- The Governor General of Canada
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Donald George MacLauchlan
Ottawa, Ontario
Registration of Arms
October 15, 2025
Vol. VIII, p. 444
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Blazon
Arms
Quarterly, 1st Or a lion rampant Gules; 2nd Argent a hand fesswise couped Gules holding a cross-crosslet fitché Vert; 3rd Argent a lymphad with sails furled and oars elevated in saltire Sable flagged Gules upon a sea proper; 4th Or an oak tree fructed issuant from a mount in base proper; all within a bordure Gules;
Crest
A badger’s face proper;
Motto
FIERI POTEST;
Symbolism
Arms
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The first three quarters are commonly found in the arms of individuals bearing the Scottish surname MacLauchlan. The oak tree possibly recalls the oak leaf shoulder badge of the Calgary Highlanders, the regiment which LCol MacLauchlan commanded during the Second World War. The red border indicates that he is descended from a younger son.
Crest
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The badger’s head likely alludes to the sporran worn by officers as part of the Highland dress uniform of the Calgary Highlanders.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “It can be done.”
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on January 1, 1900, in Volume 0, page 0 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh.
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 5 November 1973.