 U.S. veteran takes a swing at Maple Leaf A Canadian flag erected at a Florida golf course has enraged some American neighbours, leading to the arrest of a man for cutting it down in a profanity-filled attack.
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He is probably a vet from some campaign where Canadians saved American asses and hasn't gotten over having to be rescued.
It's too patriotic and American to wave a flag
Let me guess...He was a Jarhead, am I right?
Wow.
So much trouble over a peice of cloth...
Excuse me all to Hell, but the Canadian flag is not just a piece of cloth.
In 1836, Le Canadien, a newspaper published in Lower Canada, referred to it as a suitable emblem for Canada.
In 1848, the Toronto literary annual The Maple Leaf referred to it as the chosen emblem of Canada.
By 1860, the maple leaf was incorporated into the badge of the 100th Regiment (Royal Canadians) and was used extensively in decorations for the visit of the Prince of Wales that year.
Alexander Muir wrote The Maple Leaf Forever as Canada's confederation song in 1867; it was regarded as the national song for several decades. The coats of arms created the next year for Ontario and Quebec both included the maple leaf.
The maple leaf today appears on the penny. However, between 1876 and 1901, it appeared on all Canadian coins. The modern one-cent piece has two maple leaves on a common twig, a design that has gone almost unchanged since 1937.
During the First World War, the maple leaf was included in the badge of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Since 1921, the Royal Arms of Canada have included three maple leaves as a distinctive Canadian emblem. With the proclamation of Canada's new flag in 1965, the maple leaf has become the most-prominent Canadian symbol.
In 1939, at the time of World War II, many Canadian troops used the maple leaf as a distinctive sign, displaying it on regimental badges and Canadian army and naval equipment.
In 1957, the colour of the maple leaves on the arms of Canada was changed from green to red, one of Canada's official colours.
On February 15, 1965, the red maple leaf flag was inaugurated as the National Flag of Canada.
The Somalian flag you show in your profile suits you to a "T" as you are obviously not a Canadian!
I must appolize, unfortunatly we have our share of deranged idiots. I'm glad that the club is not backing down the maple leaf stays.
In a country that size it's inevitable that a few loons will make a scene. I'm also glad the club is standing their ground.
I must appolize, unfortunatly we have our share of deranged idiots. I'm glad that the club is not backing down the maple leaf stays.
In a country that size it's inevitable that a few loons will make a scene. I'm also glad the club is standing their ground.
we have more than our share of Loons.
Calgary student association hung up on 'exclusionary' Canadian flag
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/ ... uncil.html
Eastern Ontario housing authority wants flag removed
Last Updated: Monday, July 14, 2008 | 4:12 PM ET Comments57Recommend84CBC News
Mark Murray flies this flag in support of troops and their families. (CBC)An ex-serviceman refuses to take down the Canadian flag on his balcony in a subsidized housing unit in Cardinal, Ont., even though the local housing authority is threatening to evict him.
Mark Murray, 53, served with the Royal Canadian Regiment and the Canadian Airborne Regiment in the 1970s and 1980s.
He lives in the Seaway Apartments, which are operated by the community housing authority in United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.
He said Friday he was given the flag by his local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion last year, and he has flown it ever since.
Now he has received more encouragement not to take down the flag.
"I got a phone call here from Sean Wilson. He's the brother of Mark Wilson who was killed in action in Kandahar on Oct. 7, 2006, and he sent me a message here asking me not to take down my flag — to leave it up.
"I don't have the heart to take it down … I can't do it now," he said.
Last Thursday, an official from the community housing department told him the flag had to come down or he would be sent an "N-5" letter, the first step in the process leading to eviction.
He was told the flag violates a rule requiring all subsidized properties to have a uniform appearance.
"I was going to negotiate with them, and ask for a flagpole in the back. But this has taken on a new meaning now, to the families, and to the troops," Murray said.
The director of community and social services, Dorothy Theobald, told CBC News Monday that her department is trying to work with Murray, but, she said, the flag can't stay.
So much trouble over a peice of cloth...
Excuse me all to Hell, but the Canadian flag is not just a piece of cloth.
All flags are a peice of cloth.
The Somalian flag you show in your profile suits you to a "T" as you are obviously not a Canadian!
Oh, I have to have a flag to be a Canadian now, do I? I guess supporting genuine Canadian culture just isn't enough. When was the last time you went to see a Canadian musician play a live performance for under $100?
I like the quote though "some people think America is the only country in the world".