Coat of Arms Signals MAJOR Change?
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Coat of Arms of Canada 1994
The year was 2000 and I noticed a seemingly small change was made to Canada's Coat of Arms, the symbol of legal authority for governing Canada.
A "simple" circular "banner" was added to the background surrounding the shield. That's all. Or was it?
The official date the new design was approved by the Queen officially on July 12, 1994, but the changes had not been made in many departments of the government until beginning in 2000.
The House of Commons Debates record shows the first change to using the new Coat of Arms did not appear until March 12, 1996 and the Canada Gazette did not display the new version until October 15, 1997!
What were the changes for and why the delay in the implementation period? [Nov. 2011 new video added at end]
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