It's symbolic of the six sided Star of Rempham.
Christian heritage of Canada continues to be purged. I would not be surprised to see changes to provincial flags that bear crosses or anything else pointing towards Christianity.
The present Canadian flag was rammed through quickly and secretly back in 1965 so there was no debate.
This was Canada's flag until 1957. The leaves were changed to red then, and this flag lasted until 1965.
