Someone didn't get the memo aboot Canadian geography.
Ah well.
He doesn't read his emails anyway.
Harper video about Halifax, but shot in Ontario, prompts confusion
A congratulatory video about shipbuilding in the Halifax harbour posted online by the Conservatives has some viewers doing double takes.
The video was posted to Conservative Leader Stephen Harper's Facebook page on Tuesday to celebrate the start of construction on the lead vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy's new Arctic offshore patrol ships. It kicks off Irving Shipbuilding's 25-year contract to build new patrol vessels and warships in Halifax.
Harper spends all of the 36-second video touting the city's shipbuilding efforts while standing in front of a body of water and a large suspension bridge in what first appears to be Halifax. The video cuts to a grain elevator and flora (both common sights in Halifax's harbour), while Harper battles to speak over a windswept mic.
But they quickly noticed some inconsistencies with the Halifax shoreline – and that led to an online manhunt for the mystery bridge.
Turns out the real bridge is actually the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge on the American border in Johnstown, Ont.
The bridge is about 90 kilometres outside of Ottawa and spans the St. Lawrence River between Johnstown and Ogdensburg, N.Y. A spokesperson with the Port of Johnstown identified the bridge in the video as theirs — recognizing it by the grain elevator.
The bridge's identity was further verified by a few locals.
http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/politics/harper-halifax-shipbuilding-video-1.3214922
Ah well.
He doesn't read his emails anyway.
Harper video about Halifax, but shot in Ontario, prompts confusion
A congratulatory video about shipbuilding in the Halifax harbour posted online by the Conservatives has some viewers doing double takes.
The video was posted to Conservative Leader Stephen Harper's Facebook page on Tuesday to celebrate the start of construction on the lead vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy's new Arctic offshore patrol ships. It kicks off Irving Shipbuilding's 25-year contract to build new patrol vessels and warships in Halifax.
Harper spends all of the 36-second video touting the city's shipbuilding efforts while standing in front of a body of water and a large suspension bridge in what first appears to be Halifax. The video cuts to a grain elevator and flora (both common sights in Halifax's harbour), while Harper battles to speak over a windswept mic.
But they quickly noticed some inconsistencies with the Halifax shoreline – and that led to an online manhunt for the mystery bridge.
Turns out the real bridge is actually the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge on the American border in Johnstown, Ont.
The bridge is about 90 kilometres outside of Ottawa and spans the St. Lawrence River between Johnstown and Ogdensburg, N.Y. A spokesperson with the Port of Johnstown identified the bridge in the video as theirs — recognizing it by the grain elevator.
The bridge's identity was further verified by a few locals.
http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/politics/harper-halifax-shipbuilding-video-1.3214922
