Let Usque Ad Mare (English: From Sea to Sea ; French: D'un ocÃÆ' Â © an ÃÆ' l'autre ['d? Z? n?'? Se.an ? a? lou? t?] ; Latin: A Mar ?? sque Ad Mare ['a ma'ri:' u: sq ?? 'ad' mar?] ) is Canada's national motto. This phrase is derived from the Latin Vulgate translation of Psalm 72: 8 in the Bible:
" Et dominates an ad let us, and a simple ad terminosar "
(King James Bible: "He will rule also from sea to sea, and from river to end of the earth").
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Histori
The use of the first word recorded to represent Canada was by George Monro Grant, the secretary of Sandford Fleming and a Presbyterian minister who used the phrase in his sermon. His grandson Michael Ignatieff points out that Grant used the phrase in a nation-building effort during the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The use of the word "power" in this verse reflects the adoption of the name "Dominion of Canada" for the new state.
The motto was first officially used in 1906 at the head of the pulpit of the new Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. This phrase was suggested for the national motto by Joseph Pope, then Secretary of the Minister, when the Canadian symbol was redesigned in 1921. The pope is a committee member of four persons appointed by the federal government to redesign the gun mantle (other members are Thomas Mulvey, AG Doughty and Major General WG Gwatkin). No motto is included in the original design. Major General W.G. Gwatkin proposed "In memoryam in spem" ("In memory, in hope") as the motto, but the Pope's proposal garnered more support. The draft bill was approved by the Order on the Board on 21 April 1921, and by the Royal Proclamation of King George V on 21 November 1921.
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Use
As part of the Canadian symbol, the motto is used as a sign of authority by various government agencies and representatives. It also exists on all Canadian paper currency denominations, and on the cover of a Canadian passport. On its own, it appears in all the statements of the federal government.
Proposed amendment
In March 2007, the three-nation premier of Canada called for an amendment slogan to reflect the vast geographic nature of the Canadian region, as Canada has coastlines in the Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans. Two suggestions for the new motto are A mari ad mare ad mare (from sea to sea to sea) and A mari usque ad maria (from sea to other sea). The informal version of the expanded motto ("From Sea to Sea to Sea") is used in speeches and writings about Canada, representing inclusiveness to the northern population and the arctic significance of Canada's economic and economic future. The Global Canwest-sponsored poll showed supporters of the motto amendment exceeded the number of opponents in a ratio of three to one, with one-third of those surveyed neutral.
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