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.

Canada embarked on a seemingly harmless attempt to create its own flag but the issue revealed a nation hotly divided on what ...

The Red Ensign, Canada’s Union Jack-adorned flag prior to 1965, flies alongside the modern red Maple Leaf. God Save the King is sung alongside O Canada. More than any other holiday, Remembrance ...