noun, feminine/kaʁ.t(ə) sɔ.lɛj/plural: cartes soleil
synonym of carte d'assurance maladie du Québec (the Quebec medicare card); any socialized health insurance card, government health care card, medicare card
Synonyms: carte d'assurance maladie du Québec
From carte (“card”) + soleil (“sun”). From the sunset in a spruce forest illustration on the card, from a photo of a sunset at Lac Faillon, Quebec, taken by Robert Larivière in the 1970s, and used by Louis Larivière for the winning design of the card.