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Well, it doesn't follow protocols of naming airports after Prime Ministers. They're supposed to be dead first aren't they?
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Yes. I believe it's actually an international UNESCO standard that you only name stuff after people once they are dead. But it's not always followed in Canada. I believe in Canada only Quebec really follows the UNESCO standard rigidly.
As for Calgary's airport, if it's named for anyone my guess is it will be named for Ralph Klein.
Hopefully they will have to wait a long period of time if naming is after a person after they have died but the Lanny MacDonald International Airport would be a nicer name. My favourite would be the Calgary International Airport.
Yes. I believe it's actually an international UNESCO standard that you only name stuff after people once they are dead. But it's not always followed in Canada. I believe in Canada only Quebec really follows the UNESCO standard rigidly.
As for Calgary's airport, if it's named for anyone my guess is it will be named for Ralph Klein.
I've never heard of this standard. Do you have a link? You're not thinking of World Heritage designations are you?
Also, why would Quebec be the only one in Canada to follow such a standard and not the ROC?
I've never heard of this standard. Do you have a link? You're not thinking of World Heritage designations are you?
Not everyone knows the exact organizations and standards (and even I kinda screwed up with the organization) but you've never heard of the (usual, but not air-tight) practice of not naming stuff for people who are still alive? I've known about this since I was a kid.
Yes. I believe it's actually an international UNESCO standard that you only name stuff after people once they are dead. But it's not always followed in Canada. I believe in Canada only Quebec really follows the UNESCO standard rigidly.
As for Calgary's airport, if it's named for anyone my guess is it will be named for Ralph Klein.
Man, George is going to be pissed off when they tell him he's dead...
Of course there's everything named after Elizabeth II, globally as well as any country that has a monarchy will likely have something named after that ruling monarch.
I think you're pulling standards out of places. I know the US Mint won't put anyone on a coin if they're alive, and same with the USPS and stamps, but as far as a UN standard, I don't actually believe that for a minute.
Now that you posted, that's standards for geological naming, and even then, every country has their own standards. That group is just to ensure that everyone is agreed on what it's called, but not on how it's named. That, and they really need some help with their power-points. They suck.
Oh, and I totally second the Ralph Klein International Airport and Bar.
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Of course there's everything named after Elizabeth II, globally as well as any country that has a monarchy will likely have something named after that ruling monarch.
I think you're pulling standards out of places. I know the US Mint won't put anyone on a coin if they're alive, and same with the USPS and stamps, but as far as a UN standard, I don't actually believe that for a minute.
Oh, and I totally second the Ralph Klein International Airport and Bar.
Well, no one is compelled to follow UN "standards" and of all the western countries the U.S. is the most likely to do whatever the hell it wants. That doesn't mean that UN group I referenced above didn't develop a standard of some kind on this. Even if compliance is voluntary.
Also, why would Quebec be the only one in Canada to follow such a standard and not the ROC?
I have no idea but in Quebec these days it's always said to be verboten to name something for a person who is still alive, and they said it's because of this UN convention that we've adhered to.
That doesn't mean that Quebec doesn't have lots of stuff named for people who are still alive, but these things were likely named before the said convention was arrived at.
As for the difference between Quebec and the ROC, well it's just my observation that in the rest of Canada lots of stuff still gets named for people are alive. I saw in St. John's Newfoundland a fairly new (unless I am mistaken) "Team Gushue Highway" which is named for a curling team that I am pretty sure are all still alive as they are fairly young.
My sense of the reason for this is that in general Canadians tend to be conformity geeks when it comes to going along with "international" conventions and other global stuff, and Quebecers maybe even moreso.
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