Following a change in the British law that allows MPs to look into royal finances, Queen Elizabeth and the royal family face an inquiry into their expenses that would decide whether they provide value for taxpayer money.
Will an Independent Scotland Keep the Queen?
The SNP (Scottish National Party) is in favour of retaining cultural and other ties with the UK and would apply to join the Commonwealth of Nations .[44]
Thumbs Down for Prince Charles as New Zealand Head of State
Barely one-third of New Zealanders want Prince Charles to be their next head of state, according to a poll taken after his million-dollar royal tour.
Gentlemen and Players
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…
Our Canadian Republic — Historical Background
OUR CANADIAN REPUBLIC — HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Aboriginal peoples of Canada In the middle of the 18th century Jean Jacques Rousseau declared : “L’homme est né libre, et partout il est dans les fers.” (“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”) Rousseau believed that the way ahead, toward what our Canadian Constitution Act,…