Simply put, the Red Ensign is a flag of Canada and for all Canadians. It is not the current official flag, but it still represents the country and an enormous chunk of its history from 1868 to 1965.

Any vessel registered in the UK, a Crown Dependency or UK Overseas Territory, is a British ship and is entitled to fly the Red Ensign flag.

It now shows a Union Jack along with six blue stars positioned, just as it is in the Australian flag. 1968, the New Zealand navy too did away with the Red Cross. The country changed the ensign to ...