Detail of the provincial coat of arms on the speaker’s throne in the national assembly, Quebec’s provincial legislature, in Quebec City, on March 28, 2019. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
The Quebec government says it’s removing the British crown from the province’s official coat of arms.
Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette and French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge say the province’s decision reaffirms the autonomy of the Quebec nation.
