A look back at the great flag debate of 1964. When Prime Minister Lester Pearson said Canada needed a new flag, the suggestions were mixed with protest. Rewind celebrates fifty years of our now ...

CBC Digital Archives - The Great Canadian Flag Debate More than 50 years ago, Canadians from across the country weighed in on what our new flag should look like.

Victor Crapnell remembers the uneasy feeling he had watching the Freedom Convoy protests unfold in his hometown of Ottawa in February. The feeling came as he saw the red and white maple leaf on Canada ...

A movement has emerged pushing for the adoption of a separate flag to represent distinct Canadians. Supporters believe this ...

This genteel nationalism is barely noticed much of the time, but proposals to alter national symbols arouse debate — like during the great Canadian flag debate of the mid-1960s — and expose ...

This genteel nationalism is barely noticed much of the time, but proposals to alter national symbols arouse debate — like during the great Canadian flag debate of the mid-1960s — and expose deep ...

In 1925, the quest for a uniquely Canadian flag officially began, and two factions quickly emerged — those who favored keeping the Union Jack as part of the new flag, and those who did not.