Canada’s New Flag

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1864

Date Released

22 Feb 1965

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canada’s New Flag. DESCRIPTION: For forty years the familiar red ensign with Canada’s coat of arms had been the flag of the nation at places abroad. Now Canada has an official flag to fly at home as well as overseas. At the Hall of Fame, in Canada’s Parliament Building in Montreal is the governor, General George Vanier and Madame Vanier with government officials and leading citizens who are watching the ceremony. The new flag is hoisted and a 21 gun salute is fired. SHOTLIST: GV people standing in the hall of fame. MS the governor and his wife walking to their seats. MS the Queen’s message. Pan up Lester Pearson speaking. MS Lester Pearson speaking. GV crowds on Parliament Hill. MS man reading proclamation to the crowds. LS Canadian guards present arms as the old flag is run down. MS zoom in old flag being lowered. CU General George Vanier Governor of Canada. LS old flag being folded. MS ditto. CU the Governor. MS new flag about to be raised. CU the Governor. MS new flag being raised. LS new flag being raised on roof of a building. MS crowds. LA new flag at the top of the flag pole outside parliament buildings. LS new flag flying on top of parliament buildings.

Keywords

Politics and government; Ceremonies

Locations

Montreal; Canada

Footage sources

National Film Board of Canada

Card file number

89386

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

156

Story extras:

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