Abolish the monarchy? A better idea, since it is actually achievable within the relatively near term, is to create a new British constitution, which clearly enshrines – and re-asserts – human rights and freedoms, while precisely detailing the powers and strict limits of political or governmental powers, as well as
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The Maple Monarchists - Blog: Prince William, Noblesse Oblige, and Ending Homelessness
Earlier this week Prince William announced his plan to end homelessness in the United Kingdom. The initiative is called ‘Homewards’ and takes inspiration from a similar program in Finland, which has nearly halved itshomeless numbers since 2010.Under the Homewards program the homeless will be given aplace to stay before other issues such as drug use, joblessness,or
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Coronation Cost Too Much? Its A Steal At Double The Price.
The King’s coronation this past Saturday went off without a hitch and frankly was a beautifulaffair. It is hard to believe that the British were once held to be rather bad at pulling off such highly orchestrated events. And, as with all things these days itseems, someone is worried that too much money is being spent. The
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: How King Charles III Can Keep His Voice During His Reign
Earlier this month former British Prime Minister Liz Truss managed, during her very short time in office, to advise His Majesty not to attend the environmental gathering known as COP27. By convention the king hasa duty to follow the advice of hisprime minister even if pretty mucheveryone knows he doesn’t want to.Even now, with a brand
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Prince Charles, His Detractors, and the Future of the Monarchy
Prince Charles Prince Charles has been sometimes criticised for the way he expresses his views on matters of personal interest to him such as environmental affairs. However, a monarch being involved in political affairs is hardly something that would doom a constitutional monarchy. Charles’s image is really bound-up with the drama of his two marriages rather than his
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Meme Monday #9
There are some poll results that get funnier the longer you look at them and consider the scenarios that could play out. A recent YouGov poll carried out in the UK is one such example.The idea of republicans actually getting rid of the monarchy only for the people to then elect Prince William
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: That Time Economists Apologized to the Queen for the 2008 Financial Crisis
In November of 2008 Her Majesty wasvisiting the London School of Economics.The financial crisis was well underway andthe Queen took the opportunity to posea question about the scale of the disasterthat everyone had been thinking; “If thesethings were so large, how come everyonemissed them?” It was a fair question thatdeserved
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Queen Elizabeth II, Canada’s “Bond Girl” Shines At The 2012 London Olympics
That’s right, our absentee head of state is the newest Bond girl. The Queen made her acting debut in the spectacular and humorous Bond sequence during the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games. I think the Queen should take up acting. Here are my three reasons: First, the 86-year old
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