Simply put, the Red Ensign is a flag of Canada and for all Canadians. It is not the current official flag, but it still represents the country and an enormous chunk of its history from 1868 to 1965.

The Red Ensign - a modified version of the flag of the British merchant fleet - also was used atop the flag poles of the nation. In 1963, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson pitched his idea for a ...

These belonged to my grandfather who was a captain working on the cable ships for the Eastern Telegraph company. He also worked on laying transatlantic cable and firing cable in WW2.

It would turn out to be a new Canadian Red Ensign with the coat of arms replaced by a single, large, gold maple leaf. Recall that similar designs had been mooted as far back as the 1890s. In this case ...

Kelly the Red Maple Leaf flag would do the same to promote unique Canadian pride. “The Red Ensign has been borrowed from Britain and now it is time to give it back and have our own distinctive ...

The history of the Merchant National Day dates back to 2000 and is commemorated annually on 3 September. ”The Red Ensign flag flies at Victory Green to remind us all of the importance of ...