Canada Day significance and flag history tale
Canada Day marks the 128th birthday with a week of celebration starting June 25. The piece recounts the long 1964 flag debate, Pearson’s pennant versus the red ensign, and the eventual unanimous choice after a strategic vote sequence. It urges Canadians to celebrate by showing the flag in parades and wearing Canada symbols.
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Canada
Europe
Pearson
John Diefenbaker
Grant Deadman
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George F.G. Stanley
Diefenbaker
Flags celebrate twentieth anniversary with Canadian flag exhibit
The Flag Shop marks 20 years by donating the History of Canada Through Flags collection to Canadians. Over 40 flags will be on display for two weeks in October at Vancouver's Sinclair Centre, featuring historic banners from Cabot to the Commonwealth Games era. Doreen Braverman notes the aim is a dignified tribute to the shop's two decades.
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Sinclair Centre
Vancouver
Kingdom of
England
Cabot
Labrador
Jacques Cartier
Champlain
Sitkang
Flag Shop
Doreen Braverman
Martin Flag
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