Flying the Canadian Flag !

[DanMC]

Hi, even thou i'm a transplanted Canadian (from Romania) soon to have a Canadian born baby i was wondering how many people on this forum proudly fly the Maple Leaf ... or the Canadian flag ?...now if i do bring my boat in the US can i legally fly the Canadian Flag ?

 

[oops!]

Re: Flying the Canadian Flag !

lol.....only on canada day.

but its your boat....you can fly whatever flag you want.
i highly suggest you stay away from a marajuana flag tho......the cops might take intrest....lol

depending on where you are in the states, yes...you can fly the maple leaf.
however....if you are in the boston area, and flying a maple leaf with the vancouver canucks logo , you might have problems!

 

[V153]

Re: Flying the Canadian Flag !

however....if you are in the boston area, and flying a maple leaf with the vancouver canucks logo , you might have problems!

Yes, and in Buffalo too. Many moons ago I distincly remember literally pummeling maple leaf fans with snowballs outside the Aud after Sabre games.

Win or lose ...

 

[5150abf]

Re: Flying the Canadian Flag !

It's your boat and you are from Canada so what other flag would you fly?

I am kind of suprised, and disappointed, at how few people fly the flag, it is prett rare to see.

The first thing I do when I get to the launch is to put up my flag (US) which is on my all around wiht a Notre Dame flag underneath.

 

[In Deep]

Re: Flying the Canadian Flag !

I rarely see the Canadian flag being flown on boats here in Canada and when out yesterday decided I'm going to do my small part to change that.

 

[sasto]

Re: Flying the Canadian Flag !

Whatever country your in...fly their flag (courtesy flag) above all other flags. As an American, when I am traveling a forein country, I fly their flag, with my American flag below it.

Yes.....fly the Maple Leaf....and be proud of the opportunity.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Flying the Canadian Flag !

Ayuh,... Up here on the mighty St. Lawrence, ya might have a shot fired across yer bow, flyin' the maple leaf...

Seems the Canucks have quietly changed the enforcement of their laws, but didn't change the law...
Up until this summer, if ya strayed over that line that can't be seen, so long as you didn't anchor, or step foot on Canuck soil, ya didn't need to report in...

About a month or so ago, the Canucks boarded, 'n siezed a local fisherman, who'd been fishin' that same hole for 40 years,...
This is driftin', not anchored, 'bout 1/2 mile over the line that can't be seen,..
He was told to pay a $1000. fine, On the Spot, or be handcuffed, 'n placed face down in his boat fer the tow back to Canaduh...
Where he'd be Jailed, 'n his boat, 'n everything in it would be forfeited...

Even though their law says if you leave a US port, 'n return to a US port, ya don't have to check in...

Needless to say, the Canucks aren't so Welcome on this side of the creek as of now....

 

[jigngrub]

Re: Flying the Canadian Flag !

The further south you go in the US, the less people will know what it is.

Down here in 'Bama the "good ol' boys" might even think you were Japanese and just did a messy job trying to paint the rising sun.

 

[GMIslander]

Re: Flying the Canadian Flag !

About a month or so ago, the Canucks boarded, 'n siezed a local fisherman, who'd been fishin' that same hole for 40 years,...
This is driftin', not anchored, 'bout 1/2 mile over the line that can't be seen,..
He was told to pay a $1000. fine, On the Spot, or be handcuffed, 'n placed face down in his boat fer the tow back to Canaduh...
Where he'd be Jailed, 'n his boat, 'n everything in it would be forfeited...

Well it would seem the "Canucks" have taken a page from the US customs play book.
They have been treating Canadians at the border like a threat for the past thirty years.
Not that I agree with any of it!

 

[jigngrub]

Re: Flying the Canadian Flag !

Well it would seem the "Canucks" have taken a page from the US customs play book.
They have been treating Canadians at the border like a threat for the past thirty years.
Not that I agree with any of it!

Yeah, kinda makes you wonder how many Canucks Homeland Security has harrassed and shaken down recently for them to do this.

I have a very thick southern drawl and HLS looks at me and treats me like I might be a threat whenever I cross our northern border with an Alabama tag on my truck and Alabama drivers license... where the heck else am I going to be from... Yemen???

 

[DanMC]

Re: Flying the Canadian Flag !

Thanks to all that have replied...i will make a point to fly the mighty Maple Leaf everytime, it is actually mounted on the am/fm antenna,i suppose if i were in the US i will fly the red,white and blue just out of respect...hey i might even add at the lower part of the post the Romania blue,yellow and red too...that would be fun ...as long as nobody will think of me as a dude with a crap load of flags.....
Dan