The Peace Tower flag is 2.3 metres by 4.6 metres, while the smaller ... tariff threat from the U.S. What about Canadian flags? Can we count on the Maple Leaf to be a made-in-Canada product?

It was on Feb. 15, 1965 that our flag was officially inaugurated in a public ceremony on Parliament Hill with these words from Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson: “May the land over which this new flag ...

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.

The message sent by the Maple Leaf fluttering everywhere ... But for a long time, the most outward sign of Canadian patriotism was young people sewing a flag on their backpack before heading ...

She is 62 and has no recollection of any other Canadian flag than the maple leaf design. “It’s very trippy to realize that my entire lifetime has been under this flag and its meaning,” she said.

Soberman and von Massow say shoppers should not assume a maple leaf or Canadian flag next to products means the product is fully Canadian. Both experts also said shoppers should decide what they ...