Wikipedia:Canada collaboration/2005

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This nomination was selected as the January 2005 Canada collaboration. (improvements)

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[edit] Geography of Canada

The Irish did a great article on the geography of Ireland, as did the British on Geography of the United Kingdom. Let's expand it.
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  • Support. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality/talk]] 16:40, Dec 10, 2004 (UTC)
  • Support Spinboy 18:52, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Support Peregrine981 04:32, Dec 15, 2004 (UTC)
  • Support Denelson83 05:15, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Support Lommer | talk 06:35, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Support Tezakhiago

This nomination was selected as the February 2005 Canada collaboration. It also served as the March 2005 collaboration, since there was no selection that month. (improvements)

[edit] Liberalism in Canada

Needs to be expanded.
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  • Earl Andrew 20:27, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Support Tipu 03:44, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Support. This one needs work. As it is currently written it is about Liberal parties rather than about Liberalism in Canada, generally. The material on Liberal parties could remain and we could also talk about trends towards liberalism and the liberalism/conservatism dialectic. It could be an interesting article. Sunray 18:00, 2005 Jan 21 (UTC)
  • Support. I think this article needs it a lot more than Tommy's does. - Jord 15:13, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)

This nomination was selected as the April 2005 Canada collaboration. (improvements)

[edit] Tommy Douglas

Tommy is the Greatest Canadian! His article should be expanded to reflect his greatness. (By the way, this is fact, not bias. I voted for Trudeau ;-)
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Support:

  1. Earl Andrew 03:14, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  2. Samaritan 20:39, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  3. Sunray 18:41, 2004 Dec 19 (UTC)
  4. Lorddude 05:00, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. Deathphoenix 16:35, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  6. Bremen 21:42, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Douglas did Canada a great service and shaped many aspects of Canadian political culture that now distinguish us from our southern neighbour. The fact that he was named The Greatest Canadian shows how many recognize this. Sunray 18:41, 2004 Dec 19 (UTC)

This nomination was selected as the May 2005 Canada collaboration. (improvements)

[edit] Oak Ridges Moraine

The article currently has some decent information on the Oak Ridges Moraine, but given the importance of this natural region to south-central Ontario, I believe it deserves to have a far greater scope.
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Support:

  1. Mindmatrix 22:22, 2004 Dec 31 (UTC)
  2. Sunray 00:57, 2005 Jan 22 (UTC)
  3. Samaritan 22:11, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  4. Deathphoenix 15:51, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC) (Sorry for the late vote)

Comments:

  • The Moraine is the source of water for the Toronto area and there is a huge struggle to keep it from development. The story of this struggle is an interesting one and should be told. Sunray 00:57, 2005 Jan 22 (UTC)
  • I can probably provide a few additions about the "struggle" (though I'm not involved in it), but I'd mainly contribute in terms of editing, not adding details. --Deathphoenix 15:51, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

This nomination was selected as the June 2005 Canada collaboration. (improvements)

[edit] Rick Hansen

Reasons for nomination: His Man in Motion tour began 20 years ago this week .....
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Support:

  1. User:64.229.220.96 11:03, 19 March 2005 (UTC)
  2. Lommer | talk 18:44, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  3. Lorddude 03:20, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  4. Mikeee 02:28, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  5. Phoenix2 01:59, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • It's not a bad article as is, and... maybe the best place for expansion would be a spinoff article on the Man in Motion tour? Samaritan 22:11, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Wikipedia needs a stronger Canadian presence. Phoenix2 01:59, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

This nomination was selected as the July 2005 Canada collaboration. (improvements)

[edit] Oka Crisis

Reasons for nomination: Important event in Canadian history. Improves coverage of native canadian issues.
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Support:

  1. Peregrine981 14:20, May 12, 2005 (UTC)
  2. Sunray 05:39, 2005 Jun 3 (UTC) I like the idea of improving coverage of First Nations issues.
  3. NormanEinstein 14:56, Jun 13, 2005 (UTC)
  4. -- Earl Andrew - talk 03:06, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  5. Captmondo 17:01, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC) Ditto Sunray's endorsement for better First Nations coverage. Also can't help but think that I'd rather research and write on something that is inherently more focused that the Canada Health Act for next month
  6. Pburka 04:03, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  7. DoubleBlue (Talk) 16:21, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

This nomination was selected as the August 2005 Canada collaboration. It was later changed to Michaëlle Jean on August 8 by public demand, as a result of Jean's nomination as Governor General. (improvements to Canada Health Act, improvements to Michaëlle Jean)

[edit] Canada Health Act

User:MatthewJ nominated it, but didn't include the nomination here. I think it's a good idea, since the CHA is a pretty important piece of legislation in Canada.
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Support:

  1. Greyfedora 03:01, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  2. Dowew 04:03, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  3. Westendgirl 02:08, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  4. Image:Ottawa flag.png Spinboy 02:15, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  5. -- Earl Andrew - talk 03:08, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  6. DoubleBlue (Talk) 16:22, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  7. Benw 07:02, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
  8. Phoenix2 05:47, July 19, 2005 (UTC)
  9. maclean25 00:29, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • I agree that this is an important piece of legislation which is seen as a pillar of Canada. I belive though that much of the research nessesary to beef up this article is in print form rather than on-line. Dowew 04:03, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

This nomination was selected as the September 2005 Canada collaboration. (improvements)

[edit] National Film Board of Canada

This organization had some prominence in the 1960s-1980s with its film shorts. It still has cultural significance today.
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Support:

  1. Mindmatrix 28 June 2005 12:35 (UTC)
  2. NormanEinstein June 28, 2005 12:56 (UTC). I probably can't contribute much, but I like the topic.
  3. DoubleBlue (Talk) 28 June 2005 14:42 (UTC)
  4. Sunray July 5, 2005 18:11 (UTC)
  5. ·Zhatt· 20:25, July 11, 2005 (UTC)
  6. Benw 07:01, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
  7. Homey 00:53, 30 July 2005 (UTC)
  8. Captmondo 18:32, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

This nomination was selected as the October 2005 Canada collaboration. (improvements)

[edit] October Crisis

A major event in Canada. The article already has a lot of information, but a bit of work could get it up to Featured Article status.
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Support:

  1. Zhatt 21:43, August 16, 2005 (UTC)
  2. Benw 07:22, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
  3. Paul Wallis 00:13, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
  4. Sunray 05:54, August 22, 2005 (UTC)
  5. -- Earl Andrew - talk 03:42, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
  6. Jord 00:21, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
  7. Radagast 02:24, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • This article needs a good clean-up at a minimum. Given the importance of the event in modern Canadian history, it would be worth preparing it for Featured Article status. Sunray 05:54, August 22, 2005 (UTC)
  • Looks like October Crisis is going to be the Canadian Collaboration for October! Zhatt 18:21, September 2, 2005 (UTC)

This nomination was selected as the November 2005 Canada collaboration. (improvements)

[edit] Geography of British Columbia

Reasons for nomination: New nomination for Provincial geography article, after the pruning of geography of Ontario.
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Support:

  1. Circeus 01:27, July 25, 2005 (UTC)
  2. Sunray 05:37, August 8, 2005 (UTC)
  3. Zhatt 06:22, August 8, 2005 (UTC)
  4. Mindmatrix 18:42, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
  5. maclean25 07:31, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
  6. Kilter 00:48, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
  7. Tarret 20:02, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

This nomination was selected as the December 2005 Canada collaboration. (improvements)

[edit] Simon Fraser (explorer)

One of the most important explorers in Canadian history, mapping out huge portions of the west while with the North West Co. Definately needs more attention.
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Support:

  1. Kilter 05:09, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
  2. maclean25 20:43, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
  3. Tedzsee 20:49, 16 October 2005 (UTC) -- This page is pathetic in its current state. Fraser deserves far more than a one-paragraph stub!!
  4. feydey 23:29, 1 November 2005 (UTC) -- Needs more work and a map of travels?
  5. 205.250.109.113 16:42, 10 November 2005 (UTC) -- This explorer made a huge difference in Canadian history, we can do better than this.
  6. Strong support, excellent nomination!! - Jord 20:28, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
  7. Captmondo 09:45, 19 November 2005 (UTC) - Whole-heartedly agreed that what's there is inadequate
  8. Fishhead64 Wow, I updated it without even knowing this was under discussion! There are several other BC-related stubs that could do with improving that I want to work on (Alexander Mackenzie and Liard River come to mind). I created some new entries as well - check out John Finlay, John Stuart and Samuel Black.

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