- The Governor General of Canada
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Michael John McKenna
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms
July 15, 1996
Vol. III, p. 107
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Blazon
Arms
Vert on a cross saltire between in pale two maple leaves ensigned by Loyalist civil coronets and in fess two lion's faces Or four fountains between at the centre an open book Argent edged Or bound Vert;
Crest
Issuant from a circlet of trillium flowers, lily flowers and mayflowers leaved and seeded proper an Irish wolfhound statant Vert winged Or its dexter forepaw resting on a harp also Or;
Motto
RESPECT ENVERS TOUS, meaning "Respect for all";
Symbolism
In general, the symbolism of emblems prior to 2000 does not exist in an appropriate format for the online Register.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 23, 1996, in Volume 130, page 3280 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
Debra MacGarvie
Calligrapher
Suzzann Wright
Recipient Information
Individual