- The Governor General of Canada
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Canadian Association of General Surgeons
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms
July 14, 1993
Vol. II, p. 253
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Blazon
Arms
Or an eagle holding in its dexter talon a spear erect entwined of a serpent all Gules within a bordure compony Gules and Argent;
Crest
Issuant from a circlet of maple leaves Gules veined Or a hand proper grasping a sword its hilt and pommel Or blade Argent fixing a dragon's head erased Gules;
Motto
SAPIENTIA MANUQUE APTA. This Latin phrase means "By means of wisdom and a skillful hand".
Symbolism
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