Canada celebrates their national flag day on February 15 each year—and this year is particularly special. It’s the Maple Leaf’s 50th anniversary as Canada’s national flag, and an apt time to remember the events surrounding its inauguration.
It’s hard to imagine the Maple Leaf’s adoption as a force that divided the nation, but that’s the truth. The Maple Leaf is the result of a the Great Canadian Flag Debate, a six-month back and forth on flag design that caused a controversy in the Great White North. Let’s look into the Great Canadian Flag Debate—the event that preceded the Maple Leaf’s adoption.
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