The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on National Flag of Canada Day: ...

The wait time for Canadian residents to receive a flag flown on Parliament Hill is currently over 100 years You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.

The Canadian flag — which many fly as a source of national pride — officially flew for the first time on Feb. 15, 1965. Here are the rules you should know.

Pictured here, members of Parliament with the proposed ... for 96 years and still did not have a flag to call its own. Since Confederation, the Canadian national flag had been the British Union ...

Saturday is Flag Day, which is held annually to mark the first time the red and white maple leaf flag was raised on Parliament Hill on Feb. 15, 1965, replacing the Canadian Red Ensign.

Yes, it turns out. But buying one isn’t your only option. Perhaps you would like to own one for free — a Canadian flag that has flown on Parliament Hill. To obtain one you must be a Canadian resident.