Simply put, the Red Ensign is a flag of Canada and for all Canadians. It is not the current official flag, but it still represents the country and an enormous chunk of its history from 1868 to 1965.

Since Confederation, the Canadian national flag had been the British Union Jack - a symbol of Canada's former colonial status. The Red Ensign - a modified version of the flag of the British ...

The Red Ensign, Canada’s Union Jack-adorned flag prior to 1965, flies alongside the modern red Maple Leaf. God Save the King is sung alongside O Canada. More than any other holiday, Remembrance ...

The Red Ensign flag flies at Victory Green to remind us all of the importance of seafarers who still to this day leave their loved ones for months on end to work on ships that heavily contribute ...