The Northwest Passage? Call it Canadian
What's in a name? Quite a bit when you want to make a point.
The British called it the Northwest Passage because for them the alternate sea route they believed would lead directly to the riches of Cathay and India was geographically northwest of London. The Spanish called it the Strait of Anian (Estrecho de Anian) referencing Marco Polo's travels in China ...
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