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	Canada Flag Mart Canadian Red Ensign (1922 - 1957)
		The Canadian Red Ensign is the former de facto national flag of the Dominion of Canada.
		The Canadian Red Ensign served until it was replaced in 1965 by the Canadian Maple Leaf. During its unofficial and official fly as Canada'sflag, it bore several variations of the shield from the Canadian Coat of Arms.As each new province joined Confederation the Canadian Shield was revised to reflect the additions.
		Many Canadians, especially those most loyal to Her Majesty the Queen of Canada still regard the Canadian Red Ensign as Canada's flag.There have been many a debate over a beer at local legions as to how to return the Canadian Red Ensign to it former splendor.
	www.canadaflagmart.com /-strse-53/Canadian-Red-Ensign-Flag/Detail.bok (273 words)

	Red Ensign
		The Red Ensign was the recognized flag of Canada until 1965 when it was replaced by the maple leaf design.
		The Red Ensign (often "Canadian Red Ensign") was the recognized flag of Canada until 1965 when it was replaced by the maple leaf design.
		Based on the ensign flown by British merchant ships, the Canadian Red Ensign is a red flag with a Union Jack in the upper corner next to the staff and the Canadian coat of arms in the fly.
	www.canadianencyclopedia.ca /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006721 (110 words)

	Flag of Canada
		Canadians seem to have been untroubled by the lack of flag regulations and photographs from the period show four and seven-province Red Ensigns being flown well into the twentieth century.
		Various versions of the Red Ensign accompanied the troops overseas during the First World War and it was a Red Ensign that Canadian soldiers carried during the battle of Vimy Ridge.
		Although the nine province Red Ensign represented all of the provinces of Canada, the design was cluttered, and with the surge of pride that Canadians felt after the First World War many believed that a simpler and more unifed symbol was needed.
	personal.nbnet.nb.ca /ensign/Variations.html (668 words)

	Flag of Canada
		The Red Ensign flew over the parliament buildings in Ottawa for most of the 19th century and it was for all intents and purposes the national flag of Canada.
		In 1904, the Red Ensign was duly lowered from the Victoria Tower (the forerunner of the Peace Tower) and replaced with the Union Jack.
		Support for the Red Ensign did not disappear completely, and in the first half of the twentieth century the flag was often featured alongside the Union Jack in postcards, pamphlets, and other patriotic materials.
	personal.nbnet.nb.ca /ensign/replacing.html (1012 words)

	CANOE -- CNEWS - Wave that flag!
		Canadians have sometimes been accused of being less of a flag-waving population than their American neighbours, but there's no doubt Canada's flag is one of the most distinguishable icons in the world.
		A form of the Red Ensign, with quartered arms of Canadian provinces (later the shield of the Arms of Canada), gave rise to the Canadian Red Ensign, various forms of which were flown for approximately 1870 to 1965, as well as the Union Jack.
		John Matheson MP sought strict adherence to the colours, red and white, and the maple leaf emblem authorized by George V on 21 November 1921 as advocated by A. Fortescue Duguid.
	cnews.canoe.ca /CNEWS/Canada/Canadiana/flag.html (1250 words)

	Red and Blue Ensigns, Canada
		Fraser notes that the Canadian colonies were granted the right to place their badges on a blue ensign in 1865 and that a Vancouver Island resident did so but there is no evidence that this was widely accepted.
		The Red Ensign, though many of my correspondents do not seem to appreciate this, was not used during World War I in anyway, shape or form for the Canadian forces.
		Therefore, the Red Ensign became official for all purposes on September 5, 1945, by decree - on a temporary basis.
	www.fotw.us /flags/ca_ensgn.html (2478 words)

	Ensigns
		The merchantman's ensign, it specified, was to be the Red Ensign with the Saint George's cross in the canton.
		The badge it displayed for both the Blue and Red Ensigns was identical to the badge on the flag of the governor general, despite the fact that the badge, sought and approved for the Blue Ensign a year before, had been the quartered provincial arms unadorned by either wreath or crown.
		The red maple leaf in the crest, consistent with the national colours, was in striking contrast to the colour of the leaves on the shield.
	www.fraser.cc /FlagsCan/Nation/Ensigns.html (9955 words)

	The St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia - The Flags
		The British Red Ensign or Naval Red Ensign of Queen Anne.
		On November 26, 1921 the device was simplified by Royal Proclamation to embrace the arms of Canada equidistant between the outer point of the Union Jack in the canton and the fly of the flag.
		Of red silk with a white center on which is embroidered the motto "Tandem Triumphans." The banner raised by Prince Charles Edward Stuart at Glenfinnan on August 19, 1745.
	www.standrewsociety.org /flags.htm (1480 words)

	Juno Beach Centre - Canadian Flag in Normandy
		The maple leaf was used as a badge to identify Canadian units and their equipment, weapons and vehicles, as well as their aircraft and ships, which were the same as those used by the British.
		On June 29th, 1944, the Red Ensign was flown on the HQ of the First Canadian Army near Amblie, in Normandy, to celebrate Dominion Day two days later.
		The Canadian Red Ensign carries in its upper left corner the Union Flag or Union Jack, the flag of the United Kingdom, made of the combination of three crosses, those of Saint George, Saint Patrick, and Saint Andrew.
	www.junobeach.org /e/2/can-eve-rod-nor-fla-e.htm (302 words)

	Canadian Girls Rock: Canada all the way!!!
		The Red Ensign, a red flag with the Union Jack in the upper corner, was created in 1707 as the flag of the British Merchant Marine.
		In 1924, this unofficial version of the Canadian Red Ensign was changed by an Order in Council and the composite shield was replaced with the shield from the royal arms of Canada, more commonly known as the Canadian Coat of Arms.
		The Canadian Red Ensign was replaced by the red and white maple leaf flag on February 15, 1965.
	www.freewebs.com /4canadiangirls/canadafactsetc.htm (1423 words)

	The Canadian Flag
		In addition to the Union Jack, the Canadian Red Ensign—flag of the British Merchant Marine modified by the addition of the shield from the Canadian Coat of Arms—was flown from approximately 1870 until the approval by resolution in the House of Commons in 1965 of Canada’s current flag.
		The familiar red maple leaf flag flown today is the result of a political process that began in 1925 when a Privy Council committee began researching potential designs for a national flag; however, their work was never completed so the Canadian Red Ensign and the Union Jack continued to represent Canada.
		The committee narrowed the choices down to three options: a Red Ensign combined with a fleur-de-lis and Union Jack; three red maple leaves on a single stem with a white background and blue borders; and a red flag with a single maple leaf in a white square.
	www.cbc.ca /newsinreview/may98/maple/canflag.htm (863 words)

	Canada - the Red Ensign (flag before 1965)
		A distinctive Blue Ensign for the province of Canada is authorized by the U.K. secretary of state for the colonies.
		The British Admiralty approves the Canadian Red Ensign "to be used on board vessels registered in the Dominion." Widespread use of the flag on land continued, even on the Parliament buildings.
		Although the Royal Canadian Navy was established in 1909, the use of the White Ensign was not authorised until, provisionally, 1911-03-03, and confirmed 1911-12-16.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ca-reden.html (2517 words)

	Canadian Flags
		This was a Red Ensign with the Canadian Coat of Arms in the fly.
		Canadian merchant ships wore the Blue Ensign if they were commanded by a retired naval officer or an officer of the naval reserve, or the ship was chartered by the government, or was a government ship in certain duties, such as Customs.
		The Royal Canadian Navy was formed in 1910 and flew the White Ensign to signify it's ties to Britain's Royal Navy.
	members.shaw.ca /vmss/tips/flag.html (267 words)

	Mapleleafweb.com: The Canadian Flag - Historical Overview of Canadian Flags
		The Canadian Red Ensign was first used on naval vessels, even before the British government officially gave Canada permission to display the flag in 1892.
		In 1924, under the Liberal government of William Lyon Mackenzie King, the provincial shields on the Canadian Red Ensign were replaced with the shield from the Canadian Coat of Arms.
		Many French Canadians viewed the Union Jack – which is featured on the Canadian Red Ensign – as a symbol of colonialism, representing France’s defeat at the hands of the British on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City in 1759.
	www.mapleleafweb.com /features/cultural/flag/historical-overview.html (1124 words)

	A Canadian Flag for Canada
		Rather it was the aberrant Canadian Red Ensign, or as an observer in 1894 put it, "the erroneous flag, so commonly everywhere displayed" with its "Dominion badge in all forms of incorrectness," which served as the statement of Canadian identity.
		Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, the major contenders for the national flag were the Canadian Red Ensign, and the green leaf on a red and white flag diagonal field (as proposed by the Ligue du Drapeau National).
		The national colours were red and white, as found on the torse and mantling, and the national emblem was three maple leaves conjoined on one stem, as found in the base of the arms.
	fraser.cc /FlagsCan/Nation/CanFlag.html (12736 words)

	The Maple Leaf Forever
		Canadian flag, the one that reflects our history and our hopes, is the Red Ensign.
		"The Red Ensign with the Shield of the Coat of Arms of Canada in the Fly (hereinafter referred to as 'The Canadian Red Ensign') may be flown from buildings owned or occupied by the Federal Government within or without Canada...
		The red "x" on the white background is St. Patrick's cross of Ireland.
	www.canadafirst.net /maple_leaf_forever (713 words)

	First Canadian flags
		The Red Ensign, a red flag with the Union Jack in the upper corner, was created in 1707 as the flag of the British Merchant Marine.
		In 1924, this unofficial version of the Canadian Red Ensign was changed by an Order in Council and the composite shield was replaced with the shield from the royal arms of Canada, more commonly known as the Canadian Coat of Arms.
		The Canadian Red Ensign was replaced by the red and white maple leaf flag on February 15, 1965.
	www.pch.gc.ca /progs/cpsc-ccsp/sc-cs/df5_e.cfm (489 words)

	ACC NIAGARA: CANADIAN RED ENSIGN
		The Canadian Red Ensign, Canada's national flag untill 1965 has been under attack lately, by the forces of the Politically Correct.
		Canadians are being reduced to children, unable to decide what is right or proper for themselves.
		Men and women fought under the Red Ensign for Freedom, not so they could give up all their rights at the altar of collectivism.
	www.niagara.com /~freedom/accniag/truflg.htm (554 words)

	globeandmail.com: Red Ensign
		The Red Ensign, along with the Union Jack, was the flag Canadians fought under during the First World War, and indeed the Second World War, and it deserves a place of continuing honour in this country and on its historic battlefields.
		The Red Ensign is a fascinating symbol of the constitutional evolution of Canada.
		That is the source of the red maple leaf on the 1965 flag.
	www.theglobeandmail.com /servlet/story/RTGAM.20070331.weensign31/BNStory/VimyRidge/home (497 words)

	Mapleleafweb.com: The Canadian Flag - The Debate Over the Maple Leaf Flag
		The proposed flag still included a Union Jack; however, the shield from the Canadian coat of arms was replaced with a gold maple leaf with a white border.
		When Pearson suggested the United Nations create a United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) to keep the peace in Egypt while a political settlement was being worked out, President Nassar of Egypt objected to including Canadian troops in the UNEF because their flag, the Canadian Red Ensign, was too British-looking.
		He favoured the Canadian Red Ensign, as it contained both British and French symbols – specifically the Union Jack and the fleur-de-lis (the Union Jack is found on the upper left-hand-side of the Canadian Red Ensign, while the fleur-de-lis forms part of the shield from Canada’s coat of arms which is on the fly).
	www.mapleleafweb.com /features/cultural/flag/national-flag-canada.html (1408 words)

	Canada's National flag.
		Almost a whole month ago, the 15th of February to be precise, Canadians, from Vancouver to Saint John's, celebrated the 34th anniversary of the official hoisting of the Canadian National Flag.
		In fact, on February 15th of the year 1965, a red maple leaf on a white square between two vertical red bands was officially replacing the flag commonly known as the "Canadian Red Ensign." The Red Ensign was a flag very similar to that of the provincial flags of Ontario and Manitoba.
		The red and the white on the flag were chosen because, since 1921, the red and white were official colours of Canada.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/life_in_canada/16739 (558 words)

	Red and Blue Ensigns (Canada)
		Chronology of the Canadian Blue and Red Ensigns', but is more or less assumed to have occurred.
		Additional note, in his discussion of British Columbia, Fraser notes that the Canadian colonies were granted the right to place their badges on a blue ensign in 1865 and that a Vancouver Island resident did so but there is no evidence that this was widely accepted.
		The Red Ensign was first authorized in 1892 for use on Canadian ships by the British admiralty...It was...used on Government buildings at the beginning of the century, but, because of the lack of formal adoption as a national flag, it was withdrawn by the Minister of Public Works from such use in 1908.
	flagspot.net /flags/ca_ensgn.html (2474 words)

	Ghost of a flea: Red Ensign Blogs
		I have no relationship with the Red Ensign bloggers (though I have got to know several of them) and from what I can make out my politics are well to the left of most of them.
		Canadians fought and died at Juno Beach to oppose fascism and racism.
		The Red Ensign is the national color that Canada used before the Maple Leaf color was adopted.
	www.ghostofaflea.com /archives/002405.html (1418 words)

	Canada - history of the flag (1892-1907)
		While it was very true that the various Red Ensigns were unofficial on land, some were very official at sea.
		It is definite that the Canadian Red Ensign flew over parliament before the Boer War.
		In fact, that ensign created a stir in Canada when a picture of it over parliament was put on a piece of modern currency.
	flagspot.net /flags/ca-1892.html (615 words)

	Minority of One: 38th Red Ensign Standard. Updated. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		We fly the Red Ensign as a sign that we have not forgotten what Canada once was and once more could be.
		The Canadian Red Ensign was born in this country and evolved with it.
		Some Red Ensign bloggers may be conservative, others may be Conservative (as in political party affiliation), libertarian, continentalist, nationalist, royalist, republican, anglospherist, or some or none of the above.
	sanityisnotstatistical.blogspot.com /2006/03/38th-red-ensign-standard-updated.html (1680 words)

	Quotulatiousness Backup
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		Suggesting that not only are Canadian forces doing good combat planning, that doesn't require the officer leaders on the ground in the fight to do extraordinary things to retrieve a situation, they also are not just patting each other on the back a lot.
		Once you're committed to breaking some laws to enforce other laws, you're greasing the skids for a plummet down the moral hill to where police officers (and their supervisors and the courts) end up with a brutal rule of the jungle, where cops are only the largest gang on the streets.
	quotulatiousness.blogspot.com (3082 words)

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