Obscure flags from Canada

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  • @FlushedNoob
    @FlushedNoob5 жыл бұрын

    “Let’s get creative!” Pearson: “I want blue!” “Blue is not a Canadian color!”

  • @JJMcCullough

    @JJMcCullough

    5 жыл бұрын

    Genius.

  • @shaunaemery9618

    @shaunaemery9618

    5 жыл бұрын

    dhmis referance

  • @FlushedNoob

    @FlushedNoob

    5 жыл бұрын

    Shauna Emery im pretty sure this is exactly what was said the day they made the flag

  • @ngx-2330

    @ngx-2330

    5 жыл бұрын

    Many people didnt get the joke

  • @kincretefloor5689

    @kincretefloor5689

    5 жыл бұрын

    That sounds pretty boring

  • @nonbeenary9501
    @nonbeenary95014 жыл бұрын

    “And blue on the sides because Canada borders two Oceans” Arctic Ocean: Am I a joke to you

  • @TN-wv6ok

    @TN-wv6ok

    4 жыл бұрын

    Communist Potato Arctic Ocean: Aight imma head out

  • @Lcarp21

    @Lcarp21

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @stephenbinion6348

    @stephenbinion6348

    3 жыл бұрын

    That’s the white part....

  • @rattfish

    @rattfish

    3 жыл бұрын

    Stephen Binion nah it’s for the white majority-

  • @PineberryLive

    @PineberryLive

    3 жыл бұрын

    To be fair, we’re very proud of going from “sea to sea”, and it gets a little odd to remind ourselves that we have half the country that’s just sort of frozen in the Arctic when it’s such a big deal that we go from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Besides, what are the people in the territories going to do to stop us? There are like ten of them and they’re all too busy trying not to freeze to notice what the rest of us are doing. /J

  • @PiousMoltar
    @PiousMoltar5 жыл бұрын

    Person's flag ain't bad. Especially if he really did come up with it all by himself.

  • @northchurch753

    @northchurch753

    4 жыл бұрын

    I actually find it quite hideous

  • @roberteaston6413

    @roberteaston6413

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@northchurch753 It is a minimalist flag. Like the flag of Japan it had as little on it as a flag can have and still be a flag. I do not care for the Canadian flag but have to admit that Canadians such as Lester Pearson and Gordon Sinclair knew what it was like in the 1920's and 1930's to visit places across the world and have people be angry at them for being Canadians. It was not because Canada had done something wrong but because the British had offended them and they blamed Canada for being identified with the British. Hence the need for a distinctive Canadian flag. John Diefenbaker wanted a flag with the Union Jack on it. For four years he had the biggest Parliamentary majority in Canadian history. He had four years to bring in any flag he wanted.

  • @Insert-thing-here-Fan

    @Insert-thing-here-Fan

    2 жыл бұрын

    The three maple-leafs are a bit ugly but other then that its ok

  • @SamAronow
    @SamAronow5 жыл бұрын

    But Canada borders *three* oceans.

  • @JaKingScomez

    @JaKingScomez

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Sam Aronow damn I think you're right

  • @brucealanwilson4121

    @brucealanwilson4121

    5 жыл бұрын

    At the time the Arctic wasn't considered a separate ocean, I don't think.

  • @taymoorarsalan7789

    @taymoorarsalan7789

    5 жыл бұрын

    From sea to sea to sea

  • @ethanbrown4656

    @ethanbrown4656

    5 жыл бұрын

    and back to sea

  • @orangealligatorvidos3853

    @orangealligatorvidos3853

    5 жыл бұрын

    EthanBrown wut about the sea tho?

  • @beingsheepish
    @beingsheepish5 жыл бұрын

    The Canadian flag was chosen because it is bland, generic, and inoffensive... if that is not Canadian I dont know what is.

  • @gottjager760

    @gottjager760

    5 жыл бұрын

    That flag looks like a dead leaf, the ensign looks better. If Quebec want's to throw a hissy about it use the blue one.

  • @abdisaniini

    @abdisaniini

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@gottjager760 At that point we'd basically be Australia 3.0

  • @gottjager760

    @gottjager760

    5 жыл бұрын

    @André Lussier My apology. If french Canadian groups, not necessarily all french Canadians and not necessarily from Québec, want to throw a hissy about it use the blue one.

  • @IkeOkerekeNews

    @IkeOkerekeNews

    5 жыл бұрын

    It still looks like a distinctive and great flag on its own right.

  • @vivalarevolucion9

    @vivalarevolucion9

    5 жыл бұрын

    I really dislike the current Canadian flag, the red ensign was much better. If Canadians had no British pride, the Canada would be American by now… Whatever if today's Canadians don't care about Elizabeth 2. The red ensign is a symbol of the Canadian patriotism and determination… meanwhile a red dead leaf means absolutely nothing.

  • @CorollaLvr2000
    @CorollaLvr20005 жыл бұрын

    My husband (who is Mohawk Iroquois) wanted me to point out that the Mohawk people are a tribe of the Iroquois people, who are represented by the Six Nations flag. You're a lot more likely to see a Mohawk person using a Six Nations Iroquois flag versus a Mohawk Warrior flag, as it is a symbol of unity.

  • @Redrally

    @Redrally

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the FYI

  • @ThisThatAndTheOther123

    @ThisThatAndTheOther123

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I am actually kinda surprised JJ missed that one. Maybe its because in BC where he is its not that common, whereas here in Ontario you see it way more.

  • @mogywithahardg

    @mogywithahardg

    2 жыл бұрын

    That is a beautiful flag! Simple, unique, stylish, strong meaning represented.

  • @nromk
    @nromk5 жыл бұрын

    the Cascadia flag reminds me of the Lebanese flag... I am surprised no one has made the connection

  • @TheDeathopper

    @TheDeathopper

    4 жыл бұрын

    I mean there similar in that they both have a tree in the middle with two banners between it. But honestly the Lebanese flag is closer in style to the Canadian flag than the Cascadian one. Both have red stripes (even if one is vertical and the other horizontal), both have a plant/plant-derivative in the middle, and they have two colours in common. As a Lebanese-Canadian I find that rather amusing.

  • @owenthornhill9671

    @owenthornhill9671

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lesotho is much closer

  • @gamriii

    @gamriii

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@owenthornhill9671 I actually wear a Cascadian flag pin to College every so often, and my politics teacher noticed it and mistook it for the Lesotho flag hahaha

  • @tylerroberts4613

    @tylerroberts4613

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@gamriii I also wear a Cascadian hat pin eyyyyyy

  • @mogywithahardg

    @mogywithahardg

    2 жыл бұрын

    When I first read your comment, I thought it said "Lesbian" flag. 😂

  • @kaiwistoski9858
    @kaiwistoski98583 жыл бұрын

    The French Manitoban flag is not at all obscure in Manitoba. The francophone community is very strong in Winnipeg (saint Boniface neighborhood, Festival de Voyageur, many francophone division schools) and there are many French communities around Manitoba such a Lorette and others. The French Manitoban flag is quite iconic here

  • @dorktriogamer2865

    @dorktriogamer2865

    Жыл бұрын

    Honestly I assumed what jj said was true of all of Canada but Quebec and maybe nf&l, it's cool to learn otherwise

  • @josefruiz3435
    @josefruiz34355 жыл бұрын

    Canada:ok here's my flag I worked hard to finally find a good symbol to put on it Everyone:*changes the flag* Canada:am I a joke to you

  • @franciscojcsa6127

    @franciscojcsa6127

    4 жыл бұрын

    Britain and America: Yea, that's your whole point

  • @Cadmann778
    @Cadmann7785 жыл бұрын

    The Red Ensign is used a lot where I live at monuments and historic sites

  • @archdukefranzferdinand567

    @archdukefranzferdinand567

    3 жыл бұрын

    @For god and Ulster The flag looks like shit

  • @archdukefranzferdinand567

    @archdukefranzferdinand567

    3 жыл бұрын

    @For god and Ulster So was sending children to work in the mines

  • @lepidotos

    @lepidotos

    3 жыл бұрын

    the confederate naval jack is used down here for the same reason

  • @tennisyn6493

    @tennisyn6493

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@archdukefranzferdinand567 The Austro-Hungarian flag looks like shit

  • @MsZsc

    @MsZsc

    2 жыл бұрын

    it's the flag of the canadian legion

  • @ianhuddleston2641
    @ianhuddleston26415 жыл бұрын

    Thanks JJ for teaching me more about Canada.

  • @JJMcCullough

    @JJMcCullough

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank YOU for watching!

  • @CalvinKool-Aid

    @CalvinKool-Aid

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’d like the comment, but it’s on 69

  • @moleculeman6570
    @moleculeman65703 жыл бұрын

    I hate when extremists appropriate a flag from history. I low-key like the red ensign but I don't agree with the views of the people who weild it, but if I bought one I would have to explain this everytime.

  • @justanotheranimeprofilepic

    @justanotheranimeprofilepic

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same I want to use the Gadsden flag but would have to explain I'm not some tea party scum bag

  • @eskarinakatz7723

    @eskarinakatz7723

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s like the swastika. In its “natural habitat”, it’s a symbol that’s linked to spirituality and good luck and stuff, but some idiots took that and exploited it, and now it has the exact opposite meaning in a Western context.

  • @TheMrPeteChannel

    @TheMrPeteChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    If it ever becomes to "opressive" the veteran groups can switch over to the blue ensign.

  • @DeityBladeGaming
    @DeityBladeGaming5 жыл бұрын

    This channel is great, you make topics I normally would scroll right past suddenly seem so fascinating I don't give a shit about flags or canada but I could watch you talk about canadian flags all day

  • @JJMcCullough

    @JJMcCullough

    5 жыл бұрын

    Daniel Penman I think the secret is that I don’t actually care much about flags or Canada either. Shh.

  • @gameinformer4045

    @gameinformer4045

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@JJMcCullough I knew you didn't care about Canada

  • @IndyHasSpoken

    @IndyHasSpoken

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@JJMcCullough *MY BOI IS AN AMERICAN CONFIRMED*

  • @oBlasterBox
    @oBlasterBox5 жыл бұрын

    JJ, your channel is amazing. But as a non-canadian, sometimes I have the feeling that you dislike French Canadians just because of French. Great channel.

  • @TheRantMaster53

    @TheRantMaster53

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah he has this weird thing against French Canadians which is kinda preventing me from liking his channel even more than I do

  • @manjittoor9208

    @manjittoor9208

    5 жыл бұрын

    I do enjoy JJ’s edutainment videos (such as this one), but his opinions on French Canada is something I can’t get past.

  • @dkdonkeykong2875

    @dkdonkeykong2875

    5 жыл бұрын

    It's just goold old racism, it's making a comeback in Canada

  • @TheRantMaster53

    @TheRantMaster53

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@dkdonkeykong2875 Sadly yes it is

  • @danthemanbardo

    @danthemanbardo

    5 жыл бұрын

    I know what you mean. But I don't think its racism. I think he takes issue with a lot of how things are run in that province. He addresses that type of thing in multiple videos. He basically criticized racism in this video right here.

  • @aquaferme1346
    @aquaferme13463 жыл бұрын

    That Acadian flag is the oldest flag with continued use in the country, meaning, that in flags still used today, it is the oldest of them all that we see floating around today, adopted in Miscouche PEI on 1884. It is a flag with many passions and pride behind it, and also many who resent french presence in the Maritimes are annoyed by it. It is also a very odd flag, because it has a papal symbol on top of a the french revolutionary colors of the modern french flag. It is like placing a catholic symbol on to of an anti-catholic symbol, but visually the flag works well.

  • @maccarr9923

    @maccarr9923

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well the Acadian flag is based on the post-revolutionary French flag, a country that didn't exist until well after the French lost control of the Maritimes so I think a lot of people find it just not to be overly sincere.

  • @onepercentjuice
    @onepercentjuice5 жыл бұрын

    OK JJ WE SEE YOU WITH THE KAWS SHIRT HUMBLE FLEX

  • @JJMcCullough

    @JJMcCullough

    5 жыл бұрын

    Austini Coco I’m flexing like Spongebob when he got those rubber arms, baby!

  • @onepercentjuice

    @onepercentjuice

    5 жыл бұрын

    J.J. McCullough oh hey thanks for replying love your videos i think ive watched them all atleast twice

  • @lucth16
    @lucth165 жыл бұрын

    Hi there! As an Acadian I didn't even know about the pope thing with the star. I check, and it's true BUT what we, the general public, know is that it's the star that guides our sailors to safety. Acadians of old were mostly fishermen after all. Cheers!

  • @point_decascadia
    @point_decascadia4 жыл бұрын

    9:13 Hey, it’s my profile picture!

  • @gullinbursti118
    @gullinbursti1184 жыл бұрын

    The red ensign is also the flag that WW2 and Korean war vets fought under. It is often seen at remembrance day ceremonies and other military parades. It's not just for racists. You might want to mention that as well.

  • @MuningTheCat

    @MuningTheCat

    8 ай бұрын

    Agree. The American confederate flag = Red Ensign is a real stretch IMO despite weasel words. This is not the USA; it is Canada. It is a different country.

  • @ThePolerbearproducts
    @ThePolerbearproducts5 жыл бұрын

    I like the monarchy. I think I have some of those flags somewhere *hides in bunker from the comments*

  • @EEYore-py1bf

    @EEYore-py1bf

    5 жыл бұрын

    I also like the monarchy. A lot. Much better than being a republic.

  • @sandcastle1128

    @sandcastle1128

    5 жыл бұрын

    I like the Monarchy too!

  • @EEYore-py1bf

    @EEYore-py1bf

    5 жыл бұрын

    @White Anglo Saxon Protestant Found the Cromwellian

  • @EEYore-py1bf

    @EEYore-py1bf

    5 жыл бұрын

    @White Anglo Saxon Protestant And I think that the moral degeneration that happens in every single republic to have ever existed since the dawn of time, starting with fucking Rome, leading to collapse, civil war, and the loss of rights 'despite' all the democracy, is a terrible form of governance.

  • @ashaler__

    @ashaler__

    4 жыл бұрын

    i'm a monarchist but i don't like the british monarchy lol

  • @J.Pear8
    @J.Pear85 жыл бұрын

    I think it would be fair to make a flag that represents an anglophone community of Quebec

  • @strider04

    @strider04

    5 жыл бұрын

    I agree

  • @SocialistFinn1

    @SocialistFinn1

    5 жыл бұрын

    yeah that'd be nice

  • @mikeoxsmal8022

    @mikeoxsmal8022

    5 жыл бұрын

    Anglos are the big gay

  • @mikeoxsmal8022

    @mikeoxsmal8022

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Michformer a "sociocultural cog" what are you on about. What does the slang term "cog" mean

  • @Michformer

    @Michformer

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lordparshnipz57 It means someone who’d rather fall in line with conformists than think for oneself, discrimination being a byproduct of collectivism.

  • @rodrigoteresa7944
    @rodrigoteresa79445 жыл бұрын

    JJ don't spread that stuff on the Red Ensign. It's legitimately important to so many Canadians and shouldn't be conceded to a fringe movement automatically just because some idiots decided to fly it.

  • @greatwolf5372

    @greatwolf5372

    5 жыл бұрын

    I guess it's similar to how the Gadsden flag is seen in the US. Has a interesting and long history(likely longer than the US flag) but was forgotten for a long time and then co-opted by far right/libertarian idiots in the 70s.

  • @rogerloger1935

    @rogerloger1935

    4 жыл бұрын

    Tell that to yourself square head, Its the flag of colonial and anyone having''pride'' is a ignorant british fudge packer.

  • @MrCaptGeezer

    @MrCaptGeezer

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's the flag that distinguished us in ww2 when we set out to fight racists.

  • @winstonsmith1517

    @winstonsmith1517

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Red Ensign was the flag many Canadians were born under myself included. Furthermore many Canadians went to war under. Equating it as a far right movement is rather insulting. It is a flag of protest a protest of what Canada has become under Liberal governments a shadow of what we once were

  • @yourescum3068

    @yourescum3068

    3 жыл бұрын

    Isnt it a veteran flag in Canada?

  • @vancouvertwerp
    @vancouvertwerp5 жыл бұрын

    The red ensign was never an official flag of Canada, though it was commonly used as such. One of the most recent changes to it happened in 1957, when the new Diefenbaker government changed the colour of the maple leaf cluster (at the bottom of the shield) from green to red. The red ensign is very appropriate during Remembrance Day, and RCL or ANAF Veterans buildings

  • @Jack-lm8ry
    @Jack-lm8ry5 жыл бұрын

    I understand why you find the tree on the Cascadian flag ugly, but I don't see how yours was much nicer. Also, what's so wrong with the dark green and blue?! -Sincerely, a Puget Sound resident

  • @JJJJ-gl2uf

    @JJJJ-gl2uf

    4 жыл бұрын

    They’re colours that represent the region well. Green and blue.

  • @yiyi3926

    @yiyi3926

    3 жыл бұрын

    The colours are nice, they contrast well. But the Douglas fir is a bit complicated..

  • @flouro4782

    @flouro4782

    3 жыл бұрын

    JJ's tree looks much more like a classic pine tree, much less representative of the region (pine trees span pretty much all of the US and Canada but Douglas Firs are really just northwestern).

  • @davidozab2753

    @davidozab2753

    3 жыл бұрын

    The tricolor design is nice, but the doug fir overwhelms it. Posted from Oregon.

  • @ginch8300

    @ginch8300

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Jack Hello fellow Puget Sound resident, I'm from the Canadian side of the Puget Sound :)

  • @johnnyjakesman8305
    @johnnyjakesman83055 жыл бұрын

    Your channel is fantastic, really fascinating. My favourite flag is my icon. All my fav countries together 🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿🇺🇸🇬🇧

  • @Lycaon1765

    @Lycaon1765

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's a nice icon.

  • @Michformer

    @Michformer

    5 жыл бұрын

    John Jakes The Anglosphere in one comfy package.

  • @Marcus51090

    @Marcus51090

    5 жыл бұрын

    John Jakes I really like that the Union Jack is in 3 of those flags lol 😂

  • @johnnyjakesman8305

    @johnnyjakesman8305

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lycaon 1765p thank you

  • @johnnyjakesman8305

    @johnnyjakesman8305

    5 жыл бұрын

    Marcus W thank you

  • @bigboyart1
    @bigboyart13 жыл бұрын

    9:34 How dare you. The Cascadian Doug Flag is great.

  • @timcombs2730

    @timcombs2730

    2 жыл бұрын

    No it’s disgusting every time I see it I wanna burn it

  • @marc2156
    @marc21564 жыл бұрын

    The Franco Ontarien flag is common in French speaking eastern Ontario towns. It is flown at City Hall in Ottawa, right next to the flag of Ontario. It now has official status in the province. Now I know why Americans make fun of the way Canadians pronounce "about". You must be the only person in Canada who says it that way. You must have a large American following on your KZread channel.

  • @hunterfudge2597
    @hunterfudge25973 жыл бұрын

    The Pink White and Green has a lot of association with Newfoundlands Irish community and more then likely came out of one of the Islands Irish Fraternities. It stuck around in that community through 1933 (when the Island stopped being a dominion) until sometime in the 1950s when annoyance over the out come of the Referendum died down, though it never fully disappeared in Catholic parts of the Island. Unlike what JJ says about it the Remergence happened due to the outrage over the Cod Moratorium in 1992 where it was adopted as a general symbol of Newfoundland Nationalism. The Flags history is tied deeply to the sour and often bloody relationship between Catholics and Protestants in the Islands past.

  • @pharmacist66
    @pharmacist665 жыл бұрын

    Pearson: Adds another color to the flag Canada: *Wait that's illegal*

  • @seamus3552
    @seamus35525 жыл бұрын

    As someone from Ottawa, I’ve seen the French Ontario flag more than the Ontario flag, it’s on buildings, outside and inside schools and of course at French Ontario protests

  • @joshualieblein5223
    @joshualieblein52235 жыл бұрын

    4:50 "a similar.....kind....of.....person." the SHADE of it all JJ

  • @patrickschnurbusch8319
    @patrickschnurbusch83195 жыл бұрын

    We need more fellow Canadian youtubers like you on this platform!

  • @KhAnubis
    @KhAnubis5 жыл бұрын

    I think maybe another good comparison for the colonial flag‘s use nowadays might be the Nordic across variant of the German flag, which was proposed after WWII, but dropped for the tricolor we all know today. It too is now used more to assert Germanic/Nordic supremacy, though probably not with quite as much toxicity as a Nazi flag, or the CSA battle flag.

  • @CODEFORTYTWO
    @CODEFORTYTWO5 жыл бұрын

    I actually really like the Pearson flag, it keeps the 3 leaf design from the original Colony flag and the blue bars compliment the red leaves quite nicely, although I shudder to think what it could have been like drawing that flag as non-artistically inclined child, the one leaf was hard enough for me but three would be a nightmare

  • @louis.seymour
    @louis.seymour5 жыл бұрын

    I love how you make these topics so interesting! I used to think of Canada as a boring country, but now I know about all kinds of cool history and trivia pertaining to Canada.

  • @MetalHeart8787
    @MetalHeart87873 жыл бұрын

    when we went to Nova Scotia in 2017 I saw the Acadian Flag & was like hey thats the French flag with a yellow star on it. then saw some plaques with the Name Acadian on it. i was like oh good another Flag ive learned

  • @nhprman
    @nhprman5 жыл бұрын

    As a fan of flags, I always enjoy your flag videos, JJ! I kind of like the Cascadia flag, in part because I like darker colors on flags. Otherwise, great analysis.

  • @jareddayton1186
    @jareddayton11865 жыл бұрын

    I bought that last flag when I visited Canada last summer.

  • @whadiyatalkinabeet9960
    @whadiyatalkinabeet99602 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad you included the Newfie PWG, it's a flag that I've always been fond of for some reason

  • @FlyinBlaney
    @FlyinBlaney5 жыл бұрын

    I like both the Pearson Pennant and the Red Ensign. They really look good to me. We need some Canadian creativity in designing a new flag for my home state of Kentucky.

  • @christopherrobinmarriott7218
    @christopherrobinmarriott72185 жыл бұрын

    I'm American but I have always loved all the flags of Canada. I actually have the red ensign on my wall and the Queen's flag and all the provincial in my closet because I ran out of wall space.

  • @briandennis7081
    @briandennis70815 жыл бұрын

    You should do a video of your thoughts on Canada being a crown dependency. I think hearing your view point would be interesting

  • @JJMcCullough

    @JJMcCullough

    5 жыл бұрын

    Brian Dennis I definitely will someday.

  • @larchlarch9851
    @larchlarch98515 жыл бұрын

    Greetings from North Carolina! I love learning about Canada from your videos.

  • @drewsteps
    @drewsteps4 жыл бұрын

    The way you say "about" is amazing.

  • @IronPiedmont
    @IronPiedmont5 жыл бұрын

    My favorite Canadian flag is the old Red Ensign (Pre '64). Can't beat the classics.

  • @thecaynuck4694

    @thecaynuck4694

    2 жыл бұрын

    Meh, not a huge fan of it myself

  • @williw.5815
    @williw.58155 жыл бұрын

    Love me some flag videos after a totally unnecessary nap

  • @AcePilot3342
    @AcePilot33425 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting video, JJ! Thanks for all the information!

  • @rocker6219
    @rocker62195 жыл бұрын

    "...and this number." Made me laugh very loud. Thank you j.j.!

  • @RandomStuffTutorials
    @RandomStuffTutorials5 жыл бұрын

    At least it's not a green flag with nothing on it like Libya's old one!

  • @JJMcCullough

    @JJMcCullough

    5 жыл бұрын

    Oof yes

  • @cameronburke8002

    @cameronburke8002

    5 жыл бұрын

    Weirdly enough Libya's old flag actually has symbolism 😂

  • @TheTimoprimo

    @TheTimoprimo

    5 жыл бұрын

    cameron burke You double-posted

  • @thecaynuck4694

    @thecaynuck4694

    2 жыл бұрын

    Libya and Mozambique has some of the worst flags I've seen. Libya for the boring flag that's only one color, and Mozambique for their horrible symbol (a book and gun, really?)

  • @andreasbasdekis6648
    @andreasbasdekis66485 жыл бұрын

    I really love everything aboot this channel :D

  • @waltzcanna3528
    @waltzcanna35285 жыл бұрын

    Hey J.J. have you talked about the residential schools yet? If not please do so! I believe it would be very informative to not only outsiders to Canada but other Canadians!

  • @oliviagreen8232
    @oliviagreen82325 жыл бұрын

    Honestly your videos are the highlight of my week.

  • @Michformer
    @Michformer5 жыл бұрын

    I personally prefer the Canadian Red Ensign over the Maple Leaf, but I fully understand why the latter has been created and wouldn’t fix what ain’t broke. I do, however, strongly condemn the appropriation of the CRE by far-right loonies. The Canadian Royal Legion and constitutional monarchists, by comparison, use it for historical purposes that in no way suggest reactionary opinions. Canada’s status as a multicultural country is swell since it promotes individuality/individualism among people from all walks of life and background, but there’s still plenty of work to be done with regards to addressing the mistreatment of First Nations and some immigration quirks (looking at you, Legault). Swell video as always, JJ.

  • @GoopyProduction

    @GoopyProduction

    5 жыл бұрын

    It seems that typically the "right wing loonies" adopt the Ensign to respect the heritage of the various peoples represented in it. I honestly can't fathom what's wrong with that. If you're a second or third generation immigrant and you love Canada and being Canadian that's great, but you know your ancestors didn't really build this country. You're the recipient of people's sacrifices, and those people deserve to be remembered and respected.

  • @Michformer

    @Michformer

    5 жыл бұрын

    Joey Clavette I agree with that last part and the one about acknowledging the heritages depicted in the CRE. What I meant by right-wing loonies were the far right, not necessarily all people on the right side of the spectrum.

  • @GoopyProduction

    @GoopyProduction

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Michformer well I'd just like to defend who he's talking about which seems to be the Proud Boys. I don't see how they're right wing loonies. When they brought the Ensign flag to a protest against Canada on Canada day in Halifax, outrage freaks wound up getting some good guys dishonourably discharged from the military, and the statue of Cornwalis removed. I'm Acadian and not a huge fan of Cornwalis, but I can at least acknowledge it's valid to have a statue of the city's founder in the city. The proud boys are not the loonies in this case.

  • @tagtag66

    @tagtag66

    5 жыл бұрын

    The ensigns is ugly and doesn't follow the rules of a good flag.

  • @Michformer

    @Michformer

    5 жыл бұрын

    tagtag66 Personal taste, chum.

  • @kirbertmott
    @kirbertmott5 жыл бұрын

    You should make a whole video on cascadia as some one from the east coast I think it was cool when I heard of it

  • @gregoryvess7183
    @gregoryvess71835 жыл бұрын

    Wow. JJ’s been coming out with all the good vids lately.

  • @maskandvaccinefreeandproud2110
    @maskandvaccinefreeandproud21103 жыл бұрын

    Great little video. Thanks.

  • @Frankaphone420
    @Frankaphone4205 жыл бұрын

    The way you handled the Metis flag was very honourable, your respect shows through your actions

  • @nonamenevermore
    @nonamenevermore5 жыл бұрын

    Hey man, just started to watch your videos a few days ago, I really like them! Hope you reach 100k soon. Btw your new hair colour looks amazing

  • @seannborba8416
    @seannborba84165 жыл бұрын

    Diggin the hair jj. And I enjoyed the video. One of the fee if not only youtubers who make videos about canada. At least in an interesting way

  • @hundvonkrieg
    @hundvonkrieg3 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos, these are great, man.

  • @abigailmaracle6386
    @abigailmaracle63862 жыл бұрын

    Hey JJ, there’s another indigenous flag that is really important to the native candian community which is the Haudenosaunee (pronunciation: hoondnashownee) flag. I am indigenous myself and it would be cool to see the haudenosaunee flag represented here.

  • @wasserruebenvergilbungsvirus

    @wasserruebenvergilbungsvirus

    11 ай бұрын

    It's a very cool looking flag. I once saw this flag flying in a garden here in Germany out of all places.

  • @lfuent6
    @lfuent65 жыл бұрын

    "I’ll leave symbols to the symbol minded". - George Carlin

  • @elbenjaggonzalez7024
    @elbenjaggonzalez70245 жыл бұрын

    Man, as an Uruguayan who also holds Canadian citizenship i really find your videos as an awesome way to be in touch with my other country, i'm always very happy when i see that you've uploaded something!, Keep it up man.

  • @rumski2926
    @rumski29265 жыл бұрын

    I’m loving this upload schedule

  • @JJMcCullough

    @JJMcCullough

    5 жыл бұрын

    It hasn't changed in six years!

  • @johnkilmartin5101
    @johnkilmartin51015 жыл бұрын

    I think that was the best transitions I've seen on KZread. Hopefully some day when Maritime union occurs the Acadian flag will be adopted.

  • @AndrewMFAult
    @AndrewMFAult5 жыл бұрын

    As an American of Canadian descent(Heh) albeit French Canadian - I find the Canadian flag to be brilliant. It has to be one of my favorite flag out of any nation. Good video as always J.J

  • @ajshdhenskaka

    @ajshdhenskaka

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mamaluigi0631 There wasn't a Canada until Europeans created it.

  • @thecaynuck4694

    @thecaynuck4694

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mamaluigi0631 Canada is a European created country, although the name is a misunderstood interpretation of an Indigenous word: "Kanata"

  • @thecaynuck4694

    @thecaynuck4694

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mamaluigi0631 It's not Indian. It's Indigenous.

  • @isaacbobjork7053
    @isaacbobjork70535 жыл бұрын

    For a Swede that one with the infinity symbol reminds me of the old grocery store chain Konsum, even the same colors.

  • @poundlandvodka
    @poundlandvodka3 жыл бұрын

    genuinely love all that newfie swag, and I've never even been to Canada, let alone Newfoundland

  • @masont.lockhart6253
    @masont.lockhart62535 жыл бұрын

    I like your new hair, godspeed

  • @aravr.2737
    @aravr.27375 жыл бұрын

    *obscure.....* I’m going to pretend like I don’t notice the background.

  • @JJMcCullough

    @JJMcCullough

    5 жыл бұрын

    I don't get it.

  • @zackbrand9311

    @zackbrand9311

    5 жыл бұрын

    J.J. McCullough I think he means the Arrét sign 😂

  • @robertleary6230

    @robertleary6230

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@JJMcCullough why do you have a Brittany flag?

  • @lucaslonchampt613

    @lucaslonchampt613

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@robertleary6230 I think a fan from Brittany offered it and he showed it in a video where he opened gifts from fans

  • @darreljones8645
    @darreljones86455 жыл бұрын

    OK, this chat about Canadian flags was interesting, but I couldn't help staring at your Sesame Street shirt throughout the video. I grew up in the USA at a time when watching Sesame Street was practically a rite of passage for kids in their preschool and kindergarten years. What REALLY got my attention, though, was the dead elephant head (?) above Elmo and next to Bert. What is THAT all about?

  • @charlie7466
    @charlie74665 жыл бұрын

    You gotta do more province vlogs especially a Quebec one

  • @tadeasgubala7576
    @tadeasgubala75765 жыл бұрын

    You're closing in on that 100k!

  • @wofi784
    @wofi7845 жыл бұрын

    _The Maple Leaf Forever starts playing loudly_

  • @danbabitch563
    @danbabitch5635 жыл бұрын

    Great Video man, I love these types of videos. Keep it up!

  • @ITristan
    @ITristan5 жыл бұрын

    You are a better teacher about Canada then all my other teachers combined

  • @v4l3nt1nn
    @v4l3nt1nn5 жыл бұрын

    do more flag videos!

  • @JJMcCullough

    @JJMcCullough

    5 жыл бұрын

    I've run out of flag ideas!

  • @MustraOrdo

    @MustraOrdo

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@JJMcCullough then do more current leaders of the world video

  • @awesomearyanandfriends
    @awesomearyanandfriends5 жыл бұрын

    Favourite KZreadr right now

  • @orangejamdo
    @orangejamdo2 жыл бұрын

    My school was a french-manitoban school and we made a quilt of the French-manitoban flag

  • @burntcrumble
    @burntcrumble4 жыл бұрын

    Hello! At school we always learned that the maple leaf had 3 sections for the 3 territories and 9 points plus the bit at the bottom for the ten provinces.

  • @rujularora
    @rujularora5 жыл бұрын

    I am a normal guy. Whenever I see a video notification by JJ Mccullough I click.

  • @JJMcCullough

    @JJMcCullough

    5 жыл бұрын

    I love you.

  • @JJMcCullough

    @JJMcCullough

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@liminallilac I love ALL of you.

  • @jegkompletson1698

    @jegkompletson1698

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@JJMcCullough yay thanks

  • @JJMcCullough

    @JJMcCullough

    5 жыл бұрын

    André Lussier you’re putting me on the spot!

  • @JJMcCullough

    @JJMcCullough

    5 жыл бұрын

    André Lussier I.... love..... the fine... people.... of.... QUEBEC

  • @davidatkins1418
    @davidatkins14184 жыл бұрын

    The red ensign is the real flag of Canada

  • @spectrumwifi2191
    @spectrumwifi21915 жыл бұрын

    Love these types of videos keep it up jj

  • @andrewstirling2051
    @andrewstirling20513 жыл бұрын

    I have seen the Cascadia flag quite a few times here in Oregon. It always reminded me of the flag of Lebanon.

  • @MoeSzyslak20

    @MoeSzyslak20

    Жыл бұрын

    It's more similar to Lesotho 🇱🇸

  • @andrewstirling2051

    @andrewstirling2051

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MoeSzyslak20 Yeah it is almost identical.

  • @delaneybyron9480
    @delaneybyron94805 жыл бұрын

    What a segway "you know who taught me how to make this flag"

  • @zeinaali5720
    @zeinaali57205 жыл бұрын

    can you talk about how back in the past there were moments in history that Canada could of have own some of the Caribbean islands.

  • @brucealanwilson4121

    @brucealanwilson4121

    5 жыл бұрын

    There is still some talk about Canada acquiring the Turks & Caicos.

  • @RoyalJordanian401
    @RoyalJordanian4015 жыл бұрын

    Love your editing and sound effects 😂 keep up the good work ❤️

  • @jakelinder4148
    @jakelinder4148 Жыл бұрын

    I like your Smokies Poutinerie head on the South Park Mountie in the background

  • @baskomite6299
    @baskomite62993 жыл бұрын

    8:03 FINALLY someone on the internet who knows how to say Newfoundland the right way

  • @michaelschipper3312
    @michaelschipper33124 жыл бұрын

    I actually really like the cascades flag

  • @noahhornecker4834
    @noahhornecker48345 жыл бұрын

    I find it very interesting how countries spend so much time on a flag and just trying to find something that they can all relate to on a national level. Also I have the same advent calendar as you lmao.

  • @perrinsmith6463
    @perrinsmith64635 жыл бұрын

    6:22 in my french imursion school i studied these also its called Franco-Ontarian

  • @incandescent06
    @incandescent065 жыл бұрын

    ... considering we down under could have had a kiwi pooping rainbows or a laser eyed kiwi, you shouldn't be complaining. 😂

  • @inwalters
    @inwalters5 жыл бұрын

    7:19 okay, when did Canada get 21 provinces? Wait - so 1) they're all married or 2) all the lt. governors + provincial premiers?

  • @gamriii

    @gamriii

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking the same thing

  • @Shabriri_the_reviled
    @Shabriri_the_reviled2 жыл бұрын

    Ive been binging your videos for like a week straight they're so nice to listen to it's calming in it's own way :>

  • @EpicEric2002
    @EpicEric20025 жыл бұрын

    You should do a series where you go through the provinces and show the flags of the top 20 cities

  • @jamiemyhre5268
    @jamiemyhre52685 жыл бұрын

    Im surprised you didn’t mention the native version of the current Canadian flag. I really like that one. Super into the Cascadia flag tho but that could just be my northern van isle logging roots shining through

  • @colbywankenobii
    @colbywankenobii5 жыл бұрын

    Are you sitting on a yoga ball?

  • @FullaEels
    @FullaEels5 жыл бұрын

    Man, making flags is fun. I make mines in Photoshop but it would be less time consuming in illustrator. Mines are mainly variants on the Saltire because reasons. I also like the stylised Canadian flag that's featured in the flag poll.

  • @johnnyjakesman8305
    @johnnyjakesman83055 жыл бұрын

    Great idea. You could have a competition with them stickers as prizes 🇨🇦