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2/15/2007, 08:42 AM
Feb 15, 1965: Canada adopts maple leaf flag
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Forty-two years ago this day, in accordance with a formal proclamation by HRH Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a new Canadian national flag is raised above Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the capital of Canada.
Beginning in 1610, Lower Canada, a new British colony, flew Great Britain's Union Jack, or Royal Union Flag. In 1763, as a result of the French and Indian Wars (known as the Seven Years War elsewhere in the world,) France lost its sizable colonial possessions in Canada, and the Union Jack flew all across the wide territory of Canada.
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Evolution of the Union Jack. First it involved a blend of the English and Scottish flags. Later, Ireland was joined to form the modern British flag.
In 1867, the Dominion of Canada was established as a self-governing federation within the British Empire, and three years later a new flag, the Canadian Red Ensign, was adopted. The Red Ensign was a solid red flag with the Union Jack occupying the upper-left corner and a crest situated in the right portion of the flag.
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The crest contained three maple leaves with stems joined. The three leaves represent the component peoples of Canada: the natives, the French and English original settlers, and the others, mostly European, who came later. The veins of the leaves are gold, symbolizing wealth -- wealth created through unity and passion for this land and hard work. The Maple Leaf, of course, also represents the forests of Canada -- a most important contributor to the nation's wealth. At the top of the shield, are the national symbols of the European peoples who originally settled Canada -- three lions for the English, the single rampant lion for the Scots, a harp for the Irish, and three fleur-de-lis for the royalist froggies
The search for a new national flag that would better represent an independent Canada began in earnest in 1925 when a committee of the Privy Council began to investigate possible designs.
Later, in 1946, a select parliamentary committee was appointed with a similar mandate and examined more than 2,600 submissions. Agreement on a new design was not reached, and it was not until the 1960s, with the centennial of Canadian self-rule approaching, that the Canadian Parliament intensified its efforts to choose a new flag.
In December 1964, Parliament voted to adopt a new design. Canada's national flag was to be red and white, the official colors of Canada as decided by HRH King George V of Britain in 1921, with a stylized 11-point red maple leaf in its center.
Queen Elizabeth II proclaimed February 15, 1965, as the day on which the new flag would be raised over Parliament Hill and adopted by all Canadians.
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Today, Canada's red maple leaf flag is one of the most recognizable national flags in the world.
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http://aycu07.webshots.com/image/10566/2001716977707876359_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2001716977707876359)
Forty-two years ago this day, in accordance with a formal proclamation by HRH Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a new Canadian national flag is raised above Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the capital of Canada.
Beginning in 1610, Lower Canada, a new British colony, flew Great Britain's Union Jack, or Royal Union Flag. In 1763, as a result of the French and Indian Wars (known as the Seven Years War elsewhere in the world,) France lost its sizable colonial possessions in Canada, and the Union Jack flew all across the wide territory of Canada.
http://aycu29.webshots.com/image/11948/2005403013359002913_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005403013359002913)
Evolution of the Union Jack. First it involved a blend of the English and Scottish flags. Later, Ireland was joined to form the modern British flag.
In 1867, the Dominion of Canada was established as a self-governing federation within the British Empire, and three years later a new flag, the Canadian Red Ensign, was adopted. The Red Ensign was a solid red flag with the Union Jack occupying the upper-left corner and a crest situated in the right portion of the flag.
http://aycu13.webshots.com/image/8292/2001795730653916530_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2001795730653916530)
The crest contained three maple leaves with stems joined. The three leaves represent the component peoples of Canada: the natives, the French and English original settlers, and the others, mostly European, who came later. The veins of the leaves are gold, symbolizing wealth -- wealth created through unity and passion for this land and hard work. The Maple Leaf, of course, also represents the forests of Canada -- a most important contributor to the nation's wealth. At the top of the shield, are the national symbols of the European peoples who originally settled Canada -- three lions for the English, the single rampant lion for the Scots, a harp for the Irish, and three fleur-de-lis for the royalist froggies
The search for a new national flag that would better represent an independent Canada began in earnest in 1925 when a committee of the Privy Council began to investigate possible designs.
Later, in 1946, a select parliamentary committee was appointed with a similar mandate and examined more than 2,600 submissions. Agreement on a new design was not reached, and it was not until the 1960s, with the centennial of Canadian self-rule approaching, that the Canadian Parliament intensified its efforts to choose a new flag.
In December 1964, Parliament voted to adopt a new design. Canada's national flag was to be red and white, the official colors of Canada as decided by HRH King George V of Britain in 1921, with a stylized 11-point red maple leaf in its center.
Queen Elizabeth II proclaimed February 15, 1965, as the day on which the new flag would be raised over Parliament Hill and adopted by all Canadians.
http://aycu31.webshots.com/image/11470/2001781796817276585_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2001781796817276585)
Today, Canada's red maple leaf flag is one of the most recognizable national flags in the world.
http://aycu32.webshots.com/image/9151/2001753417915842913_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2001753417915842913)