Comments on: Scènes de l’Autre St-Jean http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/06/24/scenes-de-lautre-st-jean/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:36:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Singlestar http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/06/24/scenes-de-lautre-st-jean/comment-page-1/#comment-83895 Singlestar Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:19:33 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=6032#comment-83895 "Aww look at that diversity. (I'm being sarcastic, of course - that's the flag of the Jeunes patriotes du Québec)" Actually, it's the flag of the Patriotes of 1837-38 during the rebellion (simultaneous to the rebellion in York (aka Toronto by William Lyon Mackenzie.) In the 1960s this flag became quite popular, especially a bit later during the War Measures Act when it was a pacific symbol of resistance. More common amongst fringes today. "Aww look at that diversity. (I'm being sarcastic, of course - that's the flag of the Jeunes patriotes du Québec)"

Actually, it's the flag of the Patriotes of 1837-38 during the rebellion (simultaneous to the rebellion in York (aka Toronto by William Lyon Mackenzie.)
In the 1960s this flag became quite popular, especially a bit later during the War Measures Act when it was a pacific symbol of resistance.
More common amongst fringes today.

]]> By: soup http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/06/24/scenes-de-lautre-st-jean/comment-page-1/#comment-83815 soup Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:06:34 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=6032#comment-83815 i've always wanted to go around waving a franco-ontarian flag at one of those things. sadly, i don't have one. i've always wanted to go around waving a franco-ontarian flag at one of those things. sadly, i don't have one.

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