Platinum Jubilee in April
Royal Tour Announced for May The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will be coming to Canada on May 17th and staying till May 19th. They will visit the…
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Conservative Leadership Candidates and the Monarchy: Scott Aitchison
Another Conservative Party leadership candidate has replied to my survey. This time it is Scott Aitchison who is the MP for Parry Sound-Muskoka. As a refresher theseare the questions that…
Platinum Jubilee in March
Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan will issue Platinum Jubilee Medals The government of Nova Scotia has announced that it will be issuing its own Platinum Jubilee Medal. More info can be…
Conservative Leadership Candidates and the Monarchy: Leona Alleslev
Once again there is a federal Conservative leadership race underway. As has become my practice I have sent surveys out to all ofthe leadership candidates to get their viewson Canada’s…
Meme Monday #11
What can be said here except “Long may she reign”? Althoughmaybe someone should check to make sure Italy is alright… Loyally Yours,A Kisaragi Colour
Failure to issue a medal marking the Platinum Jubilee just the most recent act in a troubling pattern of behavior by this government
On February 17th the Monarchist League of Canada finally received confirmation by the government that no medal would be produced to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. Now, given the number…
Platinum Jubilee in February
February isn’t exactly the best month to have a celebration buthere we are. February 6th marked the day 70 years ago that Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II. Queen’s Statement…
The Year Ahead
2022 is well underway and it is perhaps time to look ahead to what the year has in store for the Canadian Monarchy. The Platinum Jubilee As detailed in my…
Platinum Jubilee News
We are officially in the 70th year of Her Majesty’s reign.While events won’t likely get started till the summer I wanted to go over what we know so far. Event…
How historical happenstance resulted in the Québécois being ruled by the same monarch they would have had anyways if they had never left France
The Québécois are, as a rule, not fond of the monarchy. Poll after poll bear this out. Its not so much that Québécois dislike the Queen or, arguably, even the…
Meme Monday #10
Prince William from two perspectives People say that a picture is worth a thousand words. What they don’t mention is that none of those words are necessarily the truth. Loyally…
Platinum Jubilee Medal Update
A few months back I detailed the efforts that were being made to ensure a Platinum Jubilee Medal would be issued in 2022. This is a small update on how…
Queen & Governor General’s Statements on the First National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
“I join with all Canadians on this first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to reflect on the painful history that Indigenous peoples endured in residential schools in Canada, and…
Fundy Royal 2021 Candidate Profiles
The following is a survey of the party candidates running in the riding of Fundy Royal on the topic of the monarchy. It is mostly for my own use as…
Pinpointing the exact day a Taliban return in Afghanistan became inevitable
The world was shocked earlier this month when the Taliban effortlessly retook control of Afghanistan. Ever since a great deal of ink has been spilled trying to explain why. Some…
Statement by Chairman Finch of the Monarchist League of Canada
REPUBLICANISM WILL NOT HELP WITH RECONCILIATION In the aftermath of the horrific discoveries of the bodies of Indigenous children at former residential schools across the country, Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians…
Will Canada issue a Platinum Jubilee Medal in 2022?
2002 Gold Jubilee Medal The year 2022 will mark the Queen’s 70th year on the throne of Canada. It is customary for medals marking a jubilee to be given out…
Happy Victoria Day
Happy Victoria Day! It is amazing how much difference a year makes. This time last May Canada was still coming to terms with what fighting Covid-19 would look like (even…
All three policy proposals concerning the monarchy that were submitted to the NDP policy convention
The NDP is having a policy convention this weekend (so are the Liberals in what must have been a scheduling snafu). The NDP membership has once again put forward policies…