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- ↑ "RHSC Fellows". Royal Heraldry Society of Canada. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ↑ Boudreau, Claire; Vachon, Auguste; Cogné, Daniel (1996). Genealogica & Heraldica (Proceedings of the 22nd International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences in Ottawa from August 18 to 23, 1996). University of Ottawa Press. ISBN 978-0-7766-0472-5 . Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Canada's Victoria Cross" . Retrieved 9 February 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "The Governor General's Northern Medal".
- ↑ "The Canadian Coronation Emblem". Government of Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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