Everything about Flag Of The Governor General Of Canada totally explained
The
Flag of the Governor General of Canada was adopted in 1981. It features Canada's royal
crest: a crowned lion holding a red maple leaf in its paw, standing on a wreath of the official colours of
Canada (red and white), on a blue background. The flag differs from the flags of
Governors-General in the other
Commonwealth Realms (besides the
United Kingdom), in that the flag doesn't feature the country's name, and the inclusion of the maple leaf and wreath as national symbols. Prior to 1981, the Canadian Governor General's flag was similar to the other realm governors': the lion crest (the royal crest of the United Kingdom), with the name of the country below being the only national marker.
The flag takes precedence over the
National Flag, but not over the
Royal Standard, or the flag of a
Lieutenant Governor of a province at the Lieutenant Governor's residence, or on occasion when the Lieutenant Governor is performing his duties as
the Queen's representative in the province.
The flag is flown from the Governor General's official residences,
Rideau Hall and
La Citadelle, and any other building the Governor General is visiting. The flag may also be flown from the Governor General's car. On overseas visits, the National Flag is used as a more recognizable Canadian symbol.
Previous Governor General flags
Image:GG Canada 1901.gif|1901-1921
Image:GG Canada 1921.gif|1921-1931
Image:Standard of the Canadian Governor General 1931.svg|1931-1981
Image:Flag of Canadian Governor General LeBlanc.svg|1999-2002
The first Governor General's flag was adopted in 1901 and followed the design of other vice-regal flags in use throughout the
British Empire: a
Union Flag defaced with the
Coat of Arms of Canada. The design was updated in 1921, when the coat of arms changed to the current design. In 1931, the Flag of the Governor General was changed to reflect the
Balfour Declaration of 1926 whereby the Governor General was now the representative of the Monarch of the
Dominion of Canada, rather than a representative of the British Monarch in Canada, as it was previously. The 1931 design remains the basic design of Governor General flags in the other Commonwealth realms.
Legal
The Standard/flag is protected under the
Trade-marks Act. Section 9(c) "Prohibited Marks" states:
Roméo LeBlanc
During the period while
Roméo LeBlanc was Governor General of Canada, he asked that the standard of the Governor General be modified to be more "Canadian."
The Canadian newspaper, the
National Post, reported on Monday,
August 16,
1999, that a revised flag has been introduced for Canada's Governor General. The revision was to the lion emblem in the flag. Governor General Roméo LeBlanc didn't like the attitude of the lion used previously, which was deemed to be regardant and poking its tongue at observers. It was now deprived of its claws and has its tongue politely hidden in its mouth. The change was introduced gradually and quietly.
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