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The Leaf was a symbol long before the flag existed
The flag of Canada was officially adopted in 1965.
being that Canadas population had changed from an English Protestant majority to a roman catholic majority, Canadas catholic leaders may have felt that the Union Jack no longer represented the country.
The present Canadian flag came into Canada in 1965.
August 1860
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Well what do you think in the year 1865 canda got its own flag instead if the british flag.
Canada's flag represents their country. Canada's flag does what every other flag does.
A flag just like the one today but narrower and had 13 points not 11.
A flag that was the exact same as this one but it had a maple leaf that had 13 points not 11.
The official inauguration of the Canadian Flag took place on Parliment Hill in Ottawa on February 15, 1965.
February 15, 1965. Before that, Canada used the Union Flag (as part of the former Britisch Empire).