Fun With Flags #5 - The Canadian Flag
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Thanks for 3000 subscribers! And Welcome back to Fun with Flags everyone! In this video we take a look at the history & meaning of the Canadian Flag!
Background music:
- Heart of OakHM Royal Marines
- Royal Canadian Air Force (1924-Present)
- O Canada 1908 English Lyrics
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I tried to include a little more history into this one, let me know if you find that interesting or just too boring an unecessary!
General Knowledge I think it's better like this
I think it's great
Boring
General Knowledge can you do Zeon flags from Mobile Suit Gundam?
Great job, and history is never boring !
I loved the "Maple Leaf Forever" being played in the background
yes...but he starts out with "Hearts of Oak"....a British Royal Navy song. I found that funny.
I honestly think “The Maple Leaf Forever” is a better anthem than “O Canada”.
@@mister-v-3086Heart of Oak is also the march of the Royal Canadian Navy
your description of how Nunavut came to be is a little misleading. It wasn't new territory, they just took half of the arctic region known as the northwest territories and renamed it.
+maluorno Yes. I was going to say that. With the addition that Nunavut has a great level of autonomy by the Inuit population
Well done summary of Canada's flag history. I found it very informative. Two things I'd like to bring to your attention. Prime Minister Lester Pearson was the driving force behind the adoption of the distinctive Canadian flag as a result of the Suez Crisis of 1956. Pearson, as Canada's Foreign Affairs minister, was behind the UN's decision to send a peace keeping force to Egypt where the British and French had invaded to take control of the Suez Canal after Egypt had nationalized it. The Egyptians objected to Canadian troops participating in the peace keeping force as their flag at the time included the flag of Britain, the Union Jack, in the upper left hand corner. This spurred Pearson to push for a truly Canadian symbol on a uniquely Canadian flag as Canada was emerging as an important middle power on the world stage. The Maple leaf was the ubiquitous symbol worn by Canadian service men and women in the First and Second World Wars and Pearson, himself a World War 1 veteran, wanted the maple leaf to be central to the design of the new flag. He pushed for a flag with three maple leaves in red on a white background with two blue borders which became known as "Pearson's pennant". As Pearson was leading a minority government at the time, the opposition wouldn't go for his choice of flag but approved Stanley's design after much passionate debate.
I absolutely *adore* the British military marches played throughout this video, even Canada's adopted Heart of Oak. Splendid touch!
Interesting. Though I must say the end is a bit misleading. Years ago, the word «Canadien» designated only the French population (English were called British). So, when you quote a French mayor of Canada's biggest French city saying that the maple tree is a symbol of Canada, he means it's a symbol of the French population (and anyway, sugar maples are found almost only in Québec).
I just found your channel and as a vexillology nerd, your videos just made my mind blown away. I hope you upload more frequently. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for playing the RAF March in the background during the early part of the video.
Awesome video. I always liked that our flag resembles unity even if not all the provinces want to remain apart of Canada we still get along. Mostly.
What a beautiful and original flag 😍
As a Canadian, I say "Thank you for your comment."
It’s just a fucking leaf
Surp Nurp
That is offensive to a lot of Canadians dude...
@@T2G-DJT lol so? Other flags are just fucking stripes or fucking star or fucking circles and many other fucking shapes. Who cares if it's just a fucking leaf? Haha
Surp Nurp boy have you not seen most European flags
The first French settlement in Canada was NOT in Quebec in 1608. It was in Nova Scotia in 1604. The settlement was moved the following year to a new location Nova Scotia where they remained until 1607. The settlement was then abandoned until 1610 when more French settlers, that would later become the Acadians, came back to North America. Quebec is a common misconception though still shows the lack of thorough research.
Quebec is the first permanent settlement.
fun fact: 'Canada' means 'Village'
when the first explorers asked the natives, where they've landed, the natives didn't understand them.
they pointed in a direction and said "...canada" (means: "...our village is this this way...")
...and the nae stuck...!
(fact or urban legende...?)
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Great video! Although you do not mention the fact that King George V proclaimed Canada's official colours to be red and white, traditional colours of the British (Red) and the French (White--for Royal France), in 1921 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_colours_of_Canada). Also, the maple leaf was firstly the symbol of French Canadians (when Mayor Viger talks about Canada's people--he mainly mentions the ''Canadien'' which at the time was the French-Canadian (look at Montreal Canadiens, the hockey team, here Canadien (with an E) means = French Canadian). The maple leaf lost its symbolism for French-Canadians when they started to prefer the fleur-de-lys, mostly in the 1900s until the adoption of the Quebec flag in 1948 (French-Canadian here hehehe!)
Love your videos man, always a pleasure to watch. The South African flag might be an interesting one for your next episode. :)
I may be biased because I moved to Canada, but it’s definitely a top 5 flag. We really lucked out with it
1957 Red ensign!!!
hands down the most beautiful flag in the world.
No matter which flag is next, what matters is that you don't delay so much to post the next video.
Thank you from Canada ❤
A great beginning with Heart of Oak
( Thak you for video ).👍👍👍🗺🗺🗺
Flag looked better when it was the union jack with the provinces in the maple leafs protected by the shield
The French Canadians would presumably never accept that though.
The flags of France and the Nouvelle-France one is much more of an evolution of the Québec flag, interesting as well you should take a look
France under the Ancien Regime never had an official flag. The closest was a white banner
There was a flag that was used until 1812 in British-American British colombia it wasn’t at all official but it was the first Canadian red ensign id say the Green maple leafs come from the flag
When that Heart of Oak kicked in, i was bopping
Do a video about nepal's flag.
What an amazing video. Thank you for explaining a few things about the original red ensign flags I didn't know. What was missed was one impetus of changing flags from the red ensign were the Suez Crisis of 1956 when the Canadian foreign minister Lester B. Pearson proposed a United Nations force as a face-saving way for France and Great Britain to back away from their predicament, but the Egyptians were dubious of Canada's participation because we have the Union Jack right there in our flag. The other impetus was Canada's approaching centennial, and it was thought it would be a good time to have our own unique flag. While the current flag is great (even though it was the compromise option), I'm still ponder on if the tricolour design (favoured by now prime minister Lester B. Pearson) with the three maple leafs in the middle with the blue bars on the side would have been the better choice.
I have always loved our pretty flag...also love the quebec flag...
Here are my suggestions :-
India
France
China
Taiwan
Sweden
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Australia
The Random commentor france has a fun history regarding its flag
I just subscribed yesterday Nov 1st. Can you please do the flags of the Pacific islands? I also enjoy your accent. Have a great Thanksgiving! BTW I'm a native Chamoru from Guam(USA)Mariana Islands. Maåse(thanks).
I was the flag-boy at our newly built school in 1965 and remember hoisting our new flag ,,,I was nine
If you were nine that means you would be 64 now
@@rigdd1361 and?
Wonderful job ...beautiful site !
Could you do video on the flags of Latin American countries.. There are a lot of similarities between them.
All we need is Sheldon and my dreams become a reality.
Jennifer Warner can we be friends?
Like, before watching, great job!
Great video, keep up the good work!
It's new-foond-land. You're welcome ☺️
yeah Union Jack did not exist in 1583, Since Scotland and England were still separate kingdoms in 1583
The Scottish flag is known as the “ST Andrews Cross”
More episodes, please!!
Canada: Hey Peru can i copy your homework i couldnt do it.
Peru: Yeah just change it up a bit so it doesnt look too obvious you copied.
i am canadian and i didint know some of this stuff
nice "coeur de chene" at the start or whatever the english name of it is
It's English name is "heart of the oak "
please do the UK!
I didn't know our troops fought in the world wars under that weird flag with the union jack in the corner...
Well done!
st pierre et michelon is still french territory off the coast of newfoundland
Thanks for the video just check the pronunciation of Newfoundland, you were just saying New Found Land.
What's the correct pronunciation?
@@AssMonkeyGaming we pronounce it as newfinland
Damnit...
Something that really sucks, is nowadays, we can't really fly any unofficial flags, simply because it's extremely frowned apon.
This is a problem for Australia and new Zealand, because their flags have foreign symbols on it, and flying it unofficially or informally would be a perfect way to show off your flag to the public, and everyone can see what it looks like waving. This would in turn, hopefully convince the government to make a poll or compition of some description, and, because of the increased exposure, more people are more likely to want a new flag, which was a problem in new zealand, when a majority vote forced the flag to remain unchanged
Do one about Trinidad and Tobago flag
Well done sir ...
Great video.. could you make video about Denmark
*very nice* *very nice*
Could you do a video on Paraguay’s flag?
Yessss pls
Considering how it is two-sided, that would be interesting!
Sheldon? Is that you?
Wow, I'm proud of my ancestors for blocking an ugly flag with a union jack on it!
That ugly flag was the one of the flags many brave soldiers fought and died for. It's nice to be thankful for a new design but never forget the history and heritage of your country.
@@Spartan01117 I'm sorry but I was talking about the flag that was never adopted and was blocked.
@@Coccinelf Oh okay I apologize then. Yeah I agree that one didn't look good.
@Matty T lmao the red ensign was ugly that’s the reason Quebec didn’t want to sent their men to WW1. Also those brave soldiers had the Maple Leaf pin in their uniform....so in actuality they did die for the Maple Leaf 🍁
You butchered the pronunciation of "Newfoundland"...
Ikr
🇨🇦CANADA made the best decision to adopt this beautiful flag....thank you QUEBEC for leading the way 😂😂😂😂 😂😂😂
Leading the way by avoiding a national referendum so that the least oppressed conquered population of all time (the French-Canadians) could force the rest of the country to abandon their heritage while actively oppressing English people in Quebec? Yeah word.
@@rocksandforestquiver959 Ummmm I’m an english speaking Canadian I don’t even speak French. But why is a dude with a British talking TO ME 🧐??
@@nochatter7134 also an Anglophone Canadian.
@@nochatter7134 I didn't call you French at any point, and upon closer inspection of my PFP you might notice it's not actually a real flag I have displayed there... and not one intended to represent just the UK
Plz guys tell me one thing. Shall I watch it only or make notes too ?
Love you canada best friend from the United states
If you are our best friend then why did you make the stereotypes about us Canadians ?
@@rigdd1361 what stereotypes the nice one or something else I might have an explanation for the nice one. Minnesota has a stereotype of people being nice or polite most Americans see Minnesota as being the most Canadian like state so it's a expansion of that into Canada I'm from Minnesota so I would know besides canada has the best stereotypes since the United states doesn't have the best of stereotypes I would say
@@shanesheffield6346 I mean like people think we always say "ah" between sentences, think that all Canadians are nice. Why do we Canadians get this ?again not to be rude or offensive
@@rigdd1361 I'm guessing the "eh" might come from how some canadians might talk or how they talked a long time ago but some canadians have an accent you can tell by the O or oot sounds however accents tend to vary by region I doubt someone from Saskatchewan has the same accent as someone from new Brunswick. As for the nice stereotype I explained in my previous comment but it could of came from somewhere else I'm not sure I'm not trying to be rude or mean
1583 then draws the Union (the British) flag from 1801 , maybe the English flag would have been better.
“Created by George Stanley”
Me: “STAN LEE!!!”
How about Peru? The earliest Spanish colony in South America and home of the greatest pre Columbian empire (with the Aztec) --the Inca
I have a question. As an ex-pat. Cdn, living in the US, (retired).. I have one flag pole, on the home I bought- flying the Stars & Stripes. Now if I wanted to fly a Canadian flag, and the US flag, and for good measure- the State flag... do I need 3 poles, or in what order should they appear- if on one pole? If 3 poles- can the flags all be flown at the same height?
You need at least 2 poles to fly those flags. Firstly, The US flag CANNOT share its poles with any foreign nations' flags. So you need a separate pole for the Can. Flag. Now whether you want those flags to be same height is up to you, but in general, to be respectful of other countries, the US flag code says you should fly all nations flag at equal heights. Then, for the issue of the state flag, you can make a separate pole and fly it at same heights as the US flag but most times, the state flag is flown at a lower level to symbolize the power difference; but even more so commonly, the state flag can be flown at the same pole the US flag is flown, with the US flag always at the top.
So I suggest: Make 2 equal poles, one with US flag (right side of the flag's perspective) so the US flag should be flown to the left of your view with the state flag under it and the Can. flag to the right.
*This all just Flag Code, you can just do whatever you want without any legal consequences*
Thank you my friend. That was most considerate of you , and your response was welcomed. I am now doing what is suggested by you. Two flag poles- with one (on the left) for the Stars & Stripes, and the 2nd pole with the Maple Leaf.
The USA is a shit hole move back home.
You can fly both flags on the same pole just so you know. There is no crime in that as long as the USA flag is flown above the CANADIAN flag. Since you are in the USA that is why the USA flag is above the Canadian flag. Only reason I know this because I have family in the USA that fly both flags and the USA flag is above the home land they are from.
happy kinda late canada day
Can you do South Africa?
*Bulgaria next? :D*
Do one on the American flag.
I've never heard it called a maple leaf flag
In the 1960's and 1970's it was frequently referred to as that. As time has gone by the term is no longer used by MOST Canadians, but a lot of older people will refer to it as that.
Make flag of Malaysia (Jalur Gemilang) because Malaya gets independence from British
Dude , your videos are greate! Really i think they are all awesome , but i thin your baner is not that good :-/ really i can help you (make you better baner) if you want!
I live in Canada
You're missing the Acadian flag my friend.
Alex Manzer That Dosent Exist!
The Acadian flag is the french Tricolors with a yellow star in the top left corner, Acadia is not a province it’s a people.
"Noonavoot"
I NEED TO SAY AS A CANADIAN WE PRONOUNCE IT AS NEWFINLAND NOT NEWFOUNDLAND
Who else was looking at Big Bang theory and found this?
DO JAPAN PLEASE :( ....................................................................................
Why you sayin newfoundland like that
hi
France did not cede Louisiana to Spain but Napoleon sold it to the USA. Big blunder.
i thought you was dead bro XD
Argentine flag
No mention of the fact that Canada was a Penal colony.
@blondboybcDiDi Anderson, when was that? What is today the United States (most especially the southern states) was a Penal Colony until the Revolution when the British switched to Australia. I've never heard about Canada being used as a Penal Colony, and if it ever was, it would be my guess that it was between the start of the Revolution and the early 1800's when prisoners started being sent to Australia.
Remove the symbol of the center, increase the ratio of the red strives and boom you got yourself the flag of Peru
🇨🇦 -> 🇵🇪
The fact I learned most of the information here from A Haritage Moment back in the Early 2000's is amazing like the blue with three branched maple leafs is still amazing also you forgot to say the name of the Scottish colony known as Nova Scotia. Just saying.
The Saudi flag please
please isle of man
Finnish flag at some point?
Chilean flag!? 🇨🇱
1:45 Its new-fund-land not new-found-land.
That's how we ( Canadians ) say, but to the rest of the world they say new-found-land. It is the way it's spelled.
Canada if human would be male and the twin brother of the U.S. his hobbies includes hockey, nature exploring, and being a good host at parties due to him being a nice guy. but on the ice he's not so nice and can get very brutal. also and this is my take on it, he is blind due to him being injured by chemical weapons of the first world war, but he still looks on the bright side of life :)
wat
@@toadypeanuts3509 my interpretation of the character without delving into Hetalia which did this very thing.
as for the chemical weapons leading to blindness it has a more expanded look. while the German gas attack did in fact injure Canada he still had his sight. but overtime, the effects began to affect his vison until eventually his world plunged into shapes and shadows before all just blank void. and his sight was no more.
@@drswag0076 bruh wtf u talking about
@@toadypeanuts3509 he’s clearly on drugs. I’m British and lived in Canada for a few years in the early 00’s. I’d say Canadians are lot like us Brits especially the humour
@@Iamtheliquor thanks pal go sens
Serbia Flag please
Yay canada the second most biggest country on earth
pls French flag !
can you do quebec???
who came here fore the big bang theory
me ;-)
Are you portuguese?
NO
Looks like a Portuguese speaking English.
I fell asleep at 2 in the afternoon and it’s your fault
Nunavut, Quebeq and Northwest Territories fon't really belong to Canada
IT’S A FUCKING LEAF