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Anonymous flag design, ca. 1946, sent to “all members of the Senate and Members of Parliament and to all daily newspapers in Canada. The Flag’s Theme: Two great races, united in nine provinces under one central government. The chevrons [arrows]…represent the first possessors of Canadian Soil, the Indians…[and are] not only emblematic of Canada’s past, but also of its future [as they are] indicative of unlimited progress.”

Anonymous flag design, ca. 1946, sent to “all members of the Senate and Members of Parliament and to all daily newspapers in Canada. The Flag’s Theme: Two great races, united in nine provinces under one central government. The chevrons [arrows]…represent the first possessors of Canadian Soil, the Indians…[and are] not only emblematic of Canada’s past, but also of its future [as they are] indicative of unlimited progress.”

(Source: scaa.usask.ca)