- The Governor General of Canada
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Jacques Wilson Ostiguy
Rockcliffe Park, Ontario
Registration of Arms
March 29, 1994
Vol. II, p. 314
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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;
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
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 December 3, 1994, in Volume 128, page 4583 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
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The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 20 November 1973.