Denise Dow believes all Canadians should be able to celebrate being Strong and Free.

So much so that she launched her business, Strong and Free Emblem Inc., in 2007, with the goal of leaving a nest egg for her children.

From her home overlooking the Bay of Fundy in Saint John, N.B., she works with several licensees, stocking everything from tuques and T-shirts to air fresheners and souvenir licence plates.

Products are sold online and at duty-free border stores and airports across Canada.

“Strong and Free belongs to all Canadians,” said Dow, company founder and chief executive. “It doesn’t belong to any one person, province, a political agency. It belongs to all Canadians.

Dow said people have been calling and sending messages to her since last week about the Alberta government want

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