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Bruce Maxwell Hicks
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge
May 18, 1995
Vol. III, p. 60
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Blazon
Arms
Or on a cross Purpure a coronet erablé Or between in pale two eagles Or armed and beaked Gules and in fess two lions passant guardant Or armed and langued Gules;
Crest
Issuant from a circlet of wild roses proper alternating with fleurs-de-lys Argent a demi grizzly bear Purpure holding in the dexter forepaw a mace the finial winged and surmounted by a maple leaf Or;
Motto
EQUALITY THROUGH ACTION;
Symbolism
Arms
The colours of the shield are based on the Arms of Mr. Hicks’ mother, Sidney Hicks. The cross alludes to the arms of Montreal and Ottawa, and refers to the two cities Mr. Hicks has called home. The lions and eagles are another reference to the main elements of Sidney Hicks’ arms, and they honour the Gidney and Bruce families, Mr. Hicks’ maternal heritage. The maple leaf coronet is a reference to his interest in Parliament and parliamentary democracy.
Crest
The alternating wild roses and fleurs-de-lis refer to Mr. Hicks’ birthplace, Alberta, and his work in Quebec. The grizzly bear also honours Alberta. It is an animal that holds special significance to Mr. Hicks and is a symbol of powerful determination. The mace symbolizes Mr. Hicks’ decades of involvement with Parliament and has been made distinctive to him with the addition of an eagle for his maternal grandfather Gidney and the maple leaf for Canada.
Motto
EQUALITY THROUGH ACTION;