man captured a quintessential image of Canada ... other is the flag of Switzerland, a nod to the family ties of the daughter-in-law of the cottage owners. "It was just a perfect picture," Johnson ...

And above all, the flag is immediately recognizable around the world as the unambiguous symbol of Canada. The various Nordic flags are famously hard to differentiate. A French tricolour needs only ...

Last week the debate over a national flag for Canada finally ended. By a vote of 163 to 78 in the House of Com mons, and 38 to 23 in the Senate, Canada’s Parliament approved what Liberal Prime ...