What's with the Premier of Newfoundland!!

[Barry Churcher]

I simply can't understand being too embarassed to fly MY country's flag. The next thing will be burning it. This is my country too and my flag so please show it the respect it is due. I also did not agree with the Trudeau gang about replacing the flag but it happened. Get over it, or run for election! This is the flag that CANADA is now recignized by all over the world. It means something to a lot of people in a lot of different countries and is respected by those people, why can't we respect it? In a previous thread some uninformed person said " eer, wrong flag". Well it isn't the wrong flag dammit. It is not the flag our veterans fought under but it is the flag we now live under. The youth in that previous thread about Normandy 2004 waved this flag with incredible enthusiasm and I for one was proud to witness such a sight. They represented CANADA and were very proud of that flag and made all the people from other attending countries well aware of where they were from. It is the only flag that the youth of our country know. Brian Gough has given out flags to the veterans the last three times we have been in Europe. They all waved them enthusiastically from the vehicles they were riding in and not one of them said "no thanks, wrong flag". I guess Gary Shipton and I are the only people on this forum to feel this way.
I have shirts made up for every time I am lucky enough to get to Europe for parades. These shirts have a CANADIAN MAPLE LEAF FLAG embroidered on them because as Gary so aptly put it, "this is my identity". I will now go out in the snow and see if I can get my CANADIAN flag to fly a touch higher and yes my Ensign that I bought from Geoff will still be right below it.
Barry C ( in the flag waving minority )