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,…
Category: Monarchy in Canada
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…
How hard would it be for Canada to follow Barbados and become yet another Commonwealth republic?
SPECIAL FROM ASHOK CHARLES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, REPUBLIC NOW/RÉPUBLIQUE DU CANADA, TORONTO/THUNDER BAY. OCTOBER 18, 2020 : That Barbados has resolved to transition from constitutional monarchy to constitutional democracy (see “Barbados To Become A Republic by 2021”) also has relevance for Canada. Explaining the coming changeover, Barbados’ Governor General, Sandra Mason, said : “Barbadians want a…
Cox: Jettison the monarchy and establish a parliamentary republic in Canada
Queen Elizabeth II should be the last Queen of Canada. Canadians cannot avoid discussion about what comes next. The idea that another member of the British royal family should become the Canadian head of state is preposterous, offends our dignity and denies diversity. Canada should abolish the monarchy and become a parliamentary republic. Read the…