On 28 January 1965, sixty years ago, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II officially approved Canada’s official flag — the single red maple leaf. The declaration was signed at Buckingham Palace by Prime Minister Lester Pearson.
Thanks to Glenn Wright, author of “Controversy, Compromise and Celebration: The History of Canada’s National Flag” for the reminder. He tells me that the publisher, the Historical Society of Ottawa, has received a surge in orders from Canadian schools for the anniversary.