The proposal was scheduled to be discussed at Ford's cabinet on May 21, Ontario's Flag Day, but was pulled from ministers' briefing materials shortly before cabinet convened.

Over the past 50 years, Ontario has changed. We are the landing ground for thousands of immigrants and refugees from all over the world. Ontario’s population today is estimated at 13.9 million people.

Our provincial flag’s symbolism can therefore represent a continuity between Ontario’s past, present and future spanning a period of almost 350 years. Impressive by any North American standard ...