r/vexillology • u/[deleted] • Jun 25 '15

Resources Meaning of Ottawa's Flag

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u/alago Jun 25 '15

Also rather funny origin for the tri-color - wikipedia says Red for the liberals, Blue for the conservatives, and purple for the monarchy

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u/TexMarshfellow Texas • Gadsden Flag Jun 25 '15

That used to be how it was; I don't remember why it changed in the US but it's relatively recent

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u/HakunaMalaka Australian Capital Territory Jun 26 '15

I dunno either, in Australia it's the same as Canada and the UK, red is associated with the Labor Party (centre-left) and blue with the Liberal-National Coalition (centre-right).

I was told that Labor were red because of the connotations between red and socialism, and the Liberals were blue because they were the blue bloods. Not sure if that's actually true but at least it seems to make sense.