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Sixty Years Ago Today, Canada Got a New Flag

The Red Maple Leaf (February 15, 1965) For those of us old enough to remember this day, the new flag caused a lot of consternation (my polite way of saying that a lot of people hated it). Up until then, … Continue reading

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Indigenous People Holding the Country to Ransom

Canadian Flags Flying at Half Mast In remembrance of the fallen. That is the usual way of honouring the dead. Canada has kept its flags at half-mast since the unmarked graves of 215 native children were discovered at the former … Continue reading

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Two Flags: Where I Live

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