Greetings

Has anyone been watching the series about Canadian history? There have been
several two-part episodes, with another group beginning in January, I think. Very
well done.

Cheers!

Carla

"greer.bobby" wrote:

> Yvonne,
>
>     I am so embarrassed. I said oak leaf with such authority. Micheal Collis
> already pointed out it is Maple. LOL.
>
>     I got that story while teaching in Calgary; although it did come from
> another Yank.
> You are correct in that you are the only ones "officially" who kicked our
> **sses in 1812.
> I must Uncle Ho's little guys did a pretty good job of it in Nam. But that was
> not a "war".
>
> Bobby
>
> Yvonne Craig wrote:
>
> > You Americans... (chuckle, chuckle... as she shakes her head...)  Oak =
> > leaf, Bobby? Betty? lol!!
> >
> > And no, Bobby. Yankees were not responsible for our flag in any way... We =
> > just kicked your *ss in the war of 1812. LOL. No excuses about red leaves =
> > camouflaging anyone. (Inject note of Northern pride here) I do believe we =
> > are the only country in the world to officially win a war against the US =
> > (though technically we were British then...) But still...  :-P
> >
> > There is a site you may want to check out if you are interested in =
> > Canadian history (yes we have one<smile>) and trivia tidbits:
> >
> > http://canada.gc.ca/canadiana/cdaind_e.html=20
> >
> > I have included 2 excerpts below re the origin of our flag (the maple leaf =
> > and the red and white) from the ceremonial and Canadian symbols section.
> >
> > 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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