Who, on hearing Lieutenant-Colonel McCrae’s stirring words “In Flanders fields the poppies blow…” doesn’t automatically think of The Royal Canadian Legion’s annual Poppy Campaign? It is, after all, at the very heart of their Remembrance Program. It is due in large part to the Legion’s annual …
Patriotic Patter
Canadian Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! This weekend many Canadian families will be carving turkeys and filling their bellies full of stuffing, mashed potatoes, and gravy. In our house the extensive feast of thanks usually follows with a selection of pies, preferably pumpkin and apple. Thanksgiving is typically …
Canuck Quotes: The Canadian Flag
. . all the rules the ordinary flag owner need pay attention to are few and simple. For him is just one flag that can properly be flown; that is the Union Jack. The Red Ensign, called the Canadian Flag, with the Canadian Coat of Arms in the field is proper only afloat. . . . In hoisting the flag the …