Kelly the Red Maple Leaf flag would do the same to promote unique Canadian pride. “The Red Ensign has been borrowed from Britain and now it is time to give it back and have our own distinctive ...

In any case, a new flag debate broke out almost as soon as the fighting ended. The groundwork was being laid during the war itself. As WWII progressed, the Canadian Red Ensign increasingly dislodged ...

Canadian troops fought under the Red Ensign in two world wars, and the Government of Canada used the flag at international events and on buildings overseas. But there were, as there always are ...

Since Confederation, the Canadian national flag had been the British Union Jack - a symbol of Canada's former colonial status. The Red Ensign - a modified version of the flag of the British ...

which is held annually to mark the first time the red and white maple leaf flag was raised on Parliament Hill on Feb. 15, 1965, replacing the Canadian Red Ensign. The five former prime ministers write ...

The Canadian flag turned 60 this year, marking six decades since the maple leaf first soared over Parliament Hill. On Feb. 15, 1965, Canada replaced the British Red Ensign with its now-iconic red ...

The desire to show off national pride by purchasing and displaying Canadian flags has risen sharply in recent weeks after the United States set up tariffs for goods imported from Canada.