Wrapped in Atlantic mists and storms three hours' flying time east of Ottawa, it was only in 1948 that Newfoundland and Labrador voted by a slim margin to relinquish its status as a British colony to become the tenth province in Canada. To judge from the number of pre-confederation flags in the capital, St John's, many still wonder if they made the right choice. The green, white and pink standard, resembling a washed-out Irish tricolour, is flown from rooftops, draped in shop windows, stencilled on T-shirts and even iced on cookies sold to tourists. "It represents a time when we had more pride," says Mark Dobbin, the boss of a helicopter service company. "We're not that long in Canada and we haven't been treated very well," he adds.
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