Quote Originally Posted by Old Hippie View Post
Seems you've probably got the straight goods. As an immigrant from the U.S. I was surprised that Canadians do not treat the Maple Leaf with the same ceremony the U.S. treats Old Glory.
As a Canadian who visits the US very often, I'm always surprised at the ceremony with which the US flag is treated. It's fascinating and moving. However, the Maple Leaf is fairly young in comparison as it was only introduced as our official flag in 1965. I started school in 1966 and I know my school didn't fly the Maple Leaf until 1967 our 100th Birthday and it flew along side the Royal Union Flag (Union Jack) for a few years after that. When I was growing up Flag Day was a wonderful holiday. It introduced our new flag and reinforced it's use.