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Red Ensign 
n. a red flag with a Union Jack in the upper corner next to the staff and the Canadian coat of arms on the fly, used as the national flag of Canada until replaced in 1965 by the official red-and-white flag with a maple-leaf design.
- 1912 High over a noble maple in the centre of the grassy meadow floated the Red Ensign of the Empire, which, with the Canadian coat of arms on the fly, by common usage had become the national flag of Canada.
- 1964 It is a sad commentary on our maturity as a nation that the Red Ensign is recognized as Canada's flag by everyone but Canadians themselves.
- 1912 High over a noble maple in the centre of the grassy meadow floated the Red Ensign of the Empire, which, with the Canadian coat of arms on the fly, by common usage had become the national flag of Canada.