There have been many issues that have divided Canada in its history. There was the conscription crisis of 1917, or the referendums that threatened to break up Canada. Even things like Medicare caused furious debate across Canada.
One event that was hotly debated across Canada, loved by some, and hated by others at the time, was the debate over Canada’s flag. For most countries, a flag is created early in its history and there is little debate over its creation. In Canada, no national flag existed until almost 100 years after the formation of the country. Other flags had existed, de facto national flags, but nothing was official.
