Great Canadian Flag Debate the party's election platform in the 1962 and 1963 federal elections. During the election campaign of 1963, Pearson promised that Canada would have a new flag within two years of his election. No previous party leader had ever gone as far as Pearson did, by putting a time limit on finding a new national flag for Canada. The 1963 election brought the Liberals back to power, but with a minority government. In February 1964, a three-leaf design was leaked to the press. At the 20th Royal Canadian Legion Convention in Winnipeg on May 17, 1964, Pearson faced an unsympathetic audience
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