The federal government launched ad campaigns at home and in the U.S. to boost Canadian patriotism and convince Americans that ...

By Ian Austen Reporting from Ottawa On a good day in February ... “It was something of a cottage industry, the production of new flag designs,” he said. But it was Lester B.

OTTAWA — A group of young skaters carried ... Pearson wanted examples of the new flag to fly at the prime minister's residence at Harrington Lake and Donovan was asked to get them made quickly.

Following the truckers’ convoy, for three years most people in Ottawa shied away from flying the Canadian flag because it was abused during the occupation, flown alongside unsavoury banners like ...

Canadians were invited to use their imagination and talent and submit ideas for a new flag. As many as 5,900 alternative designs were sent to Ottawa. (National Archives of Canada) The ...