Doug Ford spends $ 1,500,000 on statue of Queen Elizabeth, while most Ontarians want to turn the page on monarchy
Republic Now, a non-partisan organization advocating for a democratically-selected, Canadian, head of state, vigorously denounces Doug Ford’s decision to spend 1.5 million hard-earned tax payer dollars to install a statue of Queen Elizabeth at Queen’s Park.
A recent poll by Abacus Data revealed that, if a referendum were held today, 61% of Ontarians would vote to end our connection with the British monarchy. Thus, most of the money Ford is allocating to this initiative comes from people who likely don’t support it.
The statue installation, and Doug Ford’s insistence that Ontario’s MPPs sing “God Save the King” to open the legislature on the first Monday of every month, run counter to the views held by the majority of those living in Ontario.
While Barbados recently jettisoned the British monarchy in favour of a Barbadian head of state, and Australia now has an Assistant Minister for the Republic to oversee a similar transition, Ford seems determined to keep Ontario saddled with the monuments, protocols and values of the pre-democratic era.
Republic Now’s Executive Director, Ashok Charles, charges, “Doug Ford is using public money to indulge his attachment to an outdated institution which the majority of Ontarians- and Canadians in general- are ready to leave in the past.”
Republic Now is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization which advocates for the replacement of the British monarch, as Canada’s head of state, with a democratically-selected Canadian.
Well why doesn’t Republic Now start a petition and send it to ford!
To spent hard earned Canadian tax payers go to making a $1,500.00 statue of the queen is ridiculous and a waste of tax payers money since the manjority of Canadians want to get rid of the out dated costly immoral greedy UNDEMOCRATIC monarchy NOW! It costs Canadians almiost
For Canadian tax payers to pay $1,500.00 for a statue of the queen is ridiculous and a waste of Canadian taxpayer money! The monarchy is out dated useless costly innoral and UNDEMOCRATIC! The majority of Canadfians want tom get rid of the monarchy. It costrs Canadian taxpayers almost $60 MILLION a year to support the Governor general and ten lieutenants one for eah province who represents the king., not Canada. It costs us MILLIONS when the y come to visit Canada. The Governor General has the power to fire our PM and the entire cabinet. Thge GG inAustrsalia years ago did that! Go on line for details. NO SELF RESPECTING NATION LIKES TO BE CONTROLED BY ANOTHER! It is high time to get rid of the monarchy. I urge all good Canadians to send a letter otr email to PM trudeau with a copy to the GG demanding a referendum NOW! Also send a copy to your MP as well! I also urge all good Canadians to go online today and join the ever growing REPUBLIC NOW/REPUBLIQUEDU CANADA movement now and get involved! Enough is enough! VIVE LE CANADA LIBRE!
60 MILLION a year to support the GG and ten lieutenants one for 3ach province!
1.5 million dollars for the statue. Not $1,500.00.
We in BC have a republican movement, too. It is ‘futurereublicofCanada.com’
A Constitutional lawyer told me that because only sworn monarchists are permitted to in the military, RCMP, Lieutenant Governors, G’sG , MLAs, MPs and Supreme Court judges; an employment discrimination class action suit might tip the scales.