- The Governor General of Canada
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Aubrey William Trask
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge
July 20, 2018
Vol. VII, p. 99
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Blazon
Arms
Rustré Gules and Argent an octopus Or;
Crest
An octopus’ arm Or grasping a sword proper and issuant from a circlet of mullets Gules;
Motto
ASTRA INCLINANT SED NON OBLIGANT;
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
Badge
A tree eradicated blasted Sable its trunk surmounted by a mullet Or;
Symbolism
Arms
Red and white are the colours of Canada. For Mr. Trask, red also stands for passion and white for purity, strength, and clarity. The pattern of alternating colours symbolizes electronic circuits both with and without current flow, being an allusion to Mr. Trask’s career in the field of computer technology. The octopus represents flexibility.
Crest
The octopus’ arm represents flexibility, and the sword, strength of conviction. The stars symbolize Mr. Trask’s American heritage as well as alluding to the Motto.
Motto
This Latin sentence, meaning “The stars incline us, but do not bind us,” refers to the strength of free will.
Flag
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Badge
Black represents the unknown, and the tree represents the concept of a probability tree in the field of predictive analytics, its roots indicating assumptions and its twigs the predicted results. The gold star alludes to successful results.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 17, 2018, in Volume 152, page 3860 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Darrel Kennedy, Assiniboine Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Eva Pilar-Cass
Calligrapher
Luc Saucier
Recipient Information
Individual