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- Executive Director: Ashok Charles
- Ashok Charles is a founding member and the current Executive Director of Republic Now. He is a writer-photographer, based in Toronto, whose work has appeared in many national publications. Since 2004, he has been enthusiastically involved with the initiatives of the Canadian republican movement. In May, 2004, at Queen’s Park, Toronto, he publicly recanted the oath of allegiance to the Queen, and the British royal family, that he had been required to take to become a Canadian citizen. His recantation, submitted as a notarized document, was recognized and accepted by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration. In 2012, he was an affiant in the legal challenge launched by Charles Roach, another founding member of Republic Now, which argued that the regulation requiring new Canadians to swear allegiance and faithfulness to the British royal family is a violation of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
- Ashok Charles, Executive Director
- Michael McAteer, Membership Director:
- Ron Berdusco, Secretary-Treasurer
- Wayne Adam, Media director
- Marc Cormier, Communications
- Directors
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- Martin Bosch
- Sean McCann
- Ed Meade
- Randall White
Are there any women on your board?
Currently no, as you see from the above list of names. We are certainly open to that, and would welcome interested folks to participate–female and male.
I support moving away from throne..Time to become a republic.
I take it you people have never read the Canadian Constitution, the part about how one can change form of Gov.. Canadians can not agree on the time of day, so good luck on getting one hundred percent of all legislatures agree on a change, you are living in a dream world.
Do you recall the same being said about going to the moon.
Barbados did it
Ashok Charles: So you recanted your oath of allegiance. That would indicate to me that your word is worth nothing. Anyone who breaks an oath can not be trusted.
Actually, I disagree. It takes courage to stand against the status quo and british monarchists.
I never really had any strong feelings about the royals until the past few years. After learning about the Queen’s hypocrisy on climate change (lobbying Scottish ministers to change a draft law to exempt her private land from green energy rule), seeing the Cambridges’ disastrous tours in the Caribbean as well as Will and Kate not sharing their diversity in staff numbers, and Charles talking about the rising cost of living while sitting on a gold throne next to his mother’s stolen diamond crown (which was driven to the opening of Parliament in its own car!), and mostly, how they’ve treated and driven out their first non-White royal family member. I absolutely am for abolishing the monarchy. They are useless. There is no room for a hierarchy like the monarchy in a true equitable society that is just for all.
It would be democratic if you published the number or current members in your organization on a regular basis. Also, it would be useful to see if this membership is increasing or delcling.
Can you tell me what you are doing to actively recruit women to your board? This is necessary if you are to be considered a representative and serious organization. BTW, I want the monarchy gone yesterday.
So what’s the difference between your groups and Citizens for a Canadian Republic. Weren’t most of your board members formerly with that organization? Why did you create a new group?