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Canada Command

Ottawa, Ontario
Approval of a Badge
January 15, 2007
Vol. V, p. 107

Badge of the Canada Command

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Blazon

Badge

Per pale erablé Argent and Gules, dexter a dragon rampant sinister a wyvern erect both respectant counterchanged.

Motto

PROTEGIMUS ET DEFENDIMUS;


Symbolism

Badge

The dragon represents power, wisdom and shrewdness. The wyvern represents valour and protection. Red and white are the national colours of Canada, and the maple leaves in the division line symbolize service to Canada and military fortitude.

Motto

Meaning “We protect and we defend”.