Something struck me when I looked at the Canadian flag on this "Canada" Day and it's something that's always made me wonder.
It seems that the Maple Leaf is a symbol of Eastern Canada and not the West. Somehow that was overlooked back in Lester Pearson's day when Canada chose a rather unusual emblem for the flag
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/are-maple-trees-common-in-west-LHDurTK2RaOu_Bv9GFBoHQ
Take a look at this article! https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/accepting-mediocrity-has-become-a-canadian-habit-6054204
Take a look at this article! https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/us-not-renewing-us-mexico-canada-trade-pact-6055950