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
In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country religious sect and their Waco retreat. The EP's title refers to a line of vocals around which the title track is based, a vocoder-processed and slowed voice sample – ""come out and live in a religious community in a beautiful place out in the country."" – purportedly of Amo Bishop Roden, for whom the second track is named after. Roden, the widow of a rival of David Koresh, reoccupied the Waco site after its destruction, sleeping in a ditch near the property until federal authorities who had been keeping her away finally abandoned it. According to Metacritic, "In a Beautiful