- The Governor General of Canada
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Claude Joseph Bourret
Montréal, Quebec
Grant of a Flag and a Badge
March 15, 2013
Vol. VI, p. 215
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Blazon
Flag
A standard, the Arms in hoist, the fly Argent charged with the Crest between the two Badges, all separated by two bends sinister Azure inscribed with the Motto in letters Or;
Symbolism
Flag
The standard combines several other elements of the grants made to Mr. Bourret. The crowned red lion holding the standard recalls the lion found in the arms of Normandy and of royal France. The compartment of fleurs-de-lis and maple leaves honour Mr. Bourret’s French ancestry and his Canadian nationality.