As Charles and Camilla arrive from England to mark his mother’s 70-year reign over Canada, Republic Now announces a national campaign to reach every federal and provincial lawmaker in the land, to ensure Elizabeth is the last monarch we ever have. Legislators have been inert to steady shifts in opinion. They appear to not realize…
Author: Republican Canadian
A polite welcome and a notice: We are ready to forsake the British crown
The impending visit of Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, prompts a call now made urgent as Queen Elizabeth grows more feeble: We reject having another British monarch reign over Canada. “Our nation deserves a head of state who is Canadian and lives in this country, not someone from another continent, chosen by birthright,…
RN’s Ashok Charles Featured In CBC Article On Monarchy
Republic Now’s Executive Director, Ashok Charles, was quoted multiple times in a CBC article about the monarchy in Canada. Read the full article : Controversial royal trip renews questions about monarchy’s future — including in Canada. Trip to Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas intensified spotlight on Britain’s colonial history. Ashok Charles, the executive director of…
Why Canada needs a new citizenship oath
By Ashok Charles | SPECIAL FROM ASHOK CHARLES, TORONTO/THUNDER BAY. APRIL 10, 2021 : Canada’s current citizenship oath, with its medieval pledge of fealty to a hereditary monarch, does not meet the needs of a prominent 21st century democracy. In 2019 Canada accepted 340,000 new permanent residents, and is among the countries with the highest…
Canada doesn’t want a king!
The Queen is 94 years old. As things stand, when she dies, Parliament will proclaim her son “King of Canada” and make him our head of state. The importing of another offshore head of state is inappropriate and unacceptable! 1) The practice of filling an important government post on the basis of hereditary succession in…