Canadian Patriotism Is Surging, and so Are Flag and Flagpole Sales

GUNTER: What to make of a spike in national pride this Canada Day

Donald Trump is a huge reason for the shift toward more patriotic feelings.

Cambridge couple decorates their neighbourhood with more than 2,000 Canadian flags

Every Canada Day, a Preston neighbourhood wakes up to thousands of Canadian flags decorating their streets.

Canadian Pride and Optimism on the Rise, but Still Well Below 1980s Levels

National pride is on the upswing in Canada since last year, yet fewer than half of the country’s citizens report feeling “very proud” to be Canadian, a new survey suggests. Forty-three percent of those polled by Angus Reid this month say they are “very proud” to be Canadian, up from the 34 percent who expressed the same sentiments last December, but still significantly lower than the 78 percent recorded in 1985. The survey said that “Canadians h…

Canada Day: How Canadian nationalism is evolving with the times — and will continue to do so

Tariffs imposed on Canada by the United States have fuelled a surge in nationalist sentiment that played a significant role in the outcome of April’s federal election. Mark Carney’s new Liberal government has signalled an interest in pursuing nation-building projects that hearken back to an earlier period in Canadian history. Economic, cultural and social policy in Canada has often served the purpose of building national unity to facilitate cohe…

Canadian patriotism is surging, and so are flag and flagpole sales

From coast to coast, flag and flagpole sales are booming ahead of Canada Day, thanks to a surge of patriotism fuelled by U.S. President Donald Trump.