ItB次元官网网址檚 been said that Canadians are not brash about their patriotism, but you wouldnB次元官网网址檛 know it from the variety of merchandise, big and small, being snapped up in advance of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 150th birthday July 1.

From T-shirts to hats, flags to flasks, condoms to caskets, goods adorned with celebratory logos are popping up faster than you can say sesquicentennial.

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MillerB次元官网网址檚 company runs a website that offers T-shirts, coffee mugs, coasters, whisky flasks and more B次元官网网址� much of it adorned with a multi-coloured, multi-triangle maple leaf that was picked in April as the federal governmentB次元官网网址檚 official Canada 150 logo.

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The federal government is allowing people to use the official logo for free, but they must submit an application online that explains how and on what the logo will be displayed.

By mid-June, the federal government said, more than 6,200 applications had been approved for everything from quilts to fidget spinners to tractor trucks.

No application had been denied.

While the Heritage Department says many licences have been granted for Canadian-made products, there is no requirement that goods featuring the Canada 150 logo be made in Canada.

B次元官网网址淧rivate-sector companies are free to source their products from any supplier they choose,B次元官网网址� department spokeswoman Justine Lafond wrote in an email.

One product that caught peopleB次元官网网址檚 attention at a funeral industry trade show in Charlottetown earlier this month was a casket emblazoned with Maple Leaf flags and a version of the Canada 150 logo.

Caley Ferguson, president of Northern Casket in Lindsay, Ont., said the product is a one-off that was aimed at attracting people to his booth. The company later decided to auction it off and bids were received from funeral homes across Canada.

B次元官网网址淎ll the monies raised from the auction, we are donating to the (winning) funeral homeB次元官网网址檚 communityB次元官网网址檚 Canada 150 events,B次元官网网址� Ferguson said.

A U.S.-based condom manufacturer named One ran a contest to see who could design the best Canada-150-themed condom wrapper.

But there were no government logos in the contraceptive competition. Finalists included depictions of amorous moose, playful salmon and some word play centred on skiing.

As for the official logo, Miller said, people are warming up to its many hues and sharp angles B次元官网网址� him included.

B次元官网网址淥n our Facebook page, we have received a few negative comments about the new logo B次元官网网址� saying B次元官网网址楾hatB次元官网网址檚 not my flagB次元官网网址� and that sort of thing, but I think overall itB次元官网网址檚 been very well received,B次元官网网址� he said.

B次元官网网址淚 have to admit, myself, when I first saw it I wasnB次元官网网址檛 too positive on it.

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Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press

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