One of six historic maple leaf flags to soar over Parliament Hill on Feb. 15, 1965, the day Canada left the British Union Jack behind to carve out its own national identity, is on display for eight ...
Canada adopted the maple leaf flag on Feb. 15, 1965. And one of those six original flags is on display at Windsor's Chimczuk Museum's collection. The CBC's Michael Evans checked it out.
When the Maple Leaf flag was first hoisted to the top of the Peace Tower on Feb. 15, 1965, few spectators commented on the ...