It’s easy to forget that while Canada is one hundred years older than I am (Confederation took place in 1867, I was born in 1967), our flag is less than three years my senior. For forty years, it’s been the symbol of a great place to live, synonymous with hockey, highly regarded by vexillologists (it gets high marks for its clean, clear design) and a protective disguise that young Americans sew on their backpacks while travelling through Europe and Asia.
Happy 40th, Canadian Flag!
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There's something about that maple leaf that's somehow more gentle and still more powerful than all the stars and stripes we've got on our flag....
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What on earth did you use BEFORE the Maple-Leaf?
http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/sc-cs/df5_e.cfm
thank you! I never thought of googling for "first"....
Whooee! I'm with you, CordeenFeller, an' it makes me sorta stand up tall with pride when I see that there red maple leaf a flutterin' in the breeze. I was over t' ol' RobertyBob's boog an' there's a feller there sez this here maple leaf is a sign o' "meaningless nationalism". I give that feller proper whatfor fer sayin' such a dumbass thing.
I''m new in this here Canajun boogeysphere an I got me my own little boog called JimBobby Sez. I'd be mighty pleased if you was t' drop by an' pay me a little visit. I got you onto my boogroll already.
Yores trooly,
JimBobby