Canada’s astronomical boasting
A country should not need to use doctored photos to get respect
CANADIANS are known for humility. But leave the Earth’s surface and you'll find the country’s ego somewhere up in the thermosphere. Canada’s government websites use doctored photographs of its contribution to the International Space Station to call special attention to itself.
In the image above, America’s Stephen Robinson is on the third spacewalk of space shuttle mission STS-114 in 2005. The NASA photo shows the mechanical arm without the Canadian government logo. But the national branding appears in photos on the websites of its economic policies, immigration service and even the Canadian Space Agency’s official Tumblr account.
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