République du Canada
Time for Canada, finally, to talk about becoming a republic. We owe it to ourselves. ANDREW COHEN SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL, Sept. 16, 2022 Andrew Cohen is a journalist, a professor at Carleton University and author of The Unfinished Canadian: The People We Are. The response among the chattering class to the death…
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…
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,…
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…
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…