NDP Leadership Candidates and the Monarchy: Rob Ashton
Source: candidate website The third leadership candidate has now gotten back to me. Rob Ashton represents the labour wing of the NDP. I was particularly interested in hearing from Ashton…
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rtod: where freedom is concerned, do not wait for others to present it to you
Revolutionary thought of the day:Mrs Touchet was confused. "All I intended to say was that I feel confident that the arguments I heard today, on the Downs, although at the…
rtod: where freedom is concerned, do not wait for others to present it to you
Revolutionary thought of the day:Mrs Touchet was confused. "All I intended to say was that I feel confident that the arguments I heard today, on the Downs, although at the…
coming up for air: two thoughts on aging from george orwell
I came upon these passages in George Orwell's 1939 novel, Coming Up for Air. They seem very appropriate to me today.* * * *The change in his appearance after twenty…
coming up for air: two thoughts on aging from george orwell
I came upon these passages in George Orwell's 1939 novel, Coming Up for Air. They seem very appropriate to me today.* * * *The change in his appearance after twenty…
A Letter Shared by the Monarchist League of Canada on Practical Ways to Increase Visibility and Understanding of the Canadian Monarchy
On the 26th, the Monarchist League of Canada shared a letterfrom one of its members with practical ways the monarchycould be better highlighted to Canadians. The text of thatletter has…
Building Institutions: An Update on the State of Academic Research on Monarchy
In the decade since my first post on this topic there has been an explosion in interest regarding whether having a monarchy has tangible effects on a country's development. As…
The King’s Cancer Announcement and Responses
The announcement that the King had cancer was surprising for a number of reasons. For starters, the fact the Royal Family was even forthcoming about the surgery that resulted in…
A Collection of Loyal Quotes: Part Six
“I do not consider myself to be a rabid monarchist. I am pretty laissez-faire aboutour relationship with the monarchy. It doesnot bother me in my day-to-day workings,not only as a…
Ancient Election Wisdom
I recently came across this piece by Marcus Tullius Cicero (one of my favourite classical authors) on the Sententiae Antiquae website (a good source of classical Latin and Greek translations),…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
rtod: kids are jumping out of windows of burning buildings, so we board up the windows instead of putting out the fire
Revolutionary thought of the day: What I’m here to talk about is how our whole approach since day one has been like this: Kids are jumping out the windows of…
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…
Evolution of the Right to Encourage
Walter Bagehot was a contemporary of Queen Victoria having been born after, and died before, the long-lived queen. And while Queen Victoria was the one who set about creating a…
Nine charming quotes about writing
Quite often I find that when writers write about writing (yes, I just did that) the advice is prescriptive, and so, useless. These folks, however,… The post Nine charming quotes…