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.…
Canadian Monarchy
The Monarchist Angle to the Lisa LaFlamme Story
By now most people have heard thenews about CTV News Nationalanchor Lisa LaFlamme being fired without cause. I’m not going to re-hash the opposing claims as I wanted to highlight…
Royal Residences: Fredericton Government House
In late June I had the pleasure to visit New Brunswick’s Government House in Fredericton to attend a garden party hosted by the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, Brenda Murphy. For…
Albert County Museum Jubilee Event: Speeches and a Surprise Announcement
The Albert County Museum held a tree planting and receptionto mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. The event was wellattended and, besides a tipsy flag, went off without a hitch. Speeches…
Platinum Jubilee Calendar of Events for June in New Brunswick
Jubilee celebrations are finally starting to heat up along with the weather. Note that this is a partial list that may be updated as I learn about other events taking…
Her Majesty Anne II, Queen of Canada?
Anne, The Princess Royal There are sometimes calls for the royal succession to skip the Prince of Wales and for the throne to go directlyto Prince William. This has a…
Conservative Leadership Candidates and the Monarchy: Jean Charest
Just yesterday I received a reply from Jean Charest to my survey of the tory leadership candidates regarding their views on the monarchy. Before getting into the survey answers I…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A New Committee on Vice-Regal Appointments?
Flag of the Governor General of Canada Earlier this month the government announced the creation of an ad hocadvisory group for selecting the next governor general. This is not a…
The Ongoing Problem of Governor General Julie Payette and How it Could Have Been Prevented
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette The tenure of current governor general Julie Payette could be described as a wee bit turbulent. Early missteps were largely forgiven as the actions of someone…
Green Party Leadership Race: Views on the Monarchy
Elizabeth May The Green Party is holding the second leadership race this year. It is to choose a successor to Elizabeth May who has been a longtime champion of Canada’s…
Conservative Leadership Candidates and the Monarchy: Peter Mackay & Derek Sloan
This should be the final post of this series looking the Conservative leadership race. I never did get a response from Peter Mackay or Derek Sloan. However, the Monarchist League…