- The Governor General of Canada
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HMCS Jolliet
Ottawa, Ontario
Approval of a Badge
July 8, 1991
Vol. II, p. 85
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Blazon
Badge
Azure above a base indented of seven Argent charged with two barrulets wavy Azure a plate bordered Or surmounted by a compass rose Or charged with a fleur-de-lys 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 January 5, 2013, in Volume 147, page 2 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
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Recipient Information
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