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Should the Conservatives ‘stand athwart’ history?

If the Canadian flag itself becomes an object of controversy, then the Conservatives have a clear opening to defend it.

The Canadian flag, pictured June 26, 2019. In 2015, then opposition leader Justin Trudeau sharply criticized the Harper Conservative government for not doing enough to celebrate the Maple Leaf flag’s 50th anniversary, implying the Conservatives might still be secretly opposed to the Liberal-created national banner, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

July 6, 2020

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