2. Creation of the flag Throughout the process, th...

2. Creation of the flag Throughout the process, the maple leaf and the colours red and white have been a recurring, common theme between experts and heraldry enthusiasts. After various discussions over time, there were three final designs to choose from: ·a red ensign with the fleur-de-lis and the Union Jack ; ·a flag with three joined maples leaves in between a blue border; ·and the single leaf design in between a red border. Alan Beddoe, a retired naval captain and heraldic adviser to the Royal Canadian Navy, brought forth the three joined maples leaves. That designed was favoured by heraldist and historian Colonel Fortescue Duguid. Though, it was not the first time the single leaf design was suggested. In 1919, Major General (later the Honourable) Sir Eugene Fiset had recommended the single red maple leaf on a white field as Canada’s emblem. The device had been worn by all Canadian Olympic athletes since 1904. The same design was again proposed for the national flag in 1964 by Dr. George Stanley. John Matheson, Member of Parliament from Ontario and the Prime Minister’s parliamentary secretary, played a critical role in the creation and selection of the Flag. He oversaw and coordinated the research and proposal throughout the process, and presented the single leaf design which is based on a strong sense of Canadian history. The combination of red, white and red first appeared in the General Service Medal issued by Queen Victoria. In 1921, red and white were proclaimed Canada’s national colours by King George V. The final design of the stylized maple leaf was established by Jacques St-Cyr, the precise dimensions of red and white were suggested by George Bist, and the technical description of precise shade of red was defined by Dr. Günter Wyszecki. On a Friday afternoon in the late autumn of 1964, an urgent request came from Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson to the desk of Ken Donovan. Mr. Donovan was then an assistant purchasing director with the Canadian Government Exhibition Commission, which later became a part of the Department of Supply and Services. The Prime Minister wanted prototypes of the proposals for the new flag to take to his residence at Harrington Lake the next morning. There were three proposals: ·a Red Ensign with the fleur-de-lis and the Union Jack; ·a design that included three red maple leaves; and ·a red flag with a single, stylized red maple leaf on a white square. The only design samples in existence were drawings on paper yet Mr. Donovan and his team of designers managed to do the impossible - the flag prototypes were assembled in just a few hours. Graphic artists and silk screeners Jean Desrosiers and John Williams were called in to work on the Friday evening and since no seamstress could be found, the flags were stitched together by the young Joan O’Malley, daughter of Ken Donovan. After a great deal of work, the National Flag of Canada was proclaimed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on January 28, 1965 and raised for the first time in an inauguration ceremony on Parliament Hill on February 15, 1965. 3. Who played a critical role in the creation and selection of the Flag？

A、Alan Beddoe.

B、Sir Eugene Fiset.

C、John Matheson.

D、Jacques St-Cyr.