>     I think there is room for lobbying to set an international
> standard on this.   I am told that some state organizations in
> california are adding .ca in their addresses.  This will drive us
> Canadians crazy.  Domain names need to be re-thought to prepare for
> the future, when there will be many more of them, and to reflect
> geography as well as function.   Ford cars are Ford cars, but there is
> a difference between one with a Canadian and one with a Somali licence
> plate.   They should not all be .ford

You are probably referring to CA.US for California.  The standard for
the US domain calls for the use of the two-letter state abbreviation.
It's not just CA.