- The Governor General of Canada
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HMCS Jolliet
Sept-Îles, Quebec
Confirmation of the blazon of a Badge
December 15, 2009
Vol. V, p. 492
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Blazon
Badge
Azure a plate edged and surmounted by a compass rose Or charged with a fleur-de-lis Azure, on a base indented Argent two bars wavy Azure;
Motto
OMNIA PERRUMPIMUS;
Symbolism
Badge
The compass rose recalls Louis Jolliet, the explorer and cartographer from whom the ship takes her name. The blue colour represents the St. Lawrence River. The seven peaks and the fleur-de-lis symbolize Sept-Îles, Quebec, the home of the ship.
Motto
Meaning literally “We burst through everything” or colloquially “Nothing can stop us”.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 20, 2010, in Volume 144, page 441 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not applicable
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military
The badge was originally approved on 1 September 1990 and recorded in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada, Volume II, p. 85.