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Canadian flag at convoy protests surfaces emotions of pride, anger

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The Canadian flag is stirring up mixed emotions these days.

While it’s being flown as a source of national pride at the Olympic games or World Cup qualifiers, it’s also a common sight at anti-mandate protests throughout the country. 

That dichotomy is causing concern for people like Bill Stinson of West Kelowna, B.C.

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“I used to be able to demonstrate pride in my country by flying our flag,” he wrote in an email to CBC.

“Our flag has now become a symbol of the so-called ‘freedom’ protesters who have invaded Ottawa. You see lots of sympathizers locally who are flying the

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This story was originally published on  CBC News. To read the rest of this news worthy story, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canada-flag-convoy-protest-1.6344027?cmp=rss.

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