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Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken
Kingston, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Supporters
January 15, 2004
Vol. IV, p. 350
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Blazon
Arms
Per fess Argent and Gules a fess wavy per fess wavy Azure and Argent, in chief two demi lions Gules issuant from the fess, in base a garb Or;
Crest
Issuant from a Loyalist military coronet Or a demi lion Gules holding the Mace of the House of Commons of Canada Or;
Supporters
Two griffins Or each gorged with a Loyalist military coronet Gules and standing on a grassy mound Vert;
Motto
JE REGARDE BIEN;
Arms
The shield of the Arms of Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken placed on two representations of the baton of Office of the Speaker of the House of Commons.
Symbolism
Arms
The arms are partly based on those assigned by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in Scotland to Milliken of that Ilk. The predominant colours of red and white not only refer to these historic arms but, as the national colours of Canada, to Mr. Milliken’s service to the nation as a parliamentarian and Speaker of the House of Commons. The wavy blue and white bands refer both to another part of Mr. Milliken’s Scots ancestry through the use of the Stewart colours, and to the waters around Kingston, the centre of Mr. Milliken’s constituency service. The wheatsheaf in the base honours his father’s western Canadian agricultural heritage.
Crest
The Loyalist military coronet symbolizes Mr. Milliken’s Loyalist heritage as a descendant of Charles Rose, who fought in the American Revolutionary War in the King’s Royal Regiment of New York. The red lion represents both family heritage through the traditional Scots symbolism for the name and Mr. Milliken’s own determined spirit of service. The mace refers to Mr. Milliken’s high public office, using the traditional symbol of the authority of the House of Commons.
Supporters
The supporters are another reference to Kingston and its unique history, since a griffin is one of two supporters in the City’s arms. Mr. Milliken’s Loyalist military ancestry is underlined through the use of the coronets. The grassy mound represents the lands of Mr. Milliken’s constituency and the lawns of Parliament Hill.
Motto
Meaning “I look carefully”, it echoes the traditional motto of the family in Scotland, “Regarde bien”.
Arms
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Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 12, 2005, in Volume 139, page 687 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
Gordon Macpherson
Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Individual