The Governor General of Canada

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Differenced Arms for Carla Jean Foote, child of Judy May Foote

Judy May Foote

St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Grant of Arms and Supporters, with differences to Carla Jean Foote, Jason Howard Foote and Heidi Ellen Lee Foote
May 15, 2019
Vol. VII, p. 189

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Blazon

Arms

Azure on a lozenge fesswise conjoined with a fillet cross and a fillet saltire Argent and environed by dog paw prints Or, a boar passant Azure armed and unguled Gules;

Crest

A black spruce proper charged with a butterfly Or embellished Azure and flanked by two daffodils all issuant from a rocky mount proper;

Supporters

Two doves proper each charged on its shoulder with a cross-crosslet Azure, resting its interior claw on a lyre Or set on a closed book lying flat its spine outwards and standing on a rocky mount set with grass proper and issuant from a bar wavy Azure;

Motto

MIND OVER BODY,

Differenced Arms for Carla Jean Foote, child of Judy May Foote

The Arms of Judy May Foote debruised of a three-point label Or during her mother’s lifetime. This individual will inherit the Arms of the Recipient following her death;

Differenced Arms for Jason Howard Foote, child of Judy May Foote

The Arms or Judy May Foote within a bordure Or;

Differnced Arms for Heidi Ellen Lee Foote, child of Judy May Foote

The Arms of Judy May Foote within a bordure Argent;

Symbolism

Arms

The white stripes on blue allude to part of the flag of Newfoundland and Labrador, which, like this design, also contains yellow and red. The intersecting stripes symbolize the importance of family relationships, and the fact that they come together at the centre – and radiate out from it – also represents Her Honour’s devotion to public service. The blue boar is found in Irish coats of arms associated with people named Crowley, Her Honour’s maiden name. The dog paw prints symbolize Her Honour’s love of dogs, and, as a paw is an animal’s foot, it makes an allusion to her surname.

Crest

The black spruce is the provincial tree of Newfoundland and Labrador. Here it also represents the Tree of Life, an important concept for Her Honour. The butterfly represents transformation. The daffodils growing from the rocky base are flowers associated with cancer and are the symbol of hope for a cancer-free future. They represent life persisting in difficult circumstances, symbolic of Her Honour being a cancer survivor.

Supporters

The dove is a Christian symbol associated with the Holy Spirit. It also appears in several coats of arms used by people named Foote. The cross-crosslet represents Her Honour’s Christian faith and appears in Irish Crowley arms. The lyres indicate Her Honour’s appreciation of music. The books refer to Her Honour’s love of reading and her work with literacy initiatives. The base represents the geography of Newfoundland, with the waves indicating the ocean.