- The Governor General of Canada
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James Thomas Robson
Collingwood, Ontario
Grant of Arms, with differences to John David Robson, Jeremy Mark Robson, Joseph Andrew Robson, Martha Anne Robson and Marie Jennifer Dorothy Robson
March 19, 1995
Vol. III, p. 61
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Blazon
Arms
Per fess Azure and Argent on a saltire between two scales of justice all counterchanged four fleurs-de-lys Azure in chief and four trillium flowers Argent barbed Vert in base;
Crest
Issuant from a mural crown Or of six ports Gules a lymphad Azure sail Argent charged with a hawthorn tree in flower proper pennons flying Azure;
Motto
LOGICA ET MISERICORDIA;
Symbolism
Arms
The chevrons, combined here in a saltire are taken from arms used by other Robsons. The fleurs-de-lis honour Mr. Robson’s birthplace and ancestry in the Province of Quebec. The scales symbolize his career in the legal profession. They also refer to the notion of justice and emphasize a central element in Judge Robson’s work as a judge in the Ontario Provincial Court (Family Division).
Crest
The mural coronet is similar to the one found in the arms of the city of Quebec, Judge Robson’s place of birth. The six red portals are a reference to his five children and his wife, Mary Virginia Skilling. The lymphad, or galley, honours the river pilotage activities of Judge Robson’s ancestors, as well as his own interests in yachting. The hawthorn tree symbolizes Judge Robson’s current residence, named Hawthorn House.
Motto
This Latin sentence means “Logic and compassion” and repeats Judge Robson’s personal stance in regards to the law and fairness.