The Duke & Duchess of Sussex A recent poll found that 60% ofCanadians would be supportive of Prince Harry becoming Governor General of Canada. Thepoll result is interesting in its own right with younger Canadians being just as supportive of the idea as middle-aged Canadians. But would this even be a good idea? This question is
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The Maple Monarchists - Blog: The Canadian Monarchy in the Year Ahead
While 2019 has been an exciting year politically, the CanadianMonarchy has been low-key in a lot of ways. The GovernorGeneral seems to have adapted to her new role and put hermark on it. The government’s questionable decision to cancelthe free royal portrait program was balanced out by the recentappointment of
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: My Reply to John Boyko
On December 1st the Toronto Star published an opinion piece by John Boyko, an author of seven books on Canadian history and politics. In this opinion piece John lays out his views on abolishing the monarchy (he is for it). I foundmyself angrier than I expected upon reading his take on the issue which required some reflection on
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Donald Booth Named Canadian Secretary to the Queen
The Canadian Secretary to the Queen is the primary means of communication between the cabinet and the monarch. They have important roles in advising the monarch and helping to organize royal tours. The role has been vacant since 2017 when the last CSQ, Kevin MacLeod stepped down. A vacancy of a couple years is
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: The Royal Veterans
As people around the world commemorate Remembrance Day we remember the sacrifices and bravery of our armed forces. The fact I can sit at my computer in rural New Brunswick and write this article without any fear of attack is in large part because of them. That this could easily be different reminds me that
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Meme Monday #6
The Bishop needs to consider his next move carefully. Not much to say about this meme. It kind of speaks for itself.But since I’m here I think its interesting to note the chess piece we know as the queen has not always been designated as such and in some cultures is still
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Fundy Royal Green Candidate Shares Views on the Monarchy
Green candidate Tim Thompson Usually during an election I would survey the parties on what their stances on the monarchy are. But previous surveys have produced little that is noteworthy or likely to change if I asked again. And since I have already gotten the views of every federal party leader over the last four years I hardly saw
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: The Trudeau Liberals and the Monarchy: A Retrospective on Four Years
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Canada is well into a federal election and I wanted to take this chance to look back at what the government has done Vis-à-vis the monarchy. I will state right off the bat that this blog takes no stance on who anyone should vote for. This article is provided for educational purposes to assist with making
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Canadian Royal Tour Stories
I have an occasional interest in stories about Canadians and their interactions with the Royal Family. I don’t think these stories are all that rare as even within the ranks of my 30, or so, coworkers two have shared stories about Royal Tours. The first is a story I have I may have already
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Names & Titles Given to Members of the Royal Family by Canada’s First Nations
The Canadian Monarchy has a long history with the original inhabitants of Canada. And despite the failures of successive elected governments to uphold promises made to these First Nations, the relationship between them and the Royal Family remains strong. One comparatively recent expression of this relationship is the giving of names by tribes to Royal Family members.
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: The Mother of Confederation
Recently a preposterous letter was printed in the editorial section of the local newspaper. The author stated that the reason you don’t hear about Canada’s ‘founding mothers‘ is because there were none. He challenged his readers to name one. Challenge accepted. I will provide a short biography of one of them. But there are in
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: The Royals Who Wrote
Recently I’ve been in the process of de-cluttering my bookshelves of some of the hundreds of magazines I’ve bought overthe last few years. After keeping a few stacks of the moreuseful ones I’ve been selling/donating the rest. And while Ihave a good collection of books on monarchs I don’t have anyby
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: A Collection of Loyal Quotes: Part Five
“A king is a king, not because he is richand powerful, not because he is asuccessful politician, not because hebelongs to a particular creed or to anational group. He is King because he isborn. And in choosing to leave theselection of their head of state to thismost common denominator in
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Prince Reza Pahlavi Addresses a Meeting of Phoenix Project Supporters in Toronto
Prince Reza Pahlavi Earlier this month Prince Reza Pahlavi, claimant to the throne of Iran, addressed a meeting of international academics, scientists,strategists, researchers, artists,authors, entrepreneurs, and otherintellectuals gathered in the City ofToronto. The gathering was ofsupporters of The Phoenix Projectof Iran. The Phoenix Project contendsthat the 1979 revolution has stunted scientific discovery andtechnological progress
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Prince Charles Makes Case For Fighting Climate Change to Donald Trump
Prince Charles Donald Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom should be winding down by the time this article is posted. It has been an interesting spectacle to watch. The Queen once again proved she can perform as national hostess to whatever guestpays her a visit. And for DonaldTrump’s part he seems to havebrushed up on royal
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Victoria Day Odds & Ends
The Victoria Day long weekend was somewhat busier than normal this year. There was also some news I wanted to touch on that didn’t warrant their own posts. Cake from last year. This year’s cake was eaten too quick! As in previous years Itreated my coworkersto cake on Saturday. Ialso had
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Brexit: A Case Study on why Messing with the Royal Prerogative is a Bad Idea
Royal Prerogative refers to the powers Her Majesty wields,either of her own accord or under advice from her ministers.They are vast and somewhat poorly understood. They are alsorarely used unilaterally. Even so, their mere existence has attimes led to calls for them to be taken away or modified insome way.
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Candidates in Airdrie-Cochrane on the Canadian Monarchy
Airdrie-Cochrane is just north of Calgary Perhaps it is because I lived in Alberta a number of years ago or maybe it is because I still have family living there but I find it very easy to get dragged into their political discussions. The recent Alberta election has not been any different. And, as is my tradition, I began surveying various candidates on where they stand on
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Meme Monday #5
“A monarchy conducted with infinite wisdom and infinite benevolence is the most perfect of all possible governments.” ~Ezra Stiles Loyally Yours,A Kisaragi Colour
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Alberta’s Freedom Conservatives and the Canadian Monarchy
As regular readers of this blog already know I often survey political parties and their candidates to discovery their views on our monarchy. The focus has often been on the federal level but on occasion I have also surveyed provincial politicians as well. Over the last month I have surveyed the Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta to
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