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The Canadian flag was also the Union Jack until 1965!
by Naga 7y ago
The Canadian flag was also the Union Jack until 1965!
- arcticbull 7y agoCanada had its own flag in addition to the Union Jack between 1868 and 1965. A fairly typical British colonial flag - similar to British Hong Kong [1, 2], Australia, New Zealand, Cape Colony, etc. - with the Union Jack in the canton (upper-left quadrant) against a red background with a coat of arms in the bottom-right varying based on who was part of Canada at any given time. [3] [1] Illustration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Hong_Kong_(1959–1997)#/media/File:Flag_of_Hong_Kong_(1959–1997).svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Hong_Kong_(1959–1997)#... [2] During Protests: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Hong_Kong_(1959–1997)#/media/File:Protesters_waving_the_Hong_Kong_colonial_flag_in_front_of_China_liaison_office_in_Hong_Kong_02.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Hong_Kong_(1959–1997)#... [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Canada#/media/File:Canadian_Red_Ensign_(1957–1965).svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Canada#/media/File:Can...