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 Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:40 am
maldonsfecht maldonsfecht: herbie herbie: We're the ones with British in the provincial name. And we're scared to think of a new name and flag... we know it would look like a 6 year old drew it with crayons and be unpronounceable. yeah, I mean, look at the Canucks jerseys! ![[B-o]](./images/smilies/drinkup.gif "Drink up")   
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:02 pm
maldonsfecht maldonsfecht: Well actually, it was founded on a coalition between the English-Canadians and French-Canadians like it or not but I like your single-mindedness anything British. The Indians were just left in the heap unfortunately but didn't do any less to develop it. Funny how that is missing or 'altered' in some peoples history of Canada like the Revolutionary War and 1812 where the French didn't exist.  Anyways, flag is fine, keep it as it is.
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:21 pm
Ok so, the flag is:  UK flag in the corner on a red background. There's a bull and the England cross. It's quite difficult for me to say something here because we changed our flag for a really nice one in 1960 (Quebec). I would get the Union Jack out. The bull and the England cross is OK I think. But there's that red background that I don't like. Maybe you can start from there.
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:26 pm
That's a bison, not a bull.
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:26 pm
Tman1 Tman1: maldonsfecht maldonsfecht: Well actually, it was founded on a coalition between the English-Canadians and French-Canadians like it or not but I like your single-mindedness anything British. The Indians were just left in the heap unfortunately but didn't do any less to develop it. Funny how that is missing or 'altered' in some peoples history of Canada like the Revolutionary War and 1812 where the French didn't exist. Anyways, flag is fine, keep it as it is. Never said anything about the population itself, what I was saying was that the symbols and government are rightly British-oriented due to the British winning the wars that led to the founding of the nation. As I mentioned, the groups later came together and forged a more perfect union (to steal the words from our southern neighbours) and it continues to be enriched to this day by its diversity. However, the founding pillars are British, and I firmly believe in retaining those symbols and traditions.
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:27 pm
I think if it was the same colour of red, it would work decently if you removed the Union Jack and moved the Coat of Arms to the centre, a la Alberta.
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:31 pm
Tman1 Tman1: That's a bison, not a bull. Sorry, I'm french (always the good excuse )
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:35 pm
Proculation Proculation: Tman1 Tman1: That's a bison, not a bull. Sorry, I'm french (always the good excuse ) It's ok... it could be a bull or a cow... Bison is the animal, bull the gender!
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:36 pm
What the hell is wrong with the Union Jack as part of the provincial flag? Hell, the state flag of Hawaii has one too. 
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:41 pm
maldonsfecht maldonsfecht: Britain winning the wars was the founding of a colony, not a nation (you still neglected the French and Indians). Regardless, Canada as it is today was not founded by Britain as itself and if that were true, we wouldn't have two official languages, which sucks.
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:51 pm
herbie herbie: We're the ones with British in the provincial name. And we're scared to think of a new name and flag... we know it would look like a 6 year old drew it with crayons and be unpronounceable.  just take out the wheel and put in a pot leaf or the Hong Kong flower, and there you have it, Honghindustangwaiicouverdude!
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:52 pm
maldonsfecht maldonsfecht: Proculation Proculation: Tman1 Tman1: That's a bison, not a bull. Sorry, I'm french (always the good excuse ) It's ok... it could be a bull or a cow... Bison is the animal, bull the gender! Thanks to help me and clarify things on this one 
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:52 pm
Tman1 Tman1: maldonsfecht maldonsfecht: Britain winning the wars was the founding of a colony, not a nation (you still neglected the French and Indians). Regardless, Canada as it is today was not founded by Britain as itself and if that were true, we wouldn't have two official languages, which sucks. Yes, although the colony grew with the English, French and Indians coming together (against the Americans) it was still made a nation under British rule and emerged from the former colony into a nation in the British Commonwealth. So I hold that yes, indeed, Canada is a British nation... albeit one with an important and vital French population along with the Natives. I do not demand British symbols to be put where there are none, but do not remove them for modern post-colonial spite... Try to take the fleur-de-lis from the Quebec flag and see what happens...  See what I'm saying?
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:53 pm
Sorry, I'm french (always the good excuse )[/quote] It's ok... it could be a bull or a cow... Bison is the animal, bull the gender! [/quote] Thanks to help me and clarify things on this one [/quote] pas de problem mon ami!
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:54 pm
@SheperdsDog: (I won't copy the picture) That's a HELL of an ugly flag.  That's like French flag (blue, white and red) or Dutch and with a Union Jack. What were they thinking ?
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