- The Governor General of Canada
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François Richard
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Supporters
March 29, 1989
Vol. I, p. 10
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Blazon
Arms
Per pale Argent and Azure a saltire fimbriated between two towers in fess masoned of the field all counterchanged;
Crest
A beaver couchant Or charged with a roundel of the Arms of Office of the Deputy Herald Chancellor of the Canadian Heraldic Authority fimbriated Gules;
Supporters
On a representation of the rock of the City of Québec proper, dexter a stag per fess Argent and Azure attired and unglued Or gorged with a mural coronet Azure bearing six mullets Argent three visible and charged at the shoulder with a maple leaf Gules, sinister a stag per fess Azure and Argent attired and unglued Or gorged with a mural coronet Argent charged with two representations of the insignia of a Lieutenant-General of the Canadian Armed Forces one visible Azure and charged at the shoulder with a fleur-de-lys Argent;
Motto
FAIS CE QUE DOIS, meaning "Do what you must";
Symbolism
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