The Council of Canadians says the $2-million fake lake that G8 organizers are building inside their Toronto media centre deserves a name.

The protest group is applying to the Geographical Names Board of Canada to have the artificial indoor lake named "Harper's Folly."

According to official government design photos, the lake will be surrounded by pretend canoes and Muskoka chairs, meant to give reporters the feeling of being in the Huntsville, Ont., area where the G8 summit will be held at the end of June.

In reality, very few of the hundreds of reporters covering the G8 will get anywhere close to Muskoka's cottage country.

The Council of Canadians says Prime Minister Stephen Harper should cancel the G8 and G20 summits, since the expense of the lake display — not to mention the nearly $1-billion price tag for security — is not worth it.