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UPDATE: to date, This House Has 22 Minutes has NOT aired this segment. Michael McAteer, a founding member of Republic Now/ République du Canada and a Director on its Board, will appear in an interview to be aired on the CBC television program, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, on Tuesday, March 17, 8:30 pm. EDT….
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…
by Michael Bolen That’s the decree in a new report from a U.K. House of Commons committee tasked with overseeing the royal finances. You see, Queen Liz’s reserve fund is down to its last million pounds. The palaces are crumbling. The advisors are making an awful mess of the budget. And no matter how hard…
By Bruce Hicks August 1, 2014 The prime minister recommends to the Queen who should become governor general in Canada and, in the modern era, the Queen accepts that name without question. Upon appointment, the governor general is delegated all of the Queen’s powers, including the ‘reserve powers’ which he or she may, in certain…
AUGUST 4, 2014. This past June James Cudmore at CBC News reported that : “At a time of federal belt-tightening, the Conservative government’s return to World War II-era ranks and insignia will require new dress uniforms for Canadian soldiers and naval officers at a cost of $4.5 million.” As Cudmore also noted, these “costs are…