- The Governor General of Canada
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Brian Robert James Harris
Vancouver, British Columbia
Grant of Arms
August 20, 1990
Vol. II, p. 38
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Blazon
Arms
Azure on a chevron Or between in chief two maple leaves issuing out of as many crescents Or and in base a stag's head affronty all Or three mullets Gules;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet érablé Or its rim incised with half notes Azure a rod of Aesculapius the shaft terminating in a maple leaf Gules the serpent Or all framed by two fern fronds Argent;
Motto
AMOR VINCIT VERITAS SUPERAT. This Latin phrase means "Love conquers, the truth prevails".
Symbolism
In general, the symbolism of emblems prior to 2000 does not exist in an appropriate format for the online Register.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on August 10, 1991, in Volume 125, page 2568 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Alastair Priestly
Calligrapher
John Whitehead
Recipient Information
Individual