Later in , the great flag debate intensified following an objection by the Egyptian government to Canadian peacekeeping because the Canadian flag which was the red ensign at the time featured the identical symbol used on the Union Jack which represented Britain. Following this objection, Lester B. Pearson made it his personal goal to ensure the Canadian flag was distinctively and unmistakably Canadian. In April , Pearson became Prime Minister and risked losing power in a bid to find a new design, despite opposition from John Diefenbaker.
Later in the same year, a new all-party committee consisting of liberals, conservatives, new democrat, social crediter, and creditiste was formed to come up with the decision on the official flag of Canada.
In , King George V declared the red and white colours as the official colours of Canada. Later in , white and red became ingrained as the Canadian national colours, following the declaration by the Royal Standard of Canada.
However, the maple leaf, apart from being considered a national emblem for the Canadian people, did not have any official symbolism. In , George Stanley, a professor at the Royal Military College of Canada suggested that the red and white maple leaf design should be part of the Canadian flag and his design succeeded the Pearson Pennant.
The flag of Canada is symmetric which means the front and back sides are indistinguishable. The breadth of the Canadian flag is two times its height. The white band referred to as Canadian pale which was named after the flag, is located in the square midsection in the vertical triband flag. Each of the adjoining red bands is precisely 0. No evidence exists that the maple leaf was viewed as a Canadian emblem before the early 19th century. The first known written mention of the maple as an emblem of Francophone Canadians was within an epigram in a 29 November issue of Le Canadien addressed to its rival English newspaper, the Mercury.
The maple accuses the thorny rose symbol of England of maliciously tearing at passers-by. At the banquet of the St-Jean-Baptiste Society, a speech by the president,Denis-Benjamin Viger, contained a clear statement that the maple tree was the emblem of Francophone Canadians, and the same idea was repeated in a song.
The 14 November issue of Le Canadien declared that the maple leaf was the emblem of Lower Canada; and, during the Rebellion of , both the Lower and Upper Canada Patriots displayed the leaf to express Canadian identity. The maple leaf was officially recognized for the first time as a Canadian symbol in when the Prince of Wales presented the th Regiment Royal Canadians with its colours in England. A maple leaf was present at each corner of the regimental flag. The next year the regiment incorporated branches of maple into its badge, and that year the leaves were used extensively in decorations for the Prince of Wales's visit.
When national armorial bearings were assigned in , a sprig of leaves was an important feature, and in the maple leaf became the dominant element in the new national flag. In , the Canadian government selected the Maple Leaf tartan to be Canada's national tartan. The tartan design, featuring a distinctive green and red pattern suggesting the shifting hues of autumn leaves, was designed in by Toronto garment maker David Weiser as part of the lead-up to Canada's centennial celebrations.
In a statement issued by Heritage Minister James Moore, "The Maple Leaf Tartan has been worn proudly and enjoyed by Canadians for decades, but has never been elevated to the level of an official symbol — until now.
Our national symbols express our identity and define our history. The Maple Leaf Tartan represents the contributions that the more than four million Canadians of Scottish heritage continue to make to our country. See also related online learning resources. A colourful virtual exhibit on the 50th anniversary of the Canadian flag from the Government of Canada on google.
The Maple Leaf Forever? From the National Post. Symbols of Canada An illustrated guide to national and provincial symbols of Canada, our national anthem, national and provincial holidays, and more. From the Canadian Heritage website. Search The Canadian Encyclopedia. Remember me. I forgot my password. Why sign up? Create Account. Suggest an Edit. The first official use of the term came in , when the phrase was engraved on the head of the mace of the Legislative Assembly of the new province of Saskatchewan.
This engraving would have been known to Joseph Pope , federal under-secretary of state at the time, and the phrase evidently impressed him.
In Pope was named to a four-member committee appointed by the federal government to recommend a new design for the coat of arms of Canada. No motto was included in the old design, but one was to be included in the new arms. A draft design, which included the motto, was approved by the federal Cabinet in April and by King George V in May.
Major-General Willoughby Gwatkin , one of the committee members, had proposed that the motto be In memoriam in spem "In memory, in hope" , but Pope's counterproposal was adopted instead. On 29 September , after viewing the final design, Pope wrote in his diary: "Our Arms are very handsome The motto A Mari usque ad Mare , which is an original suggestion of my own, I regard as very appropriate. The premiers said that as climate change affects the far North, it will be increasingly important for Canada to establish its claims along its northern ocean.
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