- The Governor General of Canada
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Claude Joseph Bourret
Montréal, Quebec
Grant of Flags and a Badge
October 15, 2018
Vol. VII, p. 125
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Blazon
Badge
A fagot Or surmounted by a double-edged axe blade Gules all encircled by an annulus flory Or jewelled proper;
Symbolism
Badge
The bundle of sticks again honours Gilles Bourée. The axe is a pun on the name of Marie de Bellehache (composed of the French words belle, “beautiful,” and hache, “axe”). The red colour of the axe is from the arms of Normandy, their home province. The ring with fleurs-de-lis represents a crown and embodies Mr. Bourret’s love for the kingdom of France, the country of his forebears, as well as his passion for genealogy.