The Metropolis

News from the Dominions: Canada's new governor-general gets a geeky coat of arms

Darren Atwater | Monday 4 October, 2010 15:02

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Canada’s new governor-general, David Johnston, appointed just last week by Madge has a nerdy new Coat of Arms to go with the job – across the bottom is a wavy band of binary, representing “a flow of information, digital communication and modern media.”

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