BC will never be an American ... park shows as a “state” park too, in Google Maps. The flip side of all this disruption is I see it uniting Canada stronger than ever.

The categorization pre-dates 51st state rhetoric but is getting fresh attention with concerns over sovereignty. The categorization is also used by other services including Bing and TripAdvisor.

Many have viewed this as a slight against Canadian sovereignty, given President Donald Trump's comments about Canada over the last two months. "Another provincial park mislabelled as a state park on ...