Some Canadians want to reclaim the Maple Leaf as a symbol of unity.
Jason Kowalyshyn of Take Action Canada, a group opposed to vaccine mandates and COVID-related restrictions, is travelling from Hamilton, Ont., to be in Ottawa this weekend. He says the flag will be as prominent as it was during previous protests.
"You always wonder now when you see the flag. Who is the person inside that truck? Who is that person inside that car?" said Fakih, a Lebanese immigrant to Canada and CEO of Paramount Fine Foods. "Is it a real Canadian patriot or someone who actually have different set of mind or ideas, or someone is ready to occupy our capital?"
Get your Maple Leaf flag before July 1. Display it prominently outside your home. Place it in a window. Mount it on your car. Raise it at the lake or the shore. Let’s see more and more flags each day – for a Canada Day to remember!#ShowTheFlag #FlyTheMapleLeaf pic.twitter.com/ABdme5LBSmThe Canadian flag has been a source of controversy long before the Freedom Convoy started using it. It's also a painful symbol for many Indigenous peoples.
It pitted Conservatives, who wanted to maintain a red ensign, against the Liberals and New Democrats, who wanted to adopt the Maple Leaf.
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