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‘Twe provinces are preparing to receive Canada’s new flag in a fittingly mixed range of moods from carefully cool to welcom ing warm. ‘Once Parliament's adoption of the red and white maple leaf is confirmed formally by royal later this month, the 10 provincial gov ernments will be faced with the question of how, when or where to adorn official Flag- Hrafts with the new national lag. ‘A cross - Canada survey by ‘The Canadian Press shows the regional governments preparing a variety of answers—from Brit ish Columbia's plan to fly four f lags over the legislature to New Brunswick's decision to use only the maple leaf flag on all pro vincial buildings. ‘Years of discussion, climaxed by six months of repetitive de bate, apparently have failed to beat all Canadians into resigna tion or total boredom on the flag issue. Therefore, some provin cial governments are treading carefully to avoid affronting the Rationalists who lament the de motion of the Union Jack and Red Ensign or the nationalists who say it’s about time Canada got its own flag. ‘Thus British Columbia plans to hoist four flags together at the provincial legislature building in Victoria — Union Jack, the Red Ensign, the rising-sun provincial em lem and the new maple leaf flag. Neighboring Alberta's com promise will be to continue fly ing the Union Jack above the provincial legislature in Edmon ton and use the new maple leaf flag at other provincial govern ment buildings. No Decision Yet Saskatchewan, Manitoba, On tario, Quebec and Nova Scotia officially have made no decision on what to do about the new national flag. Quebec is expected to con tinue flying only its blue and white fleur de lis flag, Nova Scotia both the Union Jack and its provincial flag at provincial buildings. Saskatchewan has tentative plans to adopt a provincial to mark its 60th anniversary this year. Mahitobs, which just last year updated legislation to replace the Union Jack with the Red Ensign as the official flag for public schools, is now considering the new turn of events. ss ‘Ontario, ‘while imow flies the Red Ensign in front of the legis lature, is awaiting the return of protocol chief John Cozens from A vacation. Meantime, Premier John Robarts plans to ask the legislature to approve use of 2 Red Ensign with the Ontario coat of arms on the fly as a provincial flag Prince Edward Island, which adopted a banner brar ing the provincial coat of arms last spring, will continue fly ing only the new provincial flag at government buildings, says Premier Shaw. Newfoundland, where the An on Jack has remained domin it since the former colony joined Canada in 1949, is awaiti ng the return of Premier Joey Smallwood from a trip to decide what to do about the maple leaf.
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MacGregor Herald
MacGregor, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Jan 14, 1965
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