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 fly a flag — not the Commonwealth flag, the British flag. The federal government requires the Union Jack flown at […]
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, the southeast corner of King & John Streets. Reports will be given by the organization’s executive team, with time reserved […]
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 make the heavily titled, gaffe-prone Prince Philip a knight, the nation laughed — then groaned. And now, as a direct […]
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 […]