Great Canadian Flag Debate red flag for the nation's centennial celebrations. It was designed to appeal to those who were used to the Red Ensign and had not yet become accustomed to the Maple Leaf Flag. The Canadian Red Ensign itself can sometimes be seen today in Canada, often in connection to veterans' associations. In addition, the provinces of Manitoba and Ontario adopted their own versions of the Red Ensign as their respective provincial flags in the wake of the national flag debate. On the other hand, Newfoundland used the Union Flag as its provincial flag from 1952 until 1980; the blue triangles on
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 The Belgian jury awarded its 5 points to runaway contest winners Italy. Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 Belgium was represented by Robert Cogoi, with the self-penned song '"Près de ma rivière", at the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 21 March in Copenhagen. For the first time since the inaugural contest of 1956, both singer and song were chosen internally by broadcaster RTB. On the night of the final Cogoi performed 15th in the running order, following Switzerland and preceding Spain. Only an audio recording of Cogoi's performance survives as it is believed that the video