Great Canadian Flag Debate a blue background. Pearson preferred this choice, as the blue bars reflected Canada's motto, "From Sea to Sea". On June 15, 1964, Pearson opened the parliamentary flag debate with a resolution: Pearson sought to produce a flag which embodied history and tradition, but he also wanted to excise the Union Jack as a reminder of Canada's heritage and links to the United Kingdom. Hence, the issue was not whether the maple leaf was pre-eminently Canadian, but rather whether the nation should exclude the British-related component from its identity. Diefenbaker led the opposition to the Maple Leaf flag, arguing for the
1964 United States presidential election in Massachusetts highest vote share any presidential candidate of either party has ever received in the state, and his 52.74 percent margin of victory is the widest margin by which any presidential candidate of either party has ever carried the state. 1964 United States presidential election in Massachusetts The 1964 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all fifty states and D.C. Voters chose fourteen representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Massachusetts voted overwhelmingly for the