World War 2 Event

[Lallans]

There is no reason why the maple leaf and the red ensign couldn't be displayed together at such a display; while I see your point, the fact is that Canadian troops in WWII did not serve under the Maple Leaf, which was (as I'm sure you know) introduced in 1965.

T.

They mostly are seen together at those events, together with the Union Flag (Union Jack), but I believe that during WWII Canada used the Union Jack, which was properly our official national flag until circa 1965 (the Red Ensign was originally naval, Merchant Navy). I was in grade school when the Maple Leaf was adopted and the kids and teacher in my class literally wept when they came with the new flag for the corner of the classroom and took away the Union Jack. We felt strongly about the British flag, but use of it it obscured who we were- in our own eyes as well as those of others.

When they joined Canada, Newfoundland actually passed a law saying the British Union flag would always be their Provincial one- but recently they have 'modernized' their design so that you have to look hard to see the old flag in it. (And yes it's now Newfoundland and Labrador; I didn't forget, fellow Canucks!)