[jszymborski]

Oh dear... far nicer than this would have been stock photos which are noticeably in Canadian cities. Couple laughing outside Atwater/Kensington market over a chocolatine/timbits, person working on laptop with Capilano bridge in sight, something about a rodeo?

But yah... we can pretend "holding an axe in a conference room" is super relatable/useful :P

[jessriedel]

It's a lot easier to buy a moose outfit than fly to 5 Canadian cities! That said, I would have enjoyed less cliched Candianism like "Toronto young professionals discuss which condo they are saving up for" and "Ottawan mother from English-speaking family looks on in despair as five-year-old daughter refuses to practice French, forever dooming her to provincial political office".

[brosinante]

Let people have fun.

[jszymborski]

I'm not trying to prevent others from having fun, I'm just stating that it isn't fun for me, a member of their target audience and an owner of a .ca domain. Furthermore, I don't think I personally know many people that are amused by "boardroom lumberjack" that aren't people not from Canada.

That being said, if it's your cup of maple syrup, then be my plaid-wearing, beaver-trapping, boardroom lumberjack guest:)

[joshspankit]

As a different member of their target audience, and an owner of .ca domains I think this is a nice humorous nod to the Canada I enjoy: subversive, self-aware, inclusive, and experimental. Usually I ignore CIRA for being uninspired, but today they got my attention.

[Mountain_Skies]

Everything you listed is already highly represented when it comes to Canada. Let the rest of the country have a second of attention and you might discover why they despise urbanites so much. Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver already have enough attention as it is. Not everything has to be about them.

[sbarre]

Geez, does everything have to be turned into "us vs. them"?

Please tell me more about how you "despise" me for living in a city, complete stranger who knows nothing about me.

This is a fun Saturday thread, is this really the place to grind your axe? (see what I did there?)

[jszymborski]

No, instead we should be representing all the board-room lumberjacks ahaha

Sure, add in some less represented aspects of Canadian life, no problem with that. I just rather it to the fictional sort.

[klyrs]

I, for one, was disappointed by the lack of Screech, cod-kissing, and Anne of Green Gables cosplay.