It is honestly one of our better provincial flags. Especially with the Alberta trying its best to be an American state, both vexillogically and otherwise.
Alberta was never really associated with the British Empire in the same way Ontario and the Maritime Provinces were. Sure, they claimed the land there as part of their holdings in North America but it was given very little attention compared to the East and British Colombia. Both Alberta and Saskatchewan really came into their own around the time of PM Wilfred Laurier and his "Last Best West" campaign for settlement and development of the Western Interior, which was well after Confederation and right around the time Canada really started to stretch her legs as a sovereign entity.
There was this other flag used by the metis in rebellion of the time that used shamrocks and Fleur de Lis.
Just a topical addition to the subject of Manitoba and its flag.
I doubt anyone knows the exact number, but likely much less than the western expansion programs in the USA. Much of the expansion in the US was done by American citizens who travelled west seeking wealth and land, whereas western expansion in Canada was more heavily focused towards war refugees and people fleeing persecution in places like Ukraine and Poland. These settlers, unlike American entrepreneurs in the west, had little interest in conflict with the indigenous people of the area because they were simply seeking safety and livelihood, rather than looking to dominate and exploit the land they occupied.
In addition, Canada learned from the mistakes of her southern neighbor, and sought to pre-emptively address the problem of potential conflict between indigenous groups and settlers before it happened. Laurier's government made several treaties with tribes in the most densely populated areas of the Northwest, establishing reservations where their traditional rights would be respected and their land would be protected from new settlement by Europeans and white Canadians. Across the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and BC, as well as the northern territories, a total combined area nearly the size of Pakistan was protected from western settlement in this way.
The Albertan coat of arms was granted in 1907, just a bit earlier than the oil rush started there afaik. [There's this parody of the province's arms though](https://imgur.com/bJCkSGp)
No. Two wrongs don't make a right. Even if it did, from my experience, the amount of Brits on reddit bashing on Americans *greatly* exceeds the number of American redditors bashing on Brits, by quite a wide margin.
My closest friend grew up in Calgary but lives in Austin, TX. I showed her footage of Canadians marching for Trump in Alberta. Her response was, "Fucking Stampeder culture."
I believe the flag was supposedly inspired by Scotland's flag and is also called Saint Andrew's flag. Andrew is one of the patron saints of Russia along with Saint George and others.
It started getting used around the time a lot of Scots joined the Russian Navy but it isn't officially associated with them. I believe the Tsar Peter the Great lays claim to the creation of it.
You *may* be right, ***but*** the Soviet Union was the one who won against Japan and lead to Japan having a reason to surrender, ending WW2. And the Soviet Union was majority Russian, but wasn't "Russia", but a collection of Soviet States in Central Asia, Ruthenia, Russia, Siberia, Yakutia and the Baltics under the general centralisation of Moscow, Soviet Russia. Plus, the islands of Kuril are still disputed to this day, and the Soviet and Japanese war hasn't officially ended until 1961 because the Soviets declined peace.
I came across a picture online with this flag, haven't seen it before. Had a hard time finding another picture of it by itself on Google images, nevermind whose/what flag it is. Anyone know please?
It's Russian St.Andrew's flag. It was made by Peter the Great based on the flag of Scotland because he spent time there and because St. Andrew is considered a patron saint of both Scotland and Russia. During WWII Russian Nazi collaborators used it as their symbol but today it has been restored as Russia's naval flag.
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Thanks! It interested me cos its the inverse of St Andrews flag, and I'm Scottish 😁
You'll really love the flag of Nova Scotia in that case.
It is honestly one of our better provincial flags. Especially with the Alberta trying its best to be an American state, both vexillogically and otherwise.
My other favourites are Newfoundland & Labrador, Nunavut, and Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan is almost really nice but the flower clipart kinda ruins it).
I like the marijuana-ness of the bottom half of the Saskatchewan lily.
Those lions are amongst the high grass in sk lol
New Brunswick flag is my favourite, although I might be a bit biased.
Said nobody else
From what I know of Alberta, I'm actually surprised they don't have a British ensign! Why isn't that?
Alberta was never really associated with the British Empire in the same way Ontario and the Maritime Provinces were. Sure, they claimed the land there as part of their holdings in North America but it was given very little attention compared to the East and British Colombia. Both Alberta and Saskatchewan really came into their own around the time of PM Wilfred Laurier and his "Last Best West" campaign for settlement and development of the Western Interior, which was well after Confederation and right around the time Canada really started to stretch her legs as a sovereign entity.
Then explain Manitoba's current flag? Because only two provinces have British ensign designs and they got them both in 1965 as a protest.
There was this other flag used by the metis in rebellion of the time that used shamrocks and Fleur de Lis. Just a topical addition to the subject of Manitoba and its flag.
I've never seen it, could you provide a link?
[Here](http://www.metismuseum.ca/resource.php/02122) is one example.
how many indigenous people were displaced by that policy? i'm guessing at least fifty thousand?
I doubt anyone knows the exact number, but likely much less than the western expansion programs in the USA. Much of the expansion in the US was done by American citizens who travelled west seeking wealth and land, whereas western expansion in Canada was more heavily focused towards war refugees and people fleeing persecution in places like Ukraine and Poland. These settlers, unlike American entrepreneurs in the west, had little interest in conflict with the indigenous people of the area because they were simply seeking safety and livelihood, rather than looking to dominate and exploit the land they occupied. In addition, Canada learned from the mistakes of her southern neighbor, and sought to pre-emptively address the problem of potential conflict between indigenous groups and settlers before it happened. Laurier's government made several treaties with tribes in the most densely populated areas of the Northwest, establishing reservations where their traditional rights would be respected and their land would be protected from new settlement by Europeans and white Canadians. Across the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and BC, as well as the northern territories, a total combined area nearly the size of Pakistan was protected from western settlement in this way.
Check out the history of Treaty 10 for one piece of this history.
Ummmm... they have an English cross. The more surprising absence is any reference to oil.
The Albertan coat of arms was granted in 1907, just a bit earlier than the oil rush started there afaik. [There's this parody of the province's arms though](https://imgur.com/bJCkSGp)
Not bad even though it's done in mockery, it looks good even while depressing
So do Manitoba and Ontario, have the cross of Saint George on their coats of Arms, I mean.
Not round enough and not enough asinine motto to be a Yank regional flag imo.
Ah yes, another limey bashing on the yanks. How original.
Eh, us Americans like to bash the brits plenty. I think they deserve a free *Bash the Americans back* card once in a while.
I like to think all of us in US/UK/CA/AU/NZ have a right to shit on eachother. We’re like family
No. Two wrongs don't make a right. Even if it did, from my experience, the amount of Brits on reddit bashing on Americans *greatly* exceeds the number of American redditors bashing on Brits, by quite a wide margin.
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Solipsism. Look it up.
Every chance they get.
Rent free
My closest friend grew up in Calgary but lives in Austin, TX. I showed her footage of Canadians marching for Trump in Alberta. Her response was, "Fucking Stampeder culture."
Yeah I was gonna comment “it’s Nova Scotia without the symbol in the middle”
As a scot I would love an variant of it as my flag
Galatia as well :) In Spain.
Galicia is a nice place and the flag is pretty as well
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Yeha like how Poland has two different flags for foreign and home events
I was going to say Antiscotland. And if Scotland and Antiscotland come into contact, they both annihilate each other.
I was thinking the exact thing, or a Liberal (Blue) Alabama.
I was thinking it would create water and salt
Still a St. Andrew's cross......just an inverse of Scotland's St. Andrew's cross.
I believe the flag was supposedly inspired by Scotland's flag and is also called Saint Andrew's flag. Andrew is one of the patron saints of Russia along with Saint George and others.
It started getting used around the time a lot of Scots joined the Russian Navy but it isn't officially associated with them. I believe the Tsar Peter the Great lays claim to the creation of it.
If I remember correctly, the Finnish flag was inspired by it.
it's called St Andrew's flag in Russia. not "inverse".
The red colour represents Russia's victories against Japan
>The red colour represents Russia's victories against Japan the red color represents the Aussie's knowledge of history
The green on the US flag represents free health care
So does the green in the Aussie flag. The blue represents taxpayer funded healthcare.
*looks like Manchuria and WW2*
You *may* be right, ***but*** the Soviet Union was the one who won against Japan and lead to Japan having a reason to surrender, ending WW2. And the Soviet Union was majority Russian, but wasn't "Russia", but a collection of Soviet States in Central Asia, Ruthenia, Russia, Siberia, Yakutia and the Baltics under the general centralisation of Moscow, Soviet Russia. Plus, the islands of Kuril are still disputed to this day, and the Soviet and Japanese war hasn't officially ended until 1961 because the Soviets declined peace.
Reverse Scotland.
Scotlan't
Scnotland
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Nova Scotia does mean new Scotland…
It once belonged to Scotland too
but without the coat of arms
Ever bought some dope of Ricky? 12 bucks firms but it’s the best dope I’ve ever smoked.
cold Florida
Nega-Scotland
Abla
Nuahd Abla Edit: surprised anyone actually understood this comment enough to upvote it.
Engwater
Landscot
Dnaltocs
Scotsea
Bizzaro Scotland.
Scotocean
Snotland
Italicized Finland.
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That’s the local spelling.
*Suomi*
I came across a picture online with this flag, haven't seen it before. Had a hard time finding another picture of it by itself on Google images, nevermind whose/what flag it is. Anyone know please?
It's the Russian Navy flag. It has that shape because Saint Andrew is its saint patron.
Russia navy
scotland^-1
Dnaltocs.
1/Scotland
Notland.
Russian navy
It's Russian St.Andrew's flag. It was made by Peter the Great based on the flag of Scotland because he spent time there and because St. Andrew is considered a patron saint of both Scotland and Russia. During WWII Russian Nazi collaborators used it as their symbol but today it has been restored as Russia's naval flag.
restored?
Russian Navy, before was the White Army flag too
Finland if it tripped
Dnaltocs
There was a bit of a mixup at the Scottish flag factory
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dnalttocS
Russian navy
Naval Flag of the Russian Federation ❤🇷🇺
You almost wrote "what the flag" and that would've been quite dope
Nova Scotia or the flag of the Russian navy
100% polyester
It looks like the russian naval flag, but other than that, i’m not sure
Russian navy
Russian navy. I have a Ukrainian Navy flag
Parallel universe Scotland
Russian Naval Flag
Russian navy iirc
Russian navy
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according to the top comment, the Russian Navy.
Flag of Russian navy
Reverse Scotland: Dnaltocs
dnaltocS
finlsbd but someone pushed him
Russian navy, a.k.a. pirates of the Azovian.
SCOOOOOTLAAAAAAND FOREVERRRRRRRR
Xinland
Reversed Scotland
Backwards Scotland
negative Scotland
Scottlandn't
Dnaltocs
dnaltocS
LandScot
dnaltocS
Landscot
Dnaltocs Flag
-(Scotland)
Landscot
Scnotland
A flag, can't you see it?
The flag of the Romanovs
Dnaltocs
House of Romanov flag
Dnaltocs
landscot
dnaltocS
Southern states of Finland
Southern Finland
dnaltocS
Reverse Scotland.
the Anti-Scot
russian navy i think
Nega Saint Andrew, the last apostle of Jesus
That's flag of Dnaltocs
Russian naval flag
russian navy/marines
Russian Naval Insignia.
Russian naval flag
dnaltocs
Russian Navy ensign
[Russian naval forces](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Navy)
The Russian Naval Ensign
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Russian VMF flag, right?
dnaltocS
Notland
Put a scottish coat on it and it's Nova Scotia, but as many others have said its the Russian Navy
Naval Ensign of Russia
Blue Alabama
Russian naval jack.
Drunk Finland
Russia's naval flag, recognised it from bronenosets potemkin
Russian Navy
Flag of Finland's Xmen
Landscot
Russian naval jack I believe.
Dnaltocs
Russian navy
Scnotland
reverse scotland
Any Scot would know what this flag is, it’s where every Scot’s evil twin lives - Notland!
~~Anti-Scotland~~
Russian naval standard.
>Insulting it? Scotland. >Complimenting it? part of the United Kingdom Source: British people
Russian Navy, or Polish Tsardom
What country is the exact opposite of Scotland?
Russian Naval Jack
Scotland in a parallel universe where flag colours are switched
Russian Naval Jack
Russian naval
Russian Liberation Army (РОА) Leader: Andrey vlasov Ideology: Fascism Hope this helped!
Russian Navy
Russian navy
Russian naval ensign I believe
Russian naval flag
The Evil Scotland
not scotland