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I bay only one particular might one commend Provincial Secretary Black’s introduction of a provincial flag. One doubts B.C. has suffered any disability for lack of one, but if a provincial emblem is to be created a government might as well design it as anyone else. Even a Solomon couldn't satisfy public preference where a flag is con cerned, let alone the heraldic experts. The thousands of designs submitted for a national flag somers ago makes this amply clear Black has no inhibitions, but this is a realm from which angels could be excused if they beat a retreat. It is not necessary to go to the College of Arms in London for ap proval however; as with their consti tution Canadians should be able to design a flag of their own. Neither is vtn ious art. One critic remarks that flag design is a subtle business; in fact the less subtle the better the flag. Even a brief survey of the world’s national flags indicate they have one in common— their ease of identification. It is here that Mr. Black goes astray and merits there of the critics. The ensemble in the takes in so much it is con = thus it defeats itself. The — to laugh at B.C., as has been , if only because it has other things to do. But Mr. Black could not go wrong in having some second thoughts on the matter, nevertheless; even better, it might be wiser to drop the idea of a provincial flag alto gether.
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Victoria Daily Colonist
Victoria, British Columbia, CA
Tue, Feb 23, 1960
Page 24
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John H.
