13 February 2015

LAC Podcast: “Canada’s Flag: The Maple Leaf Forever”

Glenn Wright is interviewed in this timely LAC eighteenth podcast episode, “Canada’s Flag: The Maple Leaf Forever” at http://goo.gl/5QuVrd. He recounts the historical background of the choice of the flag, the search for the original flag raised in Parliament Hill in 1965 and the story of the sewing of three flags the previous year.

In case you'd like to watch the CBC coverage of the ceremony surrounding the retirement of the Red Ensign and the first raising of the Maple Leaf flag mentioned by Glenn it's at http://goo.gl/sNb322.

LAC photo credit  http://goo.gl/MHz77Z

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