March 14, 2016–Toronto Today is Commonwealth Day, highlighting an organization which has grown from days of empire to a group made up mostly of republics. Across Canada, the official nod to the day is to Read more…
The 2015 Annual General Meeting of Republic Now/République du Canada will take place in Toronto on Saturday, November 21st at Metro Hall, Room 304, at 1:00 PM. Metro Hall is at 55 John Street, Toronto, Read more…
It has been a long time since a prince toppled a prime minister. But this is what could happen in Australia. When the adamantly monarchist prime minister, Tony Abbott, announced that he was going to Read more…
Australia's deputy Prime Minister, Wayne Swan, has launched a new push for a republic, saying the 80-year-old Bodyline cricket scandal had shown that the British could be ruthless, self-serving and mean-spirited. The Australian newspaper reported that an article written to coincide with Australia Day, which celebrates the arrival of the British settlers at Sydney in 1788, Mr Swan lamented that the move towards a republic has "fallen from the national agenda over the past decade". (more…)