Nine quarterings on a shield was considered too complex[1] for a national symbol and by 1915 a push had begun to design a new coat of arms for Canada.[25] A committee was formed in 1919 to pursue the issue, eventually agreeing that the elements of the new arms would reference the Royal Arms of England, Ireland, Scotland, and France, with maple leaves representing Canada, though there was at the time no consensus on how the leaves were to be used.[25] The decision was settled by 1920, and the committee conferred with the College of Arms in London, only to face resistance to the use of the Royal Arms from the Garter King of Arms.[25] After some manoeuvring, including the personal intervention of Winston Churchill, the new arms of Canada were eventually formally requested by an Order in Council on 30 April 1921 and adopted on 21 November of the same year by proclamation of King George V as the Arms or Ensigns Armorial of the Dominion of Canada.[26][27] The new layout closely reflected the arms of the United Kingdom[28] with the addition of maple leaves in the base and the reference to the French royal arms in the fourth quarter.[29] The proclamation also established white and red as the national colours of Canada.