République du Canada
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…
When I came to Canada from Saudi Arabia as a child in the winter of 1993, I was surprised by many things: signage written in two languages, the depth of cold, and the weak sleet on the ground (Hollywood had promised me fluffy snow – this was a major betrayal). No one had mentioned the…
Citizenship is about class not race Don’t buy Evan Balgord’s contention that a Canadian citizenship ceremony is “a celebration of our shared values” (NOW, May 17-23), because if you do, you have to accept that the principle of equality is not one of those values. Your readers, and new Canadians, should know that the pledge…