The sales boost comes ahead of the country’s national flag day on Feb. 15, marking the 60th anniversary of the red and white maple leaf banner’s debut in Ottawa
Nathan Travers adjusts a Canadian flag before cutting it to size at Flags Unlimited in Barrie, Ont., on Feb. 12.Canadian flagmaker Flags Unlimited’s sales have doubled from a year earlier, the company’s owners said, as tensions with the neighbouring United States fuel a wave of patriotism.
Matt Skipp, co-owner of Flags Unlimited in Barrie, north of Toronto, attributes the spike in demand to threats from U.S. President Canadian politicians have called on citizens to display the national flag this weekend to demonstrate that unity and their national pride. Flags Unlimited, which produces more than 500,000 flags annually, is considering additional shifts and sourcing extra materials to meet the surge in demand, Skipp said.
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