Dominion of Canada
It is sometimes suggested that the presence of French (blue on yellow) fleurs-de-lis in the coat of arms of the Dominion of Canada expresses the claim, after their removal from the British sovereign's arms in 1801. The committee designing the arms in 1921 is said to have intended "The meaning of the design" to include "a daughter country inheriting the arms of the four mother countries" (namely England, Scotland, Ireland, and France). The current coat of arms continues to use the fleur-de-lis.
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