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Our flag is beautiful, and it reflects the bright, cheery, whimsical, outdoor-loving people it represents.
In flag-speak, the flag
features a red field with a white square at its
centre in the ratio of 1:2:1, in the middle of which is featured a stylized,
red, 11-pointed maple leaf charged in the centre.
In lay speak, it’s the maple leaf, l'Unifolié (French for "the one-leafed"), used for the first
time on a country's national flag and, best put by the Honourable Maurice
Bourget, Speaker of the Senate when the flag was unveiled, a "symbol of the nation's unity, for it,
beyond any doubt, represents all the citizens of Canada without distinction of
race, language, belief or opinion."
The flag of Canada was officially adopted on February
15, 1965. It replaced a traditional flag that screamed of colonialism and
staunch British conservatism, bearing the Union Jack and the shield of the
royal arms of Canada.
Canadians love their flag for its lack of pomp. It is something positive, something that can be proudly and happily tattooed on a shoulder or sewn onto a backpack. It declines the militaristic and severe attributes of other flags in exchange for something bright, proud, natural and simple. It is, truly, an accurate depiction of our nation’s character.
What is 150 of our favourite Canadian things? Read about it here
Canadians love their flag for its lack of pomp. It is something positive, something that can be proudly and happily tattooed on a shoulder or sewn onto a backpack. It declines the militaristic and severe attributes of other flags in exchange for something bright, proud, natural and simple. It is, truly, an accurate depiction of our nation’s character.
What is 150 of our favourite Canadian things? Read about it here
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