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"O Canada" (French: Ô Canada) is the national anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Théodore Robitaille for the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony; Calixa Lavallée composed the music, after which French-language words were written by the poet and judge Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier .
The National Flag of Canada (French: Drapeau national du Canada), [1] often referred to simply as the Canadian flag, consists of a red field with a white square at its centre in the ratio of 1∶2∶1, in which is featured one stylized, red, 11-pointed maple leaf charged in the centre. [2]
A 2013 Statistics Canada survey found that more than 90% of those polled believed that the national flag and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms were the top symbols of Canadian identity. Next highest were the national anthem (" O Canada "), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police , and ice hockey . [ 4 ]
The national flag of Canada (at left) being flown with the flags of the 10 Canadian provinces and 3 territories. The Department of Canadian Heritage lays out protocol guidelines for the display of flags, including an order of precedence; these instructions are only conventional, however, and are generally intended to show respect for what are considered important symbols of the state or ...
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada (5 C, 9 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Canada" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
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Flag Coat of arms Escutcheon Bird Animal (mammal) Fish Flower Tree Mineral Motto Other Alberta [2] Great horned owl: Bighorn sheep: Bull trout: Wild rose: Lodgepole pine: Petrified wood: Fortis et liber (strong and free) Provincial grass: rough fescue, song: "Alberta", gemstone: ammolite: British Columbia [3] Steller's jay: Spirit bear: Pacific ...