- The Governor General of Canada
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Nicolas Jean-François Ostiguy
Rockcliffe Park, Ontario
Registration of Arms
March 29, 1994
Vol. II, p. 317
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Blazon
Arms
Gules on a chevron between in chief two Basque crosses and in base a thistle slipped and leaved Argent two swords points inward Gules within a bordure Or;
Crest
A dove displayed Or holding in the beak an olive branch Vert;
Motto
AUT PAX AUT BELLUM. This Latin phrase means "Either peace or war".
Symbolism
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