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The flag has been modified twice to honour French Canadian [[ice hockey|hockey]] players [[Maurice Richard|Maurice "The Rocket" Richard]] [http://www.trcf.ca/trcf10c_003.htm], and [[Bernie Geoffrion|Bernie "Boom-Boom" Geoffrion]] [http://www.trcf.ca/trcf10c_005.htm]. In both tributes, the number of Richard and Geoffrion, in white, was charged in the centre of the [[maple leaf]].
The flag has been modified twice to honour French Canadian [[ice hockey|hockey]] players [[Maurice Richard|Maurice "The Rocket" Richard]] [http://www.trcf.ca/trcf10c_003.htm], and [[Bernie Geoffrion|Bernie "Boom-Boom" Geoffrion]] [http://www.trcf.ca/trcf10c_005.htm]. In both tributes, the number of Richard and Geoffrion, in white, was charged in the centre of the [[maple leaf]].


The design can also be criticized on the grounds that the inner blue bars depict the imprisonment of Quebec within the outer red bars of Canada. The proportion of blue to red might also remind French-speakers of their minority status within Canada. In addition, some argue that the unaltered Canadian flag already represents French-speaking Canada because white was the colour of the French monarchy and because the [[Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society]] took the maple leaf as its symbol in 1834.
The design can also be criticized on the grounds that the inner blue bars depict the imprisonment of Quebec within the outer red bars of Canada.{{fact}} The proportion of blue to red might also remind French-speakers of their minority status within Canada.{{fact}} In addition, some argue that the unaltered Canadian flag already represents French-speaking Canada because white was the colour of the French monarchy and because the [[Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society]] took the maple leaf as its symbol in 1834.{{fact}}


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The flag adds blue lining stripes to the red flag of Canada to represent the unity of Canadian francophones (blue) and anglophones (red).
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The flag is still seen today. These were spotted on St. Patrick's Day in Montreal, 2004.

The Canadian Duality Flag (also called the Renewed Canadian Flag or Canadian Unity Flag) is an unofficial flag that was originally circulated to demonstrate the unity of Canada during the lead-up to the 1995 Quebec referendum, at rallies for the "no" side. The design was chosen to represent the francophone population on the nation's maple leaf flag by adding blue stripes to the red sections, roughly in proportion to the number of Canadians who are primarily French-speaking (blue) and English-speaking (red). The blue was chosen as it is the main colour that is used on the flag of Quebec.

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The flag has been modified twice to honour French Canadian hockey players Maurice "The Rocket" Richard [1], and Bernie "Boom-Boom" Geoffrion [2]. In both tributes, the number of Richard and Geoffrion, in white, was charged in the centre of the maple leaf.

The design can also be criticized on the grounds that the inner blue bars depict the imprisonment of Quebec within the outer red bars of Canada.[citation needed] The proportion of blue to red might also remind French-speakers of their minority status within Canada.[citation needed] In addition, some argue that the unaltered Canadian flag already represents French-speaking Canada because white was the colour of the French monarchy and because the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society took the maple leaf as its symbol in 1834.[citation needed]

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