency that can help with this? Better yet, don’t they know their own country? And why doesn’t the MP know better? https://t.co/tuGNKXXIDm
— Prashant Shukle (@PrashantShukle) June 21, 2024
We’ve all seen the Yukon and NWT and that PEI has floated away, but like Quebec, NB and NS don’t have any borders – who took over who? 🧐 🤷♀️ https://t.co/fBp2oqB5Uw
— Blaine Badiuk (@BlaineBadiuk) June 21, 2024
Wow! Yukon is now part of the Northwest territories. Prince Edward Island has been disappeared. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are now part of Quebec. #cdnpoli https://t.co/MIgG9L6hGy
— D. Neil McKay, Esq. (@dneilmckay) June 21, 2024
But as other Canadians poked fun at the map, others were less amused.
“The audacity of [Yasir Naqvi] to put the PEI flag but leave out the island on this illustration,” commented one frustrated X user.
The audacity of @Yasir_Naqvi to put the PEI flag but leave out the island on this illustration.
We are a REAL island, with REAL people.
Shame on you @Yasir_Naqvi and your staffer who put this together. Be better. https://t.co/9AuTfo34dL— Ben Paton (@patonpei) June 21, 2024
“Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi doesn’t even know what Canada looks like,” added another.
Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi doesn’t even know what Canada looks like.
How embarrassing. https://t.co/wzjoTk5OX3
— Kirk Lubimov (@KirkLubimov) June 21, 2024
Daily Hive has contacted Naqvi for comment. What are your thoughts on this Canadian map blunder? Let us know in the comments.