Cloture
Videos
Cloture, closure, or informally a guillotine, is a motion or process in parliamentary procedure aimed at bringing debate to a quick end. The cloture procedure originated in the French National Assembl
Headline in The Philadelphia Inquirer of 16 November 1919 reporting the first use of cloture by the United States Senate
Great Canadian flag debate
Videos
The Great Canadian flag debate was a national debate that took place in 1963 and 1964 when a new design for the national flag of Canada was chosen.
Cloture
…Northern Ontario Pipeline Crown Corporation. "Closure" is the term used in Canada; "cloture" and "guillotine" are not used. Closure was used to force the adoption of a single red maple leaf flag design on December 15, 1964. Procedure on closure in Canada is governed under Standing Order no. 57 of the House of Commons and consists of three parts: Notice…
An exhibit on the Great Canadian Flag Debate at the Canadian Museum of History
A postcard for the 1911 coronation of George V, with the Canadian Red Ensign and the Union Jack.
The royal proclamation naming the Maple Leaf the country's new national flag.
George Stanley who designed the flag eventually adopted