Talk:Flag of Manitoba

Incorrect Illustration
The flag of Manitoba illustrated in this article is incorrect. Please refer to Travel Manitoba (an official provincial government site) for the correct version:

http://www.travelmanitoba.com/default.asp?page=134&node=589&menu=436

Note specifically the shape and design of the shield and how it differs.

P.V.

"Hypothetical" Flag?
What in hell is a "hypothetical" flag? --Walby2 04:23, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

The Manitoba Flag was around since 1905 AD
Manitoba Coat-of-Arms Granted 1905 AD

http://homeschooling.about.com/library/blcambcoat.htm

The Coat-of-Arms of the Province of Manitoba was granted in 1905 AD. The Red Ensign of Manitoba has been in existance since 1905 AD.

Please correct your page accordingly AndyL.

ArmChairVexillologistDonArmchairVexillologistDon 03:51, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)

The coat of arms was granted in 1905, the flag, however, was not adopted until 1966. AndyL

Change it?
Hasn't there been any discussion on changing the flag, seeing as how it's only one of two Canadian provinical flags still based on the Union Flag? &mdash; Nightst a  llion  (?) 10:11, 20 February 2006 (UTC)


 * As I recall there have been occasional design contests, but no serious moves to replace the flag. -- AlexWCovington  (talk) 20:01, 20 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Too bad; the flag proposal linked to in the article (http://www.mts.net/~hajones/portfol/flag.htm) is really good. &mdash; Nightst a  llion  (?) 13:24, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

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Union Jack?
The text currently reads "the British explorer who raised the first Union Jack over what is now Manitoba back in 1612". Hunh? I don't think there was such as thing as a Union Jack in 1612, inasmuch as the Union flags arose from the union of England and Scotland in 1707. If there was some sort of unofficial or private union flag a century earlier, that should be explained. --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 14:38, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for pointing that out. The text from the journal said "… how the British flag had flown over Manitoba since it was first erected in the north by British explorer Thomas Button in 1612."  I wanted to avoid close paraphrasing, but ended up referring to the wrong flag.  I've now changed it to pipelink to the more accurate Flag of Great Britain. —Bloom6132 (talk) 14:48, 12 May 2020 (UTC)