- The Governor General of Canada
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Rouge Herald Extraordinary
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of a Badge of Office
June 26, 2007
Vol. V, p. 154
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Blazon
Badge
Five fleurs-de-lis their bases conjoined at the centre Gules;
Symbolism
Badge
The fleurs-de-lis and the red colour allude to the Rouge River in the eastern part of the City of Toronto, a river named by French explorers in reference to red clay. The space at the centre of the badge resembles a white rose, a symbol of York, the original name of Toronto.