Red Ensign raised at Taylor & Company

Chris Taylor hosts this edition of the Red Ensign Standard:

Welcome to the fortieth edition of the Red Ensign Standard. When this group was founded back in June of 2004, the enterprise seemed more than a little quixotic. Canada’s collective memory of her rich heritage and worthy deeds had grown ever more distant and neglected by successive governments. The Liberal Party was lethargic master of the land for eleven years, and seemingly redefined Canadian identity in a pastiche of tired old clichés: medicare, beer-commercial jingoism and ritual observation of a thirty-two-year old hockey game. Our founder and former member inspired us to look beyond that — to see our country’s epic history, full of industry, courage and triumph.

Go and investigate what the rest of the Brigade has been posting about for the past couple of weeks.