Maple Flag Research Paper

Canada has had many prime ministers that have contributed and held back Canada in shaping Canada’s identity over the past century however nobody has came close to helping as Mackenzie king who protected Canada during world war 2, brought Canada through the great depression with industrialization, and he helped create national unity and independence. Canada would not be the same country it is today without the fine leading of mackenzie king.

Canadian identity wasn’t always stereotypically related to polar bears, maple syrup and beavers. Various movements in the 20th century began the development of Canadian identity. Aspects of Canadian society such as technology, peacekeeping and immigration gave Canada a distinct identity. Technology distinguished Canada as a developed nation amongst others with advanced transportation, communication and electricity. Peacekeeping is also an essential part in Canada's identity as it displays effort and desire for world peace, which is something many individuals embrace. Lastly, diversity in Canada is recognized worldwide and plays a major role in Canadian identity. Through technology, peacekeeping and immigration during the 20th century, Canadian

Firstly, the Conscription Crisis of 1942 provoked conflict between the French and English Canadians, but also changed Canadian identity positively during the 1940s. Ever since World War ll began and Canada joined the war the French Canadians highly opposed to the idea of conscription; “[...]English-Canadians, who were mostly in favour of conscription, and French-Canadians, who were strongly opposed.” To begin with, the prime minister of Canada at the time, Mackenzie King had acknowledged the great disagreement the French Canadians had against conscription and made a promise to the nation: “King’s government [...] had promised the nation, and particularly Quebec, that it would not send any conscripts to serve overseas.” The last thing that King wanted to do was to impose conscription especially when Quebec strongly believed in anti-conscription: “The Quebec ministers kept a strong vigil over King's anti-conscription predisposition, reminding him of the terrible divisiveness of the World War 1

Canada was rushed into Confederation way too soon and has had problems due to this. Although through these past hundred fifty years, Canada has survived and is still going strong. Confederation started on July 1st, 1867 when three British Colonies came together to become four provinces. Although Canada went through Confederation, it is not a confederate association; it is a federal state which is not the supposed meaning of Confederation. Canada has evolved majorly since Confederation back in 1867.

At the Battle of Vimy Ridge, Canadians gained self respect when they realized the greatness of their accomplishment. At the peace talks in Versailles, Canada earned its own seat. On top of that, Prime Minister Robert Borden signed independently. Canada’s nationalism became recognized in society. The link between Canada and Britain began to fade away but our link with the USA heightened. Canada located the national war memorial at Vimy after it was donated by the people of France. The memorial recognizing all who fought for our country placed where we were reborn as a

A man by the name of George Stanley designed one with a leaf in the middle with red bars on either side. Parliament debated for over 37 sitting days, which in involved over 210 speeches. On December. 15, 1964 a vote took place with the committee and the results were 163 to 78(www.cbc.ca). On February. 15, 1965 the new flag was raised above Peace Tower and Diefenbaker said this to Lester B. Pearson, "You have done more to divide the country than any other prime minister." On that very date Pearson gave Canada its own flag, which would impact Canadians forever.

This was the opportunity for Canada to demonstrate its importance in the British Empire and share in its military responsibilities but the “Canadian Prime Minister, Sir Wilfred Laurier, did not believe that Canada should be involved, but he faced growing agitation in English. ”[2] Ultimately, the final decision, without any approval of Parliament[3] was to support the Imperial request. This was

2.Maple leaf: According to historians the maple leaf has been a prominent symbol of Canada since the 1700s, however aboriginal people had been using the maple tree for its sap well before the settlement of the first european immigrants. The maple leaf also symbolizes country wide unity because maple trees grow in all ten provinces and three territories.

Canada has been placed in the Korean war book of remembrance for their contribution and to pay the respects of the wounded and deceased veterans. Canada had approximately 30,000 troops had been involved in the war. 27,000 served on land and about 3000 served in the sea. Canada had lost 516 men but only 312 were from combat on the battlefield. Many soldiers had volunteered and conscription was not needed. The Korean War Book of Remembrance contains the names and numbers of those Canadian soldiers who have sacrificed their lives in the war. The book of remembrance is to show respect to our former veterans of the Korean war. “Governor General, bad farewell to a contingent of Canadian troops bound for Korea.” “We are many proud of you who have volunteered to take the Canadian flag into action.” The quote mentioned by the governor general states that many Canadian soldiers have been courageous enough to participate in the war and that this shows independence to their country. There was no conscription needed to force soldiers into the war. In addition, many Canadian soldiers had served and sacrificed voluntarily in the war and should be commemorated by many

Mackenzie King was Prime Minister for 22 years (1921-1926, 1926-1930, and 1935-1948) in the Canadian Liberal Party. He was the longest serving Prime Minister of Canada. Mackenzie King was one of the people who wanted to avoid war, if he could. Once King knew that war was, in fact, unavoidable, his main concerns were to elevate Canada’s position as an independent country and to maintain national unity. Exactly one week after King knew that Britain declared war on Germany; Canada then declared

Canada has a history of wars and famous people that its citizens can be proud of. In the past one hundred years there have been events or people that have really made an impact on history. For example D-Day, on the first day Canada made more progress up the beach than any other country, it was a massive victory! A person that Canada can be proud of is Frederick Banting. He created insulin which is a medicine that helps control the effects of diabetes.

Canada was founded on 1st July, 1867. Before that it was just a colony for France and Britain. It became a country after being undercontrolled for years. The independence of Canada relates to the novel, The Wars, written by a Canadian novelist, Timothy Findley. In the novel, innocence was a major theme. As a colony, Canada was a symbol of innocence. It was forced to join many wars and went through trade between other countries. In the novel, innocents were also being affected by the outside world. Timothy Findley tried to teach us that being innocent will only create chaos around us. We should acknowledge the dangers of the world and grow up.

An initiative to change a phrase in Canada’s national anthem in order to make it gender neutral has moved close to adoption after the parliament overwhelmingly passed a motion to support the move. According The Globe and Mail, the private members bill sponsored by ailing Liberal MP Mauril Belanger passed in the third and final reading in the house of commons by a margin of 225 – 74. The legislation now needs to pass through the Senate for it to be adopted. Bill C-210 will change the second line of the anthem from “true patriot love, in all thy sons command” to a gender neutral line reading to “in all of us command”. The idea to change the anthem has been the desire of Belanger for a long time.

As the 20th century comes to an end, Canada is a transcontinental nation whose interests and representatives span the face of the globe and extend into every sphere of human behaviour. However this was not always the case. When the four colonies of British North America united to create Canada on July 1, 1867, the new country's future was by no means secure. Canada was a small country, with unsettled borders, vast empty spaces, and a large powerful neighbour, the United States. Confronting these challenges was difficult for the young country. Though Canada was independent in domestic matters, Britain retained control over its foreign policy. Over the next fifty or so years, Canada's leaders and its

Being an international student here, I found out that my pride from being Canadian and Quebecer have intensified. Strangely, before coming to the United States, I bought a Quebecer’s flag and brought it with me as though I felt the necessity to remind myself where I was coming from. Back home,