- The Governor General of Canada
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Gaspard Chaussegros de Léry
Québec, Quebec
Registration of Arms
March 15, 2019
Vol. VII, p. 148
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Blazon
Arms
Azure a spurred boot above a bar embattled, on a chief Argent three mullets Azure;
Motto
RECTUS UBIQUE;
Symbolism
Arms
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The tall boot possibly refers to the name Chaussegros, the expression “chausser gros” meaning “wearing big shoes” in French.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “Straight everywhere.”