The three-maple-leaf flag that lost the great debate but won Canada's imagination — Pearson's bold proposal that forced a nation to decide who it was.
Pearson Pennant — the audacious and short-lived flag proposal of 1964 that Prime Minister Lester Bowles Pearson personally championed before a hostile Legion convention in Winnipeg with the quiet courage that had won him the Nobel Peace Prize, a design of three red maple leaves on a white field flanked by blue borders that its critics immediately dubbed the Pearson Pennant in mockery but whose underlying vision of a distinctly Canadian symbol liberated from both the British Union Jack and the French fleur-de-lis represented the most honest attempt to articulate what Canada had become in the postwar era — a bilingual, multicultural, peacekeeping middle power whose identity was genuinely its own — and whose defeat in the Great Flag Debate of 1964 after six months of the most acrimonious parliamentary argument in Canadian history in favor of the single maple leaf design of George Stanley and John Matheson produced a flag that proved so enduringly beloved that Canadians sew it on their backpacks when traveling abroad as the universal symbol of a national character the world has come to associate with decency, openness, and quiet confidence. This interactive sweatshirt connects you to that defining legacy with a QR code linking to the full story.
HERITAG is a purpose-driven brand that celebrates cultural diversity and awareness. Wear and share your social identity and cultural heritage with a unique collection of interactive sweatshirts that carry historical flags of Canada. Create informative and fun moments by inviting people to scan the visible QR code and learn about the proud history of Canada.
Making products on demand instead of in bulk also helps reduce overproduction, and this quality sweatshirt is made especially for you as soon as you place an order.
Few more things to know about this sweatshirt: • Scannable QR code printed on the back for an interactive and fun experience • Designed to educate about a nation's proud history milestones and rich culture • Custom print-on-demand • 50% cotton, 50% polyester • Unisex regular fit, sturdy and warm, pre-shrunk soft-feel fabric • Double-needle stitched spandex collar, shoulders, armholes, cuffs, and hem
