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The New Citizenship Guide Presents Newcomers With A Deeper Picture of Canada2 comments

corsullivan wrote 1 week ago: Earlier this month, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney unveiled Discover Canada (PDF … more →

Tags: Canada's World, A Look at Canada, Caribbean, Discover Canada, Female Circumcision, female genital mutilation, Head of state, History, Immigration

Joining the fight9 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 week ago: As a woman in politics and a representative of royalty, there has always been a fascination with Mic … more →

Tags: Canada, Top03, Afghanistan, Fashion, Peter Mansbridge, Remembrance Day, uniform

So it really comes down to looking good?

emtolley wrote 2 weeks ago: Whether to maintain the monarchy or move to republicanism was the topic of a recent edition of the C … more →

Tags: media portrayals, Diversity and politics, Governor General, Media Portrayal, Allan Gregg, At Issue, Women

Canada – Its Leaders

Brandon Roberts wrote 2 weeks ago: In Canada, we are privileged to have a democratic system in which we can choose those who will lead … more →

Tags: Canada Series, Canada, commons, Crown, Defence, democracy, Elizabeth II, Finance, Flaherty

Behiels on the Monarchy Debate

andrewdsmith wrote 3 weeks ago: Prof. Michael Behiels, University of Ottawa Prof. Michael Behiels, a historian at the University of … more →

Tags: Stephen Harper, monarchy in canada, future of the monarchy in Canada, behiels, Michael Behiels, Gough Whitlam

Andrew Cohen on the Canadian Monarchy and the Head of State Controversy

andrewdsmith wrote 1 month ago: Canadian Postage Stamp, 1954 Andrew Cohen, the author of the Unfinished Canadian, has published a pi … more →

Tags: Canadian constitution, monarchy in canada, Andrew Cohen, Canadian monarchy

Head of State Controversy II

andrewdsmith wrote 1 month ago: I have posted earlier on the “head of state” controversy and the future of the monarchy in Canada. P … more →

Tags: Canadian Politics, Canadian constitution, Governor General head of state, monarchy in canada, Governor-General Canada, Head of State controversy, United Empire Loyalists

Is that the royal "presume?"33 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 month ago: Somewhat disconcertingly, Buckingham Palace seems somewhat less than certain who Canada’s head … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Capital Read, Stephen Harper, Governor General, Canada, Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace, Nick Loughran

The Head of State Debate and the Future of the Monarchy in Canada 1 comment

andrewdsmith wrote 1 month ago: Governor General Michaëlle Jean Canadian newspapers have carried a host of stories in the past few d … more →

Tags: Canadian constitution, Governor-General Canada, Canada's head of state

Governor-General might not be our head of state, but there's no harm in pretending

theviewfromseven wrote 1 month ago: Michaëlle Jean has been one of the more affable Governors-General we’ve had in recent decades. … more →

Tags: Current Affairs, Government and Politics, british royal family, Canada, Canadian Politics, Governor General, house of windsor, Monarchy, Queen Elizabeth II

Controversy Continues - GG Moves to Claim Head-of-State Title on Web

mowat wrote 1 month ago: Queen Jean? According to a Canwest new article published today, Canada’s Governor General, Mic … more →

Tags: News, Monarchy, Canada, Monarchist League, Governor General, Politics, Head of state, Rideau Hall, Queen

God save the Queen, whichever one she is19 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 month ago: Dan Gardner wades into what our Kady, Andrew and John have spent the day variously wrestling with. L … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Capital Read, Rideau Hall, dan gardner, Governor General, Queen Elizabeth II

UPDATED AGAIN: A constitutional crisis? On the Friday before a long weekend?111 comments

Kady O'Malley wrote 1 month ago: <GOB voice>Come on!</GOB voice> Sadly, as the ever-vigilant Colleague Potter points out, … more →

Tags: Capital Read, Inside the Queensway, don't mess with a woman who eats her seal heart raw, so whose side will the monarchists be on?, Stephen Harper, where are all those constitutional lawyers when you nee

"Harper reminds GG just who is head of state"

mowat wrote 1 month ago: Prime Minister Stephen Harper has sent a clear message to Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean that she should n … more →

Tags: News, Canada, Stephen Harper, Governor General, Politics, Head of state, Rideau Hall

A gentle reminder38 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 month ago: The Prime Minister clarifies the Governor General’s place in the hierarchy. “Queen Eliza … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Capital Read, Stephen Harper, John Baird, Prime Minister's Office, Governor General, Queen Elizabeth II, Protocol

Polyglot-in-chief12 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 1 month ago: The Governor General addresses UNESCO in five languages. The full speech, in English, is here. In a … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Capital Read, Governor General, Paris, UN, UNESCO, United Nations

G20 fashion, Castro's eleven children, and the Booby Ball

Ken MacQueen wrote 2 months ago: Dalai Lama: a ray of Vancouver Sunshine The Dalai Lama, the peace-loving Buddhist monk and champion … more →

Tags: Newsmakers, Aliya-Jasmine Sovani, Ann Louise Bardach, carla bruni sarkozy, Dalai Lama, Dalia Soto del Valle, David Ho, Denny Doherty, Desmond Tutu

Where were our elected officials....

milnewsca wrote 2 months ago: ….telling citizens about why Canada should be helping Afghanistan? I’ve whined about thi … more →

Tags: Kandahar, Canada, Prime minister, John Vance, communications, Afghanistan Mission, Ministers

'We have lost an extraordinary Canadian'4 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 2 months ago: The Governor General marks each casualty in Afghanistan with a statement of mourning, a few paragrap … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Capital Read, Afghanistan, Governor General, War-on-terror, Patrick Lormand


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