Talk:National Flag of Canada Day

Little-known holiday.

I have lived in Canada all my life, and didn't know there was a national flag day until I noticed this article linked from elsewhere. When the "new flag" was imposed in1965, many Canadians regarded it as a slap against tradition, and a Quebec initiative to get the Union Jack off our flag and replace it with a flag that did not have red, white, and blue on it - symbolizing a rejection of both the British heritage and the American colours in one swoop. Canadians born after 1965 naturally accept this flag as the only one they know. On Canada Day (a separate holiday), some older Canadians fly the Canadian Ensign, or hang it in their windows facing the street, as a protest against the "new" flag. Maybe this is why National Flag Day receives so little attention in Canada - too divisive. Most Canadians aren't flagwavers to start with, and the ambiguity makes it difficult. It's hard to wave a flag that might be changed again. And they keep changing the words to the anthem. I like the flag, but think that the design should have been put to a referendum, instead of imposed by the government. Not sure that any of this needs to be in the article, but just saying that the article gives a false impression that this holiday is important to Canadians.77Mike77 (talk) 15:59, 7 March 2014 (UTC)