Happy Birthday
Yesterday was the 40th birthday of our country's distinctive red and white maple leaf flag. Red and white were proclaimed as Canada's national colours by King George V in 1921. In 1964, a specially struck Senate and House of Commons Committee looked at three designs selected from many submitted, and decided to recommend the single-leaf design. It was approved by resolution of the House of Commons on December 15, 1964, followed by the Senate on December 17, 1964, and proclaimed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, to take effect on February 15, 1965.
Most Canadians look at our flag with pride, but there are some who were less than pleased with its introduction, and who cling still to that dissatisfaction. For a look at our flag from the other side of the flagpole, read this article from the London Free Press. I happen to be one of those who loves the flag. It's a grand sight, on a windy day, to see the flag furling and unfurling its splendour against the backdrop of the sky. As my contribution to the birthday celebrations, I'll share a few flag facts with you.
The National Flag of Canada on the Peace Tower is 457.2 cm long and 228.6 cm wide. Canadian flags are always twice as long as they are wide.
The maple leaf, on the flag of Canada is an artistic rendition. The design was developed so that, when the flag waved in the wind, it would look like a real leaf. The leaf has 11 points, but there is no symbolic meaning to those 11 points.
The white square in the centre of the National Flag of Canada is the same size as the two vertical red bars on either side combined.
Most Canadians look at our flag with pride, but there are some who were less than pleased with its introduction, and who cling still to that dissatisfaction. For a look at our flag from the other side of the flagpole, read this article from the London Free Press. I happen to be one of those who loves the flag. It's a grand sight, on a windy day, to see the flag furling and unfurling its splendour against the backdrop of the sky. As my contribution to the birthday celebrations, I'll share a few flag facts with you.
The National Flag of Canada on the Peace Tower is 457.2 cm long and 228.6 cm wide. Canadian flags are always twice as long as they are wide.
The maple leaf, on the flag of Canada is an artistic rendition. The design was developed so that, when the flag waved in the wind, it would look like a real leaf. The leaf has 11 points, but there is no symbolic meaning to those 11 points.
The white square in the centre of the National Flag of Canada is the same size as the two vertical red bars on either side combined.
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Yes, Andy is usually the only one who comments, because Andy happens to enjoy reading his wife's blog. Criticism is OK. Insulting and attacking someone personally is just infantile.
Spending the time to look up the domain name registration also strikes me as having a little more interest in this blog than just a casual surfer. Next time have the courage the back up your insults with an identity. I hate having to root through server logs to find you.
(This may seem out of context -- but it has context to the loser this is directed to.)
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