- The Governor General of Canada
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Campbell James Stuart
Montréal, Quebec
Grant of Arms
January 21, 1998
Vol. III, p. 215
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Blazon
Arms
Or a fess chequy Azure and Argent cotised Azure and on a canton also Azure a Loyalist civil coronet Or;
Crest
Issuant from behind a fasces in fess a demi lion rampant wearing a Loyalist civil coronet Or grasping in the dexter paw a thistle slipped and leaved proper;
Motto
JUSTITIAE PROPOSITIQUE TENAX. This Latin phrase means "Tenacious of justice and firm of purpose".
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 January 30, 1999, in Volume 133, page 180 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Graham Anderson, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Gordon Macpherson
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual