Reminder: Canadian legislators urged to recognize that the majority want a Canadian head of state
Dear MP or Senator, The death of Queen Elizabeth has thrust our country into a period of transition, prompting many to question our continued ties to the British monarchy. Polls consistently show a majority of Canadians want a qualified citizen, not a British royal, as head of state. And that majority keeps growing, while support for…
Chers legislateurs : la majorité des canadiens veulent un chef d’état canadien
Cher membre de la chambre des communes, Cher sénateur, Le récent décès de la reine Elizabeth a plongé notre pays dans une période de transition, incitant beaucoup à remettre en question nos liens continus avec la monarchie britannique. Les sondages montrent systématiquement, qu’une majorité de Canadiens veulent un citoyen canadien, et non un membre de…
Re.: Canada should show more enthusiasm for King Charles’s coronation
Re.: Canada should show more enthusiasm for King Charles’s coronation, The Globe and Mail, Feb. 21, 2023 John Fraser’s opinion piece highlights points on which republicans and monarchists, apparently, agree. In regards to the upcoming coronation of Charles Windsor, in London, England, Fraser surmises, as do many republicans, that the federal government hasn’t shown enthusiasm…
What Quebec National Assembly got right
What Quebec National Assembly got right when it made traditional oath to British monarch optional SPECIAL FROM ASHOK CHARLES, TORONTO/THUNDER BAY. JANUARY 2, 2023. In its November 7, 2022 article, “The empty fight over a symbolic oath in Quebec,” the Globe and Mail’s editorial board argued that the ultimately legislated proposal for Quebec’s National Assembly to dispense…