|
| |
| | Canada |
 | | The Canadian National Flag was adopted by the Canadian Parliament on October 22, 1964 and was proclaimed into law by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (the Queen of Canada) on February 15, 1965. | | | Within Canada "Royal Union Flag" is the official title (i.e., by government regulation) of the flag when displayed by the Canadian government, (i.e., to mark our membership in the Commonwealth or allegiance to the Crown). | | | The "Royal Union Flag" (British Union Flag) is a current "official" flag of Canada per act of parliament of December 18, 1964, to "show allegiance to the crown and as a symbol of Canadian membership in the Commonwealth". |
|
http://flagspot.net/flags/ca.html
(2598 words)
|
|
| |
| | CANOE -- CNEWS: Canada Canadiana - 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. | | | Canada's official flag from 1867 had been Britain's Union Flag, although the Red Ensign with the Canadian badge was regularly flown for qualified purposes. | | | DESCRIPTION: The flag is red and white, the official colours of Canada as appointed by King George V in 1921, with a stylized 11-point red leaf in its centre. |
|
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/Canadiana/pf-flag.html
(1021 words)
|
|
| |
| | Canada |
| | The "Royal Union Flag" (British Union Flag) is a current "official" flag of Canada per act of parliament of December 18, 1964, to "show allegiance to the crown and as a symbol of Canadian membership in the Commonwealth". | | | The Canadian National Flag was adopted by the Canadian Parliament on October 22, 1964 and was proclaimed into law by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (the Queen of Canada) on February 15, 1965. | | | Department of the Secretary of State of Canada, The Arms, Flag and Emblems of Canada, 1984 |
|
http://fotw.vexillum.com/flags/ca.html
(1021 words)
|
|
| |
| | First Canadian flags |
| | This flag is often referred to as the flag of Canada's United Empire Loyalists. | | | From approximately 1870 to 1904, it was used on land and sea as Canada's flag, with the addition of a shield in the fly bearing the quartered arms of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. | | | This flag was used across British North America and in Canada even after Confederation in 1867. |
|
http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/sc-cs/df5_e.cfm
(489 words)
|
|
| |
| | Royal Union Flag |
| | No systematic study seems to have been made of the relative popularity of the Red Ensign and the Union Flag in Canada in the nineteenth century, but casual evidence strongly favours the dominance of the ensign (despite some modern television reenactments to the contrary). | | | The second event of importance in the growing fortunes of the Union Flag in Canada was the South African War (1899-1902), and with it Britain's plea for imperial support and solidarity. | | | Indeed, individuals would often assert one to be the national flag, only to have their claims contradicted by the partisans of the other. |
|
http://fraser.cc/FlagsCan/Nation/Union.html
(489 words)
|
|
| |
| | Rebellion of 1837-39 in Canada (upper Canada) |
| | Kevin Harrington, president of ACV/CFA, informed me at NAVA 32 that it is a wide-spread mistake that the Upper Canada Reformist flag is all blue, coming from the fact that the flag kept in a museum is ripped and some people wrongly assumed that the lower half of the flag was all blue. | | | I don't think you can say that they were a minority because these rebellions lead to the creation of the present federation. | | | In Upper Canada, at least, it was the Radicals and not the Reformers who were behind the violence in 1837, and they never amounted to more than about a thousand people within a population of about a half-million. |
|
http://flagspot.net/flags/ca-1837u.html
(1001 words)
|
|
| |
| | Rebellion of 1837-39 in Canada (upper Canada) |
| | Kevin Harrington, president of ACV/CFA, informed me at NAVA 32 that it is a wide-spread mistake that the Upper Canada Reformist flag is all blue, coming from the fact that the flag kept in a museum is ripped and some people wrongly assumed that the lower half of the flag was all blue. | | | The rebellion flag on display in Fort Malden, Amherstburg, is rather different; this is a vertical blue-white-red tricolour, with two white stars and a white crescent moon arranged vertically in the blue stripe. | | | In Upper Canada, at least, it was the Radicals and not the Reformers who were behind the violence in 1837, and they never amounted to more than about a thousand people within a population of about a half-million. |
|
http://flagspot.net/flags/ca-1837u.html#upper
(1001 words)
|
|
| |
| | Rebellion of 1837-39 in Canada (upper Canada) |
| | Kevin Harrington, president of ACV/CFA, informed me at NAVA 32 that it is a wide-spread mistake that the Upper Canada Reformist flag is all blue, coming from the fact that the flag kept in a museum is ripped and some people wrongly assumed that the lower half of the flag was all blue. | | | While the 1837/38 rebellion in Lower Canada (Quebec) was a significant event, I will never forget my always level-headed, even-minded, very staid, history professor summing up the rebellion in Upper Canada as "little more than a drunken brawl, in downtown Toronto, easily squashed by a group of amateur policemen". | | | I don't think you can say that they were a minority because these rebellions lead to the creation of the present federation. |
|
http://flagspot.net/flags/ca-1837u.html#upper
(1001 words)
|
|
| |
| | Flag of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Through a period of study with some political manoeuvring, the committee chose the current design, which was created by George F.G. Stanley, inspired by the flag of the Royal Military College of Canada, in Kingston, Ontario. | | | The National Flag of Canada, popularly known as the Maple Leaf Flag (French: l'Unifolié "the one-leaved"), is a base red flag with a white square in its centre, featuring a red stylized 11-pointed maple leaf. | | | After the First World War, Canada increasingly used various versions of the Canadian Red Ensign as the popularly recognized unofficial (de facto) national flag (along with the British Union Flag). |
|
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Canada
(1273 words)
|
|
| |
| | Quebec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Quebec (pronounced [kwəˈbɛk] or [kəˈbɛk]) (French: Québec, pronounced [kebɛk]) is the largest province in Canada geographically, and the second most populous, after Ontario, with a population of 7,568,640 (Statistics Canada, January 2005). | | | Quebec is the only Canadian province where English is not an official language (at the provincial level), and it is one of only two provinces – in addition to the federal government – where French is an official language (the other, per the Constitution Act, 1982, is New Brunswick; Manitoba enjoys limited official bilingualism). | | | The second attempt, the Charlottetown Accord of 1992, was rejected by 56.7% of all Canadians and 57% of Quebecers. |
|
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec
(2612 words)
|
|
| |
| | Basque Country (Spain) |
| | Everytime I watch a Basque Government meeting report in television, I have seen that flag [with coat-of-arms], and always with a plain [red] fourth quarter. | | | The Basque flag was created in 1894 by Sabino Arana (founder of Basque nationalism), and the name of the flag is Ikurriña, although the meaning of this word is "flag". | | | On a news report a few hours ago about the Basque country ( Societe Radio-Canada), there was an interview with the autonomous Basque Country's (Spain) president. |
|
http://www.fotw.net/flags/es-pv.html
(2612 words)
|
|
| |
| | Canada |
| | The Canadian National Flag was adopted by the Canadian Parliament on October 22, 1964 and was proclaimed into law by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (the Queen of Canada) on February 15, 1965. | | | The "Royal Union Flag" (British Union Flag) is a current "official" flag of Canada per act of parliament of December 18, 1964, to "show allegiance to the crown and as a symbol of Canadian membership in the Commonwealth". | | | Red and white are the national colours of Canada since 1921 (when they were proclaimed by King George V on the recommendation of the Canadian Government). |
|
http://fotw.vexillum.com/flags/ca.html
(2612 words)
|
|
| |
| | Canada |
| | The Canadian National Flag was adopted by the Canadian Parliament on October 22, 1964 and was proclaimed into law by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (the Queen of Canada) on February 15, 1965. | | | The "Royal Union Flag" (British Union Flag) is a current "official" flag of Canada per act of parliament of December 18, 1964, to "show allegiance to the crown and as a symbol of Canadian membership in the Commonwealth". | | | Bruce Peel "Emblems of Canada: Flag" The Canadian Encyclopedia, Hurtig Publishers: Edmonton, 1988. |
|
http://fotw.vexillum.com/flags/ca.html
(2488 words)
|
|
| |
| | Ensigns |
| | The order-in-council stopped short of declaring it the national flag of Canada, instead gave it a provisional status "until such time as action is taken by parliament for the formal adoption of a national flag". | | | Further, the Admiralty then feared that "Whatever is conceded to Canada will almost certainly be claimed by the other Colonial Governments." The suspicion that a Canadian Red Ensign would serve as the thin edge of the wedge was prescient. | | | Not until 1910 did Canada have a navy, at which time it placed the Canadian badge on a Blue Jack because the white ensign of the Royal Navy was on the stern. |
|
http://fraser.cc/FlagsCan/Nation/Ensigns.html
(2488 words)
|
|
| |
| | ZENDA April 20, 1998 |
| | With the support of the Assyrian activists in the U.S., France, Australia, Canada, Central Europe, and the Middle East a new political organization under the name of the Assyrian Universal Alliance had formed in 1967. | | | To this "Assyrian Dubcek" unable to bring about a Velvet Revolution among his countrymen, and the thousands of Assyrian activists, the A.U.A. provided an opportunity for world recognition to a forgotten people and paved the way for the creation of the future federations and movements burgeoning in the name of the Assyrian people. | | | Assyrian instructors of Syriac education attend the festivities where prizes, donated by the the Assyrian Foundation of America (Berkeley, California) are presented to the students and faculty. |
|
http://www.zindamagazine.com/html/archives/1998/apr20_1998.htm
(2488 words)
|
|
| |
| | Canada |
| | Prior to its adoption, Canada did not have a national flag and the red ensign, a British maritime flag, was in general use as the flag of Canada. | | | Canada is the second largest country in the world with a population of 30,007,094 (according to census 2001). | | | Canada came into its own in 1791 when the Constitutional Act (or Canada Act) divided Quebec into the provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada. |
|
http://www.geocities.com/proudcanadagirl/canada.html
(516 words)
|
|
| |
| | Canada |
| | The Canadian National Flag was adopted by the Canadian Parliament on October 22, 1964 and was proclaimed into law by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (the Queen of Canada) on February 15, 1965. | | | The "Royal Union Flag" (British Union Flag) is a current "official" flag of Canada per act of parliament of December 18, 1964, to "show allegiance to the crown and as a symbol of Canadian membership in the Commonwealth". | | | The Canadian Flag (colloquially known as The Maple Leaf Flag) is a red flag of the proportions two by length and one by width, containing in its centre a white square, with a single red stylized eleven-point maple leaf centred in the white square. |
|
http://flagspot.net/flags/ca.html
(2598 words)
|
|
| |
| | Canada Flag Mart Canadian Red Ensign Flag |
| | The Canadian Red Ensign is the former de facto national flag of the Dominion of Canada. | | | 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. | | | 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. |
|
http://www.canadaflagmart.com/Detail.bok?no=53
(289 words)
|
|
| |
| | CanadaInfo: Symbols, Facts, & Lists: Official Symbols: Flag History |
| | little known fact when considering Canada's flag history is that Spain claimed the west coast of North America by virtue of the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494). | | | After studying thousands of designs, it was decided to present to the world as Canada's flag a simple design of red, white and red pales with a red maple leaf prominent in the center simplicity itself. | | | nterestingly enough, the Union Jack is still an official flag of Canada per an Act of Parliament of December 18, 1964, to "show allegiance to the crown and as a symbol of Canadian membership in the Commonwealth". |
|
http://www.craigmarlatt.com/canada/symbols_facts&lists/flag_history.html
(593 words)
|
|
| |
| | The 9 Province Flag (Canada) |
| | This was not, strictly speaking, the national flag of Britain (or of Canada), but a flag of Queen Victoria, the monarch of Canada. | | | This was replaced by a nine-province-badge flag in 1907, when | | | In the last decades of the 19th century the official flag of Canada, on land, was the Union Jack. |
|
http://flagspot.net/flags/ca-9prov.html
(658 words)
|
|
| |
| | Afghanistan-Cda, 1st Writethru |
| | Raising both flags over the compound was a signal to local residents that, while Canada controls the site, they are there on behalf of the government of Afghanistan, said the team's commander, Col. Steve Bowes. | | | KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (CP) - The flag of Afghanistan was raised along with the Canadian Maple Leaf as Canada formally took over command Tuesday of a provincial reconstruction team in Kandahar. | | | Canada's team will also include members of the RCMP, along with personnel from Canada's International Development Agency, CIDA, and Foreign Affairs, who were to arrive within the next two weeks. |
|
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/050816/w081620.html
(495 words)
|
|
| |
| | From beyond the Abyss into this, Our now; we welcome you into Our Pocket Universe ~Links~ |
| | Congress of Aboriginal Peoples information about Aboriginal peoples across Canada who live in a non-reserve setting whether urban, rural or wilderness. | | | Assembly of First Nations a national newspaper that is published to advance the aspirations of First Nations peoples throughout Canada | | | Aboriginal Times the only independently owned and operated national Aboriginal business and news magazine in Canada. |
|
http://www.pocketuniverse.fyrewind.com/Links-metis.htm
(495 words)
|
|
| |
| | Northwest Territories (Canada) |
| | This would also imply that the unofficial nature of the flags was because of the source of the flag, being developed for the Expo 86 and possibly not through the Chief Herald of Canada... | | | The national flag of Canada and the flag of the Northwest Territories shall always be present in the place where and during the time when the Legislative Assembly is in session. | | | The flag described in the Schedule is adopted as the flag of the Northwest Territories. |
|
http://flagspot.net/flags/ca-nt.html
(495 words)
|
|
| |
| | UnitedNorthAmerica.org :: View topic - Calgary Herald: Alberta: Its own nation? |
| | Alberta cannot expect any support of any kind from French Canada for that reason. | | | English Canada will be far angrier at Albertan secessionists than they ever have been at Quebec separatists, because everyone in Canada knows the French and the English really are different, but everyone knows that the Albertans and the Manitobans are no different; the former are just LUCKIER because of the resources. | | | Albertan secession or threats thereof would threaten the stability of the "peace treaty" between English and French Canada, and the French Canadians will move aggressively to preserve their interests. |
|
http://www.unitednorthamerica.org/phpBB2/post-11657.html
(495 words)
|
|
| |
| | mrnussbaum.com - Canada Flag |
| | From 1789-1795, Canada's national flag was that of Spain's. | | | For a 144 year time-period (1801-1945), the Union Jack was Canada's national flag (the same as Great Britain). | | | About the Canadian Flag: Canada had at least four national flags before the current flag. |
|
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/cflag.htm
(77 words)
|
|
| |
| | Greenland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Atlantic Ocean and Iceland lie to Greenland's Southeast; the Greenland Sea to the East; the Arctic Ocean to the North; Baffin Bay and Canada to the West. | | | Norway occupied and claimed parts of (then uninhabited) Eastern Greenland in the 1920s, claiming that it constituted Terra nullius. | | | Greenland was one of the Norwegian Crown colonies until 1815, when it formally became a Danish colony, although Norway and Denmark had been in a personal union for centuries (see Denmark-Norway). |
|
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland
(1500 words)
|
|
| |
| | Republic of China - encyclopedia article about Republic of China. |
| | Another lesser known principle that the Republic was founded upon was "five races under one union" (五族共和), which emphasized the harmony of the five major ethnic groups in China as represented by the colored stripes of the original Five-Colored Flag of the Republic. | | | Meanwhile, the Communists proclaimed the People's Republic of China and claimed to be the successor state to the ROC over all of China and that the Nationalist government in Taiwan was illegitimate. | | | The Republic of China also administers Dongsha Islands and Taiping Island, which are part of the disputed South China Sea Islands. |
|
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Republic+of+China
(6382 words)
|
|
| |
| | newfoundland, canada flag |
| | GIF images of the regional flag of Labrador (Newfoundland, Canada) for use on web pages, permitted by the author. | | | Newfoundland Flag - u410 - Canada Flags - sticker bumper sticker free sticker car sticker funny bumper sticker custom sticker skateboard sticker... | | | The website for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, offers information on government services, tourism, business and the latest... |
|
http://www.amazingflagsguide.com/27/newfoundland,-canada-flag.html
(165 words)
|
|
| |
| | Malta |
| | This was the Malta flag for centuries and the augmentation of our national flag with the unique distinction of the George Cross, by the British Government, while Malta was still a colony, although an honour, was viewed by some as an alien addition to Malta's ancient flag. | | | This flag is flown on all public buildings, police stations, vessels belonging to the Armed Forces of Malta, on the vehicle used by the Prime Minister, and Malta's ambassadors. | | | Thus, Malta appears to be an exception to the ordinary practice of using the nation's civil ensign as a courtesy flag. |
|
http://flagspot.net/flags/mt.html
(1153 words)
|
|
| |
| | Quebec - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch |
| | Quebec (le Québec in French) is the largest province in Canada geographically, and the second most populous, after Ontario, with a population of 7,560,592 (Statistics Canada, October 2004). | | | As indicated on the government of Quebec's Web site, the flag recalls the Royal banner said to have accompanied the army of General Montcalm, Marquis de Saint-Véran during the victorious battle of Carillon in 1758. | | | Their activities culminated in events referred to as the October Crisis when James Cross, the British trade commissioner to Canada, was kidnapped along with Pierre Laporte, a provincial minister and Vice-Premier, who was murdered a few days later. |
|
http://encyclopedia.worldsearch.com/quebec.htm
(1153 words)
|
|
|
