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Paul Philip Clarke
Moncton, New Brunswick
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge
August 15, 2017
Vol. VI, p. 746
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Blazon
Arms
Azure a cross of four whale tails conjoined Argent, a chief per fess sapinagé Vert and Argent;
Crest
On a sandy mount set with marram grass, a puffin statant wings displayed proper;
Motto
CHERISH HONOUR;
Flag
A standard, the Arms in hoist, the fly Argent charged with the Crest and two representations of the Badge all separated by two bends Argent edged Vert inscribed with the Motto in letters Azure;
Badge
A cross of four whale tails gyronny Azure, Argent, Vert and Argent;
Symbolism
Arms
Blue, green and white are the colours of the flag of Labrador, where Mr. Clarke was born. The whale tails make a reference to Atlantic Canada, the region where Mr. Clarke has lived all his life. Their placement in the form of a cross also alludes to the Maltese cross emblem of the Order of St. John, in which Mr. Clarke is Chancellor for the Priory of Canada. The twigs allude to the black spruce twig in the Labrador flag, as well as to environmental stewardship.
Crest
The puffin is a bird found on the seacoasts of Atlantic Canada. The base with marram (beach) grass represents the beaches of Prince Edward Island, the home province of Mr. Clarke’s family.
Motto
This phrase is taken from Sir Walter Scott’s The Lay of the Last Minstrel (Canton 1, stanza 21).
Flag
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Badge
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Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 31, 2018, in Volume 152, page 897 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Bruce Patterson, Deputy Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Debra MacGarvie
Calligrapher
Yolande Lessard
Recipient Information
Individual