Flag of Quebec

The flag of Québec (French Le Fleurdelisé ) was introduced on 21 January 1948. The flag shows on a blue background a white cross, each with a white fleur de lys in the four quadrants. The official aspect ratio is 2:3, but there are also flags with the ratio of 1:2. The Fleurdelisé is next to the flag of Newfoundland and Labrador is the only province flag on the not the provincial coat of arms is displayed.

The color of the cross comes from the former royal flag of France. Allegedly had the French-Canadian militia at Louis -Joseph de Montcalm's victory at the Battle of Carillon in 1758 a banner with white lilies on a blue field. Contrary to popular belief, the lilies are not the banner of the French kings taken as shown on this golden. The white lilies represent purity and the Virgin Mary.

Flag history

Early on, the French Canadians were trying to define Canada by using their own symbols of the majority of English speaking population. During the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837/38, the insurgents used a flag with green, white and red stripes. In later years, the French tricolor was widespread.

The direct predecessor of today Fleurdelisé was designed in 1902 by Elphège Filiatrault, the parish priest of Saint- Jew. Known as the Carillon flag was similar to today's, except that golden lilies showed from the corners inward. It was first flown on 26 September 1902 but had no official character.

1947 demanded René Chaloult, an independent deputy of the National Assembly of Quebec, the introduction of a new provincial flag. You should replace the infamous Canadian Red Ensign, as well as the existence since 1868, but virtually never used the Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Quebec. René Chaloult, Lionel Groulx and Maurice Duplessis designed together different designs. Burroughs Pelletier had nine years earlier designed some flags, but none of them were taken. Pelletier, however, was involved in the decision.

The flag was introduced on 21 January 1948 by the provincial government by decree, but could only be flown for the first time on February 2, as they had not been sewn. Although the government created by the decree with a fait accompli, but opposition leaders Adélard Godbout expressed his approval, as René Chaloult. On March 9, 1950, the National Assembly finally passed a Flag Act, which governs the use of the provincial flag.