- The Governor General of Canada
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Philippe Angus Costin
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms
January 20, 1990
Vol. I, p. 79
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Blazon
Arms
Gules on a pale Argent between two swords erect of the same a rod of Aesculapius Azure between in chief a Maltese cross and in base a cross potent both Gules;
Crest
A beaver sejant rampant Argent charged on the shoulder with a maple leaf Azure holding a mast Sable equipped with a sail of the Arms and flying a pennant Azure a saltire Argent;
Motto
TENAX ET FIDUS. This Latin phrase means "Tenacious and faithful".
Symbolism
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