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JOHNSTON, The Rt. Hon. David, CC, CMM, COM, CD
Arms: |
Sargent fretty Sable, on a chief Gules the Royal Crown between two open books Or. |
Crest: |
A candle Argent enflamed and within a stand Or flanked by four closed books their spines palewise, two Gules and two Or, all set on a closed book bound Or its edge fesswise Argent. |
Supporters: |
Two unicorns Gules, armed, maned, tufted, unguled, each charged on the shoulder with an astrolabe, and standing on a grassy mount Or set with two feet Gules winged Sable and in base a bar wavy Sable inscribed with zeros and ones Or. |
Motto: |
CONTEMPLARE MELIORA ( To envisage a better world ) |
Source: |
Canadian Heraldic Authority, Ottawa, September 24, 2010 |
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The Rt. Hon. David Johnston is the 9th Governor General Patron of the Society. |
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Click Rt Hon David Johnston's biography. |
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Order of Canada, Companion Appointment: October 23, 1997 Investiture: May 7, 1998 |
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