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VIDEOIt is unknown if the Canadian flag will not be flown by Justin Trudeau's office just this month or longer. Either way it is a sad sad commentary on where things have gone in Canada (as well as in the USA).

In accordance with a formal proclamation by Queen Elizabeth II of England, a new Canadian national flag is raised above Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the capital of Canada. Beginning in 1610, Lower Canada, a new British colony, flew Great Britain's Union Jack, or Royal Union Flag. In 1763, as a result of the French and Indian Wars, France lost its sizable colonial possessions in Canada, and the Union Jack flew all across the wide territory of Canada. In 1867, the Dominion of Canada was established as a self-governing federation within the British Empire, and three years later a new flag,...

This morning I was a caller on Lowell Green's radio show (CFRA, Ottawa, Canada). He is a right-wing host and a strong supporter of the United States. The question on the table this morning was "Are Canadians more apathetic about their government than Americans. If so, why?" So, as always when the issue of the differences between the two countries and our relationship comes up, I had to call. :) I said, "Canadians have never had to fight for anything. They didn't have to fight for their independence from England; they don't have to work for their national defense because...