February 16 if Canadian National Flag Day and residents are urged to rally around our flag.
Residents are asked to rally around the Canadian flag as it turns 60 and Canada-U.S. tariff talks escalate.
Community residents are asked to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Canadian flag on February 15.
At noon on that day there will be a celebration of the flag at the flagpole at Eighth Street and Lake Shore Blvd. W.
Organizers said it is a good time to rally around the Canadian flag especially with political leadership vacuum in Ottawa, elections in Ontario and a U.S. tariff fight on our hands.
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“We have to rally and show how proud we are to be Canadian,”’ said area resident Chris Korwin-Kuczynski, who has been spearheading the flag drive for years. “We have to rally around our flag.”
He and other are calling for a Canadian National Flag Day for people to pay respect to our flag to be established on February 15.
This flag day there will be a birthday cake to be shared, some words by MP James Maloney, music by the Royal Canadian Navy Band and more.
“It’s the Maple Leaf forever,” Korwin-Kuczynski said. “The flag is a symbol of our country.”
The Canadian National Flag was officially adopted on February 15, 1965. The flag was designed by historian George Stanley and approved by Parliament in 1964. Queen Elizabeth II signed a royal proclamation ratifying the flag on January 28, 1965.
The flag was showcased at Expo ’67 in 1967, Canada’s 100th birthday year.
The National Flag of Canada, though simple with its red and white colours and a single maple leaf, is respected around the world and symbolizes pride and strength throughout Canadian history.