I'd be -10 in 1965.  LOL

--- "greer.bobby" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Yvonne,
>
>                 Don't rub it in. I got my Doctorate
> in 1965!
>
> The ol' f*rt,
>
> Bobby
>
> >
> >
> > Seems strange to think that, as familiar as the
> Maple leaf is as a symbol =
> > of this country, the flag was not officially
> adopted til 1965. I was 2 and =
> > a half years old!  :-)
> >
> > Yvonne
> >
> >
>
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> > "The maple leaf was historically used from the
> early days of Canada to =
> > symbolize the land and its people. It was first
> proposed as an emblem of =
> > Canada in 1834 when the Soci=E9t=E9
> Saint-Jean-Baptiste was founded; =
> > shortly thereafter, in 1836, Le Canadien, a
> newspaper published in Lower =
> > Canada, referred to it as a suitable emblem for
> Canada.=20
> >
> > "It was also used in the decorations for the visit
> of the Prince of Wales =
> > to Canada in 1860. It appears on the coats of arms
> granted to Quebec and =
> > Ontario in 1868 and as a distinctive emblem on the
> royal arms of Canada =
> > proclaimed in 1921. The maple leaf was for many
> years the symbol of the =
> > Canadian Armed Forces and was used to identify
> Canadian contingents in the =
> > two world wars. But it wasn't to receive official
> status until the =
> > National Flag of Canada was proclaimed by Her
> Majesty the Queen in 1965. "
> >
> >
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> >
> > "Dr. Stanley's design is based on a strong sense
> of Canadian history. The =
> > combination of red, white and red first appeared
> in the General Service =
> > Medal issued by Queen Victoria. Red and white were
> subsequently proclaimed =
> > Canada's national colours by King George V in
> 1921. Three years earlier, =
> > Major General (later the Honourable) Sir Eugene
> Fiset had recommended that =
> > Canada's emblem be the single red maple leaf on a
> white field - the device =
> > worn by all Canadian Olympic athletes since 1904.
> =20
> >
> > "The committee eventually decided to recommend the
> single-leaf design, =
> > which was approved by resolution of the House of
> Commons on December 15, =
> > 1964, followed by the Senate on December 17, 1964,
> and proclaimed by Her =
> > Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, to
> take effect on February =
> > 15, 1965. "=20
> >
> >
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