Elizabeth II
Just a few words about the queen. She was of that generation who came of age during World War II. Perhaps that helps explain who she was. In an age…
Queen Elizabeth
Today’s News: The Queen is dead. Long live the King.
pic.twitter.com/TXoK0qwny8 — Maggie Keresteci (@MaggieKeresteci) September 8, 2022 What an amazing number of places she went and people she met! This thread shows many of them:
Why Conservatives love the monarchy, and how without a Canadian monarch real republicans could be democrats
It’s been more than a week since the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, but his pale blue eyes still stare resolutely from the home page of the…
An Interview with Beverley McLachlin, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
I was delighted when Shelley Youngblut, CEO & Creative Ringleader of Wordfest, asked if I would like to interview Beverley McLachlin, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada,…
Why Canadian media won’t call post-Brexit protests ‘pro-democracy demonstrations’
If there are riots in Britain after the hard Brexit Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party cronies have scheduled for Halloween, will mainstream media in Canada describe them…
A Matter of Honor: First Nations Appeal to The Queen
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Canadians following the ‘Idle No More’ efforts that have sprung up across the country by tuning in to the MSM will no doubt have a…
The Queen and James Bond Parachuting into Olympics
Daniel Craig (James Bond) and Queen Elizabeth Parachute Into London Olympics Opening Ceremony. It was a stunt but a good one.
Retiring the Monarchy
Alright, what longstanding Canadian institution shall we dispense with today? Queen Elizabeth II has been all over the news of late in honour of her Diamond Jubilee. Never satisfied, some…
Be thankful for our Canadian Charter of Rights, 30 years old today, and remember who hates it
April 17, 1982: The Queen signs the Constitution as Pierre Elliott Trudeau, then Canada’s prime minister, looks on, apparently bemused. Below: The Charter; a sterner Mr. Trudeau. CALGARY Today is…