Another rejected 1960’s design with Canada geese, 9 map[le leaves representing nine provinces and one fleur de lys representing the province of Quebec, with the British Royal Union flag at bottom ...

National Flag of Canada Day, celebrated on Feb. 15 every year since 1996, felt more relevant to many in 2025 with U.S. President Donald Trump threatening both Canada’s economy and sovereignty.

On February 15, 1965, Canada's official flag was raised for the first time on Parliament Hill. National flag day was declared at the same time. In 1921, King George V in 1921 declared Canada's ...

Andrew Potter is the author of On Decline: Stagnation, Nostalgia, and Why Every Year is the Worst One Ever. Is the flag of Canada that flies over the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill, along with ...

The Maple Leaf made the cut for the Canadian flag because it had spent decades as an organic symbol of Canada. The Maple Leaf Forever was an early patriotic anthem, and in both world wars the ...