Taxation without Representation is Tyranny was one of the slogans that American settlers used before the War of Independence in the 1700s - at about the same time that Wolfe was planting firm Britannia's flag. Britain was also instrumental in the slave trade, as you know.
You really think that flag and that song represented them in any way other than default? I'm not attacking anything, I am saying they don't represent Canada as well as the maple leaf flag and the current national anthem.
Forgive me for speaking for all Ukrainians; I am sure many perhaps most and maybe even all living in Canada in the 1930s or 1940s felt pride in the Red Ensign (beat the heck out of being starved by Stalin - my paternal grandfather arrived here between the wars to build a new life, and was pretty successful) but really - what choice did they have in which flag they took pride in or felt represented them? Given the choice in the here and now, this Ukrainian prefers the current status quo.
I am not unaware of the significance of that Red Ensign - I fly one in my house, a six footer at that, and displayed one openly at work (people thought it meant I was from New Zealand.... :
) I just wouldn't pretend it is a good idea to make the entire country fly one.