The parliamentary debate ... flag. (National Archives of Canada, PA-142624) At the time, Canada had existed for 96 years and still did not have a flag to call its own. Since Confederation, the ...

It would turn out to be a new Canadian Red Ensign with the coat of arms replaced by a single, large, gold maple leaf. Recall that similar designs had been mooted as far back as the 1890s. In this case ...

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By Ian Austen Reporting from Ottawa On a good day in February, Debbie Hartlen might sell one Canadian ... debate was settled and the design approved, Canadians quickly warmed to their new flag ...

Over just 82 pages (plus illustrations), he describes the evolution of the flags of New France and of British North America, and recounts the century-long debate that eventually produced the Maple ...