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This design is based on the flag of the Canadian province of Quebec, known as the Fleurdelisé. Quebec is home to the largest population of French-speakers in the New World. It's culture is different from the culture of English-speaking Canadians, but also different from the culture of France.
The Fleurdelisé in its modern from developed over a long period of time, though it has been the official flag of Quebec since only 1948. A similar flag, called the Carillon flag, was used unofficially prior to the adoption of the Fleurdelisé. The difference between the two flags was that the fleurs-de-lis were gold instead of white, and they pointed inward instead of being positioned upright, the latter configuration being proper according to the rules of heraldry. The design was adopted from a banner honoring the Virgin Mary. The white fleurs-de-lis represent purity, and blue is the color associated with the Virgin Mary.
The text across the design is from the poem "Le Canada" by Octave Crémazie, the "Father of French Canadian Poetry."
