https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/21/scandal-new-canadian-bank-notes-feature-wrong-maple-leaf/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 08:14:49 -0400<![CDATA[National symbols are important, of course, and the sensitivity to using the proper icon is nothing particular to Canada. On Twitter, though, a Beruit-based architect and blogger named Karl Sharro points out a bit of irony: “The woman on the bill isn’t Canadian, either.” He would be referring to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of England, who is still Canada’s monarch. You have to wonder if the Canadians upset about a Norwegian leaf are bothered by the much larger foreign face that adorns those same banknotes.]]>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:45:02 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/21/scandal-new-canadian-bank-notes-feature-wrong-maple-leaf-n99451