By Randall White (founding member of Republic Now)
The Queen’s funeral is just behind us. It is still too early for any deep debate on the long journey ahead to a Canadian republic. The Globe and Mail editorial board has nonetheless already opined that “Canada is stuck with the monarchy. We should thank our lucky stars for that.” Some who for excellent patriotic, democratic, multicultural, and even economic reasons altogether disagree with this sentiment may already have their own thoughts. [Read the Article]
I was born in Italy when the referendum in 1946 decided to have a Republican state replacing the old monarchia.So i hope after so many years in Canada i landed in Halifax on march 19 1966 and got a new flag on 67.Hopefully as canadian citizens i wiil see a new indipendent Canada mature to stand globally rappresenting the majority of citize ns like me.VIVE LE CANADA FREE AND INDIPENDENT.