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Toronto, Ontario
Grant of Arms
August 15, 2014
Vol. VI, p. 442
Arms of Michael Geoffrey HassellBlazonBendy enarched Argent and Azure three pikes fretted proper; SymbolismThe colours and curved lines represent the striking cobalt waters and the gentle ripples of Georgian Bay, in Ontario, where Mr. Hassell’s family owns a cottage on Nares Inlet. The pikes, which are abundant in the area, are shown interlaced in a position of equilibrium, representing Mr. Hassell’s work in promoting Ontario’s Human Rights Code and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in his law practice. They also embody the ideal of paying it forward and giving back to one’s community and country. |
CrestBlazonA great gray owl displayed proper holding in its talons a serpent nowed Azure; SymbolismThe owl is a symbol of wisdom, an important virtue in Mr. Hassell’s line of work. It holds a snake, coiled in a knot reminiscent of the symbol of infinity, to show the unending battle between good and evil, and wisdom conquering ignorance, as well as justice conquering inequality and discrimination. |
MottoBlazonVINCIT VERITAS; SymbolismThis Latin phrase means “Truth conquers”. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 14, 2015 in Volume 149, page 502 of the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Samy Khalid, Saguenay Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterDebra MacGarvie CalligrapherRichard Draffin Recipient TypeIndividual |