Canadian Monarchist News Les Nouvelles monarchiques du Canada Spring/printemps 2 014 — No. 36 An occasional Newsletter for members and friends of The Monarchist League of Canada Publications Mail Agreement No. 40030314 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: The Monarchist League of Canada La Ligue Monarchiste du Canada, Publication Mail Poste-publications PO Box 105 7, Lakeshore West PO, Oakville, Ontario, Canada L6K 0B2 #40030314 905-855-7262 (800) 465-6925 www.monarchist.ca C.P.A. ST-LAURENT, QC. THE MONARCHI ST LEAG UE OF CANADA – 44th ANNIVER SAR Y 1970-201 4 Charles & Camilla Come Home to Canada in May May 18- 21 tour to town and Québec City Conferences, which led to the creation of the Dominion include Nova Scotia, of Canada,” said the Prime Minister. PEI & Manitoba “Can adians look forward to having eir Royal Highnesses with us for these and Royals mark beginning other important moments in the history of “a five-year period of our country.” While more details were not available of significant national at press time, the outline itinerary shows celebrations” – PM that the Royal couple will undertake en - gagements in Halifax and Pictou County, warm statement by the Prime Min - NS (May 18-19); in Charlottetown, Bon - ister on January 14 confirmed the shaw, and Cornwall, PEI (May 19 and 20) Anews released by Rideau Hall that and in Winnipeg (May 20-21). the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Corn - “Of course we always wish Charles and wall would return to Canada this May. Camilla could remain longer in Canada,” Mr Harper said that “I am pleased that remarked Monarchist League Dominion eir Royal Highnesses will be joining us Chairman Robert Finch, “but it’s perhaps in a few months time as Canada enters a more important that they come frequent - five-year period of significant national ly. And to see them here about every year celebrations, beginning with the centen - and a half is wonderful – a real commit - nial of the outbreak of the Great War and ment to Canada by the Prince of Wales!” the 150th anniversary of the Charlotte - JUSTIN TRUDEAU’S FIRST WORDS JUSTIN TRUDEAU ÉXPRIME SON AVIS ON CANAD A’S MONARCHY SUR LA MONARCHIE CANADIENNE Text of Trudeau Letter: ank you very much for policy. My view is that severing our centuries-old con - opinions of Canadians. It is through such exchanges of taking the time to write to me regarding the monarchy nection to the monarchy is not a decision to be made ideas and opinions that I can best represent not only in Canada. I would also like to thank you for your kind lightly. e monarchy remains a cornerstone of Cana - my constituents, but all Canadians. words of congratulations [ on his becoming party leader ]. da’s foundation, and any debate surrounding changes Sincerely, At the 2012 Liberal Party Convention, delegates were to this institution must include as many Canadians as invited to introduce, debate, and vote on Liberal policy. possible in the discussion. Justin P. J. Trudeau Delegates explicitly rejected a motion to include sev - ank you again for taking the time to write. I always Member of Parliament for Papineau ering Canada’s ties with the monarchy as part of Liberal appreciate the opportunity to hear the thoughts and Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada

COMMENTARY: MONARCHIST LEAGUE’S COMMENTAIRE VIEW OF THE TRUDEAU LETTER par Robert Finch, “...neither negative nor personally or président nationale de la Ligue monarchiste du Canada institutionally a ringing endorsement...” En lisant la lettre ci-haut envoyée à l’un de nos membres by Robert Finch, (qui était écrite en anglais, donc nous ne l’avons pas traduite, Dominion Chairman, the Monarchist League of Canada afin de préserver la signification exacte de M. Trudeau ) vous As you will see from the letter above sent to a League allez constater que, pour la première fois à ma connaissance, member, for the first time, insofar as I am aware, the le chef du Parti libéral du Canada a exprimé publiquement leader of the Liberal Party of Canada has gone on the son avis sur la monarchie constitutionnelle du Canada. record about his view of Canada’s constitutional mon - J’aimerais vous faire part brièvement de mes premières archy. I want to share with you my impressions of this impressions de cette lettre – positives et négatives. letter, both positive and negative. Mais auparavant, cependant, il est important de se rap - Before doing so, however, it is important that we peler que la ligue est, a toujours été, et sera toujours, un should remember that the League has always been, and organisme non partisan. Naturellement, nous nous félici - will remain, a non-partisan organization. Naturally, we tons du bilan du gouvernement Harper en ce qui concerne have been delighted at the record of the Harper Ministry la couronne canadienne: il s’agit d’une série de mesures insofar as the Canadian Crown is concerned: it is one mûrement réfléchies et réalisées avec efficacité qui visent à Justin Trudeau: views on Canadian Crown ambivalent? of carefully-thought out and ef - continued on page 2 Trudeau – ambivalence à l’égard de la Couronn e? accroître la visibilité de la monarchie suite à la page 2 IN THIS EDITION OF CMN – DANS CE NUMÉRO DE NMC

Court rejects Oath challenge p. 3 Important Monarchist League notices Princess Royal’s Canadian Homecoming p. 17 and reflections – Finch pp. 9, 16, 21-23 Prince of Wales’ Canadian Charities pp. 4-7 Vice-Regal Round-up: GG/LG activities Commons’ greetings to Prince George: Johnston reflects on time Crown and Canadian Federalism: Stéphane Dion applaudit la Couronne p. 14 at Rideau Hall pp. 18-20 review of major new book pp. 8-9 League forms Succession Committee p. 15 CHARLES INVESTS IN TRUDEAU ON CROWN... HIS FUTURE REALM continued from page 1 fectively-executed steps to strengthen the “explicitly” in reference to the Party’s de - visibility of the Monarchy, and to increase cision. e Liberal leader also shows re - THE PRINCE’S CHARITIES IN Canadians’ understanding and enthusi - spect for the Crown as foundational to asm for it as a core institution of our na - Canada, and a matter of importance which CANADA ON THE MOVE tionhood. cannot lightly be changed. At the same time, we have always been e parts of the letter that seem less EDITORIAL COMMENT committed to promoting the Crown to and positive include, first and foremost, the making contact with the leadership, cau - lack of any definite affirmation of personal e frequent returns to Canada by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of cus and rank and file of all federalist po - loyalty to and support of the Monarchy by Cornwall are not only the result of Ottawa’s enthusiasm for the Canadian litical parties. We have warned against the Mr Trudeau. Moreover, the language em - Crown. ey mark a refreshed, visible commitment on the part of Charles danger of the Crown being seen as the ploys the common misnomers of referenc - that he values the Maple Realm and fully intends one day to be its King. With “property” of any one party, and thus used ing “ties” and “connection” to the Monar - wise counsellors both new and old having his ear here, he also realizes that as a so-called “wedge issue” in the partisan chy – which may more reflect the media’s there is no substitute for his regular, physical presence in the country. But political arena. And we have known that typical misuse of these terms thus in - more – and as significant – he has invested a great deal of thought and energy a future Ministry – whether led by a Tory grained in the minds of his staff than any in bringing to Canada the vehicle that in no small measure has been the engine successor to Mr Harper or a Prime Min - hostility on Mr Trudeau’s part – but which of his rehabilitation – together with the faultless, sensitive public role of his ister of another party – may well not be as – as we oen remind Canadians – suggests devot ed wife – in the affections of Britons; namely, his passionate involvement favorable to the Crown, or feel called to not the inherent nature of our country as with and practical facilitation of numerous good works which are assembled maintain, let alone build on the admirable deeply-rooted in constitutional monarchy under the banner of e Prince’s Trust. pro-monarchy record of Mr Harper and but more as some sort of appendage, colo - e Prince’s Charities in Canada, still in its relative infancy, forms the anal - his Ministers. And we were especially de - nial relic or other attachment that could ogous grouping in this land. As monarchists, as Canadians, as admirers of lighted that some of our YM’s were be severed rather as a surgeon might neatly Charles, we think its imaginative energy and diverse outreach deserve to be amongst the leaders of activity which or - remove an appendix. Finally, Mr Trudeau’s better known and to succeed – for its good works’ sake, yes; and as much for ganized the rejection of republicanism at writing about a “debate” including many how it can assist in re-developing the bond between Prince and Canadians the Liberal Policy Convention to which Mr Canadians could seem to suggest, albeit which we felt so keenly in his youth and early adulthood – remember his as - Trudeau’s letter alludes. cautiously and without advocating such a serting our Northern sovereignty with that dive into frigid Arctic waters? And I also have reached out on your behalf, process, that the decision of his Party Con - how he looked all the world like the Michelin tire man when he re-emerged? and continue to make contact with the vention is not conclusive, and that there Time and circumstance went on to take their toll. But it is not too late to NDP and Liberal party officials behind the could be some wide-ranging debate on its scenes in order to develop useful liaisons future. rejuvenate an appreciation of a remarkable man of restless energy and deter - and demonstrate that the League is the In sum, I feel it is not a negative letter, mined mien, who merits, in the fullness of time, being welcomed and hailed only national organization whose sole pur - nor do I believe it is intended to be so. But – not merely tolerated in expectation of better things – as our King and head pose is to promote understanding of and neither is it – either personally or institu - of the nation, as opposed to simply being head of state, a distinction made in support for the Crown in a rational way – tionally – a ringing endorsement of the a related context in Michael Jackson’s book reviewed later in these pages. that we are not, as some media love to mis - Crown. Hence, as our small contribution to that future, CMN devotes a deal of characterize monarchists of both big and I can assure you that my colleagues and space in this issue to providing our readers with an overview of the Prince’s small “m” variety, “royal-watchers,” I will continue to reach out to Mr Trudeau Charities in Canada. We hope that it will encourage the interest and involve - “Queen worshippers,” sycophants, “pro- as well as to Mr Mulcair in ways you may ment of our readers in feeling profound respect for Charles and the visionary British”, a dining-out society, “Waspy” or not always hear about but which I regard work he effects every day that is now made far more manifest in this Realm. for that matter, “Anglican Tories.” as basic to my responsibilities as Chair - In fact we monarchists are a group of man. We have also been delighted as the Canadian folk who are as diverse as one positive response of all-party spokesmen can imagine, and who like most engaged to the birth of Prince George as evidenced TRUDEAU ÉXPRIME... voters disagree and enjoy arguing about in their House of Commons tributes. And the issues of the day, but who remain unit - it is encouraging that many NDP and Lib - suite de la page 1 ed under the big inclusive tent of the eral MPs, together with Tory parliamen - Crown – or as former Governor General tarians, regularly request large numbers of et à améliorer la compréhension et l’en - « observateurs » de la famille royale, des Adrienne Clarkson put it so aptly with ref - the League’s educational booklets, in Eng - thousiasme des Canadiens et Canadiennes « adorateurs de la reine », des sycophantes, erence to the Crown’s first Canadian allies, lish and French, for use in their constituen - à l’endroit de cette institution qui est au « pro- britanniques », des gens de bonne we find ourselves part of “the Aboriginal cies. cœur de notre esprit national. société, des « WASP » (blancs protestants Circle widening to include us all.” I would be very interested to receive Cependant, nous nous sommes tou - d’origine anglo-saxonne), voire des « To - e positive aspects of Mr Trudeau’s readers’ thoughts about Mr Trudeau’s let - jours engagés à faire valoir la couronne et ries » (conservateurs) anglicans. letter seem to me to be, first, that he refer - ter and any advice you might have on the à entrer en contact avec la direction, le cau - En réalité, nous les monarchistes ences the decision of the Liberal Conven - Monarchist League’s strategy on this mat - cus et les membres de tous les partis poli - sommes un group de Canadiens et Cana - tion, and so does not sweep it under the ter going forward. ank you for your en - tiques fédéralistes. Nous avons souvent diennes aussi diverses que l’on peut s’ima - table, misrepresent its views or diminish gagement, support and assistance. mis en garde contre le danger de voir la giner. Comme la plupart des électeurs et its importance. Indeed, he uses the word couronne comme étant la « propriété » électrices engagés, nous ne sommes pas d’un seul parti de sorte que l’on en fait une toujours d’accord et il nous plaît de discu - soi-disant pomme de discorde. Et nous ter des questions du jour, mais nous des termes inappropriés en parlant des le soit. Par contre, elle ne représente pas – sommes parfaitement conscients que le restons unis sous la grande tente de la « liens » et de notre « rattachement » à la ni sur le plan personnel ni sur le plan ins - prochain gouvernement ne sera peut-être couronne – ou, comme l’a si bien exprimé monarchie. Peut-être s’agit-il là d’un reflet titutionnel – un appui sans réserve de la pas aussi favorable à la couronne et qu’il l’ancienne gouverneure générale Adrienne du vocabulaire mal choisi qu’utilisent les couronne. ne se sentira peut-être pas appelé à main - Clarkson en faisant référence aux premiers médias et que son personnel a fait sien plu - Je peux vous donner l’assurance que tenir, et à plus forte raison renforcer, l’ad - alliés canadiens de la couronne, nous tôt que d’une hostilité de la part de mon - moi et mes collègues continuerons à com - mirable bilan pro- monarchie de monsieur faisons parti du « cercle des premières na - sieur Trudeau. Mais comme nous l’avons muniquer avec messieurs Trudeau et Mul - Harper et ses ministres. Et nous avons été tions qui s’agrandit pour nous accueillir souvent rappelé aux Canadiens et Cana - cair et leurs collegues de façons qui ne vous particulièrement ravis d’apprendre que tous et toutes ». diennes, ce choix de mots ne fait pas jaillir seront pas toujours évidentes mais que je quelques-uns de nos jeunes membres sont En ce qui concerne les aspects positifs le fait que notre pays est profondément en - compte parmi mes responsabilités en tant du nombre de ceux qui ont organisé des de la lettre de monsieur Trudeau, d’abord raciné dans la monarchie constitution - que votre président. De plus, la réponse des activités visant à faire rejeter le républica - il fait allusion à la décision du congrès du nelle. Au contraire, ce langage suggère que porte-paroles de tous les partis à la nais - nisme lors du congrès politique auquel la PLC. Ainsi, il ne tire pas le rideau sur cette celle-ci est une sorte d’appendice, un ves - sance du prince George, comme le témoi - lettre de monsieur Trudeau fait allusion. décision ni la déforme ni en diminue l’im - tige de l’ère coloniale ou un autre accessoire gnent les hommages rendus à la Chambre En votre nom, j’ai également commu - portance. En effet, il se sert du mot « ex - que l’on pourrait découper comme un chi - des communes, nous a ravis. Et je suis en - niqué, et je continue à communiquer, en plicite » en parlant de la prise de position rurgien procéderait à une appendicecto - couragé de ce que nombre de députés du coulisses avec les cabinets des chefs du du parti. D’ailleurs, le chef libéral reconnaît mie. Enfin, que monsieur Trudeau parle NPD et du PLC, comme les parlementaires NPD et du PLC afin de créer des liens utiles que la couronne est fondamentale au d’un « débat » auquel participeraient beau - conservateurs, font régulièrement des de - et pour montrer que la ligue est le seul or - Canada et un fait d’importance que l’on ne coup de Canadiens et Canadiennes semble mandes de livrets pédagogiques de la ligue ganisme national dont le but unique est de saurait changer à la légère. suggérer, même avec caution et sans prô - en anglais et en français à l’usage de leurs promouvoir la compréhension et de ren - Pour ce qui est des aspects de la lettre ner un changement, que la décision du électeurs et électrices. forcer le soutien de la couronne de manière qui semblent moins positifs, relevons congrès de son parti n’est pas définitive et Je serais intéressé à avoir vos réflexions rationnelle – que nous ne sommes pas, d’abord et avant tout chez monsieur Tru - qu’il pourrait y avoir un large débat sur sur la lettre de monsieur Trudeau et à re - comme certains médias sont très portés à deau le manque de toute affirmation sans l’avenir de la monarchie. cevoir tout conseil que vous auriez quant caractériser les monarchistes, que ce soit équivoque de loyauté personnelle ou d’ap - En résumé, je crois que ce n’est pas une à une stratégie éventuelle relative à cette avec « m » majuscule ou minuscule, des pui pour la monarchie. D’ailleurs, il utilise lettre négative et qu’on n’a pas voulu qu’elle question.

2 – Canadian Monarchist News – Spring 2 014 LATEST OATH CHALLENGE REJECTED BY COURT PLUS RÉCENT DÉFI AU SERMENT À LA REINE REJETÉE PAR LA COUR Le serment de citoyenneté est constitutionnel

lon” and that the Queen is regarded as the previously received, and he is unable to Mr Justice Edward Morgan of the Ontario Superior Court ruled on Septem - “head of Babylon”. She further states that travel on a Canadian passport. it would violate her religious belief to take ber 20, 2013, against the application of three non-citizens to find the Oath II. Legislative history of Canadian Citizenship unconstitutional. e learned Judge’s decision came an oath to the person who is the head of shortly aer the preceding issue of Canadian Monarchist News (available such a society. [13] Although the concept of Canadian online) had treated extensively the long and unsuccessful legal history of [8] e Applicant, Dror Bar-Natan, immi - citizenship itself originated in 1947 with republican attacks on the Citizenship Oath and other Oaths to the Sovereign, grated to Canada from Israel. He deposes the Canadian Citizenship Act , SC 1946, that the oath is “repulsive” to him because c 16, s 1 (the “1947 Act”), the taking of an both in terms of the present application and some of its predecessors. “it states that some people, the royals and oath to the sovereign by new subjects of CMN reprints below the greater part of Mr Justice Morgan’s decision – readers their heirs, are born with privilege.” He the Crown pre-dates Confederation. e who are not lawyers may be surprised at how intelligible it is to the non-legal further states that “it is a historic remnant Québec Act, 1774 , 14 Geo III c 83, enacted mind – and how valuable its reasoning is for all who are called on to debate of a time we all believe has passed”, and in the wake of the transfer of Lower Cana - this perennial issue in public or amongst family and friends. As customary, that it would violate his belief in equality da from the French monarch to the Eng - of all persons to swear allegiance to “a sym - lish Crown, took into account the sensi - the decision is available only in the language of the pleadings. bol that we aren’t all equal and that some tivities of the Roman Catholic population ••• of us have to bow to others for reasons of of Québec to the fact that the form of oath Le fait d’obliger les candidats à la citoyenneté canadienne à prêter serment ancestry alone.” at the time made reference to the Protes - à la reine Élizabeth II n’enfreint pas la Constitution, selon une décision ren - [9] e Application was initiated by Charles tant faith. It provided a secular alternative due par la Cour supérieure de l’Ontario le 20 septembre. Ce sujet est traité Roach, a prominent Ontario lawyer who for the first oath specific to persons newly entièrement dans le dernier numéro de cette publication (svp voir en ligne). passed away in October 2012. He had im - naturalized in Canada: “ I [name] do sin - migrated to Canada from Trinidad and cerely promise and swear, that I will be faith - Les demandeurs ont décidé de faire appel de la décision malgré bon nombre Tobago in 1955 and became a lawyer in ful, and bear true Allegiance to his Majesty de tribunaux ayant rejeté ces arguments sur une période de quelques dizaines 1963. Cullity J. set out the salient features King George ...” d’années. of Mr. Roach’s case in a reported decision [14] An oath to the Queen as a condition Nous ré-i mprimons ci-dessous la plupart de la décision du juge Morgan. Les in his judgment denying certification of of naturalization across the country was lecteurs qui ne sont pas des avocats peuvent être surpris de comment c’est in - the present claim as a class action. Roach introduced in the very first parliamentary v Canada (Attorney General) (2009), 74 session following Confederation. Section telligible à l’esprit non juridiques – et combien son raisonnement est valable CPC (6th) 22, at paras 18-21; aff’d 84 CPC 4(2) of An Act respecting Aliens and Natu - pour tous ceux qui sont appelés à débattre cette controverse vivace soit en public (6th) 276 (Ont Div Ct). ralization , 31, V, c 66 (1869), provided that ou entre famille et amis. Comme d’habitude, la décision de la Cour a été rendue [10] In 1988, Mr. Roach was informed by every alien, in order to be naturalized as a uniquement dans la langue des plaidoiries. the Law Society of Upper Canada that he British subject resident in Canada, had to had to become a citizen by July 1, 1989 in swear (or affirm) “ that I will be faithful and order to continue practicing law in On - bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen CITATION: McAteer et al. v. Attorney tion 1 of the Charter. e Respondent takes tario. Mr. Roach applied for citizenship at Victoria, as lawful Sovereign of the United General of Canada, 2013 ONSC 5895 the position that what the Applicants are the time and went so far as to attend a cit - Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and COURT FILE NO.: 05-CV-301832-PD3 seeking is a positive right to citizenship, izenship ceremony, during which he asked of the Dominion of Canada... ” DATE: 20130920 which is not a right protected by the Char - the presiding judge whether he could be - [15] e requirement of taking an oath to ONTARIO ter; accordingly, the Respondent submits come a citizen without swearing an oath the Queen as a condition of citizenship was SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE that the oath to the Queen does not violate to the Queen. He received a negative an - re-enacted and imposed on every appli - BETWEEN: any of the constitutional rights of the Ap - swer whereupon, due to his conscientious cant for citizenship, whether a British sub - Michael McAteer, Simone E.A. Topey, plicants. objection, he refused to take the oath and ject or not (except for a limited class of and Dror Bar-Natan [4] For the reasons that follow, the Appli - the certificate of citizenship was withheld continued on page 10 Applicants cation is dismissed. e oath to the Queen, from him. Peter Rosenthal, Michael Smith, as required by the Act, is a form of com - [11] As it turned out, before the expiry of Selwyn Pieters, and Reni Chang , pelled speech that prima facie infringes the the Law Society’s deadline the Supreme STOP PRESS: for the Applicants Applicants’ freedom of expression under Court of Canada rendered its decision in – and – section 2(b) of the Charter. At the same Andrews v Law Society of British Columbia , Court of Appeal e Attorney General of Canada time, the oath is a reasonable limit on the 1989 CanLII 2 (SCC), [1989] 1 SCR 143 Defendant right of expression and is therefore saved striking down the requirement of Canadi - hears republicans Kristina Dragaitis and Ned Djordjevic , by section 1. e oath does not violate ei - an citizenship for those seeking to be for the Defendant ther section 2(a) or section 15(1) of the called to the bar. Under amendments to On April 8, as this issue of CMN HEARD: July 12, 2013 Morgan J. Charter. the Law Society Act that came into force was going to press, the Ontario Court on February 27, 1989, the criteria for ad - of Appeal heard an appeal from Justice I. The Applicants’ claims [1] Under section 3(1)(c) of the Citizenship mission to the Ontario bar were amended Morgan’s decision in the case describ - Act, RSC 1985, c C-29 (the “Act”), a person [5] All three of the Applicants are perma - to bring the law into compliance with the ed above. Both sides had appealed: over 14 years old must take an oath of cit - nent residents of Canada who wish to be - Andrews ruling. Mr. Roach was therefore lawyers for the Federal Government izenship in order to become a Canadian come Canadian citizens. Other than their permitted to continue practicing law de - argued that no violation to free speech citizen. Section 12(3) of the Act provides failure to take the oath of citizenship, they spite not having sworn the requisite oath should have been found, stating that that a certificate of citizenship issued to a have each resided in Canada for more than to become a citizen of Canada. the applicants live voluntarily in Can - new Canadian by the Minister of Citizen - the number of years required to become [12] It is fair to say that Mr. Roach’s stance ada, and that their religious and polit - ship and Immigration does not become ef - new citizens and depose that they have as an objector to the oath, although not ical views – even if anti-monarchy – fective until the oath is taken. otherwise qualified for citizenship under successful in its previous legal iterations, enjoy constitutional protection. e [2] e form of oath is authorized and set the Act. see Roach v Canada (Minister of State for Queen forms the apex of Canada’s out in section 24 of the Act and the Sched - [6] e Applicant, Michael McAteer, im - Multiculturalism & Culture) 1994 CanLII constitutional regime and thus repre - ule thereto, as follows: migrated to Canada from Ireland. He de - 3453 (FCA), (1994), 113 DLR (4th) 67 (Fed sents the right to dissent. Its factum I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and poses that his family fought for Irish inde - CA); Roach v AG Canada , supra , brought states that “ Each of the appellants bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen pendence from the British Crown and that prominence to the issue at hand. He was objects to taking the oath because of Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, he holds republican beliefs that prevent very active in the political movement to their subjective belief that the Queen, Her Heirs and Successors, and that I will him from ‘taking an oath of allegiance to abolish the monarchy for Canada. In ad - Canada ’s constitutional head of state, faithfully observe the laws of Canada and a hereditary monarch who lives abroad...” dition, the case of Charles Roach illustrates is a symbol of tyranny, colonial oppres - fulfill my duties as a Canadian citizen. He further states in his affidavit that swear - that there are real costs to a long-time sion, racial prejudice and similar attrib - [3] e Applicants submit that the oath to ing an oath to the Queen, as required by member of Canadian society remaining a utes ... e court below found that these the Queen violates sections 2(b) (freedom the Act, would amount to “a betrayal of my permanent resident rather than becoming views were mistaken and were based on of expression), section 2(a) (freedom of republican heritage and impede my activ - a citizen. As Cullity J. pointed out, at para a misinterpretation of the meaning of religion), and section 15(1) (equality ities in support of ending the monarchy in 22 of his judgment: the oath to the Queen .” e appellants’ rights) of the Canadian Charter of Rights Canada.” He has turned down an invitation to apply brief repeats their initial argument re - and Freedoms, Constitution Act, 1982, [7] e Applicant, Simone Topey, immi - for appointment as a provincial judge be - jected by Justice Morgan, that “ e Schedule B to the Canada Act, 1982 (UK), grated to Canada from Jamaica. She ex - cause of a requirement to take the oath of oath requirement imposes a coercive 1982, c 11 (the “Charter”). ey further plains in her affidavit that she adheres to allegiance, he is unable to vote or run for burden on the appellants to express submit that the oath does not constitute a the Rastafarian faith. She deposes that to public office, he is no longer eligible for meaning and content to which they are reasonable limit on those rights under sec - Rastafarians, the “current society is Baby - Canada Council grants that, as a poet, he fundamentally opposed. ”

Les Nouvelles monarchiques du Canada – printemps 2 014 – 3 The Prince of Wales’ Les oeuvres de Canadian Charities bienfaisance du Prince de Galles au Canada Une introduction à l’état d’avancement l’entrepreneuriat. Voici quelques exem - de bonnes oeuvres du Prince du Galles au ples des types d’entreprises lancées dans Canada au moment o˘ nous préparons à le cadre du programme: Immobilier, accueillir son Altesse royale et la duchesse Photographie, École de survie, Couette de Cornouailles en mai pour leur retour au et café (Bed & Breakfast), Développe - pays. ment de logiciel, Produits pour chiens haut de gamme, Service de messagerie, Le prince de Galles et ses œuvres Services de consultations pour la de bienfaisance Défense, Fil personnalisé, Location Le prince de Galles est des entrepre - d’équipement, Rédaction, Boutique de neurs sociaux les plus réputés au monde. vélos, Forfait pêche, Organisation de Au Royaume-Uni seulement, les Œu - concerts, Salle d’entraînement et Chenil. vres de bienfaisance du prince recueillent Le programme du prince plus de 200 millions de dollars par année « Le voir, c’est le croire » et donnent de l’emploi à 1 800 personnes. Le prince a fondé sa première œuvre de Le programme du prince « Le voir, c’est bienfaisance, le Prince’s Trust (maintenant le croire » a été créé par Son Altesse Royale e Prince of Wales is one of the world’s – Participants come from all ranks, ser - la plus importante organisation caritative le prince de Galles. Il s’adresse à des foremost social entrepreneurs. vices and backgrounds. Some of the suc - au R.-U.) en 1976 au moyen de l’indemnité dirigeants d’entreprise chevronnés et vise In the UK alone, e Prince’s Charities cessful businesses started through the de départ que lui a versé la Marine royale. à rapprocher le monde des affaires du raise over $200 million a year and employ program include: Real Estate, Photogra - Depuis sa création, 750 000 jeunes ont monde communautaire. 1800 people. phy, Survival School, Bed & Breakfast, bénéficié de l’aide du Prince’s Trust. Quelques exemples des résultats e Prince founded his first charity the Soware Developer, Premium Dog Pro - obtenu s: L’Opération Entrepreneur du prince Prince’s Trust (now the largest of the UK ducts, Messenger Service, Defence – Lancement d’une initiative visant à em - charities) in 1976 using his separation pay Consulting, Custom Yarn, Equipment L’Opération Entrepreneur du prince est baucher des jeunes Autochtones à from the Royal Navy. Rental, Author, Bicycle Shop, Fishing un programme unique conçu au Canada Toronto; 11 jeunes ont déjà décroché un 750,000 youth have been helped by e Charter, Concert Logistics, Gym and qui vise à outiller les membres sortants des emploi stimulant gr‚ce à ce projet. Prince’s Trust since its founding. Animal Kennel. Forces canadiennes en leur donnant accès – Formation d’une équipe professionnelle The Prince’s Operation Entrepreneur The Prince’s Seeing is Believing à la formation, à l’aide financière et à l’en - pour aider les organismes de bienfai - cadrement dont ils ont besoin pour lancer sance à évaluer le rendement social des e Prince’s Operation Entrepreneur is e Prince’s Seeing is Believing is an ex - leur propre entreprise. investissements. a unique, made-in-Canada program that periential program for senior business lea - L’Opération Entrepreneur du prince re - – Contrat de 100 000 $ d’une entreprise so - provides transitioning military personnel ders created by His Royal Highness e pose sur deux thèmes chers au prince de ciale en vue de produire un vidéo. with the education, mentorship and finan - Prince of Wales to close the gap between Galle s: – Activités de stages et de mentorat organ - cing required to start their own business. the boardroom and the community. – le soutien aux membres des Forces cana - isées dans toutes les villes visitées. e Prince’s Operation Entrepreneur Outcomes have included: diennes – Nouveau programme de prix remis à des builds on two of e Prince of Wales’s life - – Creation of an Aboriginal youth hiring – la stimulation de l’esprit d’entreprise entreprises socialement responsables, long interests: initiative in Toronto that has already led – Trois camps d’entraînement « Based-in- mis sur pied par la London Chamber of – Support for the Canadian Forces to 11 substantial job placements Business » ont été offerts à l’Université Commerce. – Encouraging Entrepreneurship – Development of a professional taskforce Memorial, à la Paul. J. Hill School of – Recours à des membres de conseils d’ad - – ree “Based-in-Business” entrepreneu - to help charities determine social return Business de l’Université de Regina et à ministration issus du monde de la ges - rial boot camp locations delivered at Me - on investment l’Université Laval, où les activités se tion pour guider les organismes de bien - morial University, e Paul. J. Hill – $100,000 contract for video production déroulaient en français. faisance œuvrant auprès des enfants à School of Business at the University of from a social enterprise – 70 diplômés du programme « Based-in- risque. Regina and a French language site at – Internship and mentorship opportuni - Business » depuis 2012. – Dons en argent, en compétences et en Université Laval ties developed in all cities visited – Plus de 145 participants ont suivi nature pour une campagne visant à créer – 70 graduates of “Based-in-Business” – New awards program for socially res - notre atelier d’entrepreneuriat d’un jour des espaces verts destinés aux enfants à since 2012 ponsible business developed by the Lon - « Soyez votre propre patron » depuis risque. – More than 145 participants have taken don Chamber of Commerce 2013. Depuis 2012, six visites communau - our one-day “Be Your Own Boss” intro - – New business-oriented board members – Les participants, aux parcours variés et taires dans le cadre du programme du duction to entrepreneurship workshops for charities supporting at-risk children provenant de différents secteurs au sein prince « Le voir, c’est le croire » ont été since 2013 continued on page 5 des Forces, y ont appris les rudiments de suite à la page 5

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continued from page 4 based activities to teach core curriculum; suite de la page 4 penser les municipalités qui s’engagent à – Money, talent and in-kind donations for LttA offers lesson plans for all primary organisées, auxquelles ont pris part 65 préserver leur patrimoine. a capital campaign to provide green school academic subjects including math représentants du monde des affaires et Il est remis tous les ans aux municipal - space to at-risk children and science. e Prince is Patron of the communautaire. Elles ont eu lieu à: ités qui ont su protéger leurs lieux his - ere have been six Prince’s Seeing is Royal Conservatory. London (Ontario) toriques et qui ont fait preuve d’un dévoue - Believing community visit days featuring Prince’s Charities Canada is facilitating Regina et Weyburn (Saskatchewan) ment indéfectible à cet égard. Les autorités 65 corporate and community leaders since the export of this renowned Canadian Toronto (Ontario) (3) locales doivent s’être dotées de moyens 2012: educational program in order to provide Halifax (Nouvelle-Écosse) pour soutenir la préservation de leur pat - London, Ontario UK primary school children with the op - Des chefs d’entreprise triés sur le volet rimoine, notamment de règlements et de Regina & Weyburn, Saskatchewan portunity to benefit. LttA is a prime exam - ont également participé à une séance politiques, d’un financement et de mesures Toronto, Ontario (3) ple of sharing Canadian best practices wi - visant à dresser le bilan du programme à de gouvernance exemplaires. Halifax, Nova Scotia thin e Prince’s global network of orga - Londres, au St. James’s Palace, et ont eu Le gagnant du Prix du prince de Galles Select CEOs also participated in the an - nizations. l’honneur d’avoir une audience privée avec pour le leadership municipal en matière nual Seeing is Believing Royal Report Back Currently a pilot program is underway le prince de Galles à Clarence House afin de patrimoine de 2013 es t : Owen Sound, in London, UK at St. James’s Palace and at two “at-risk” schools in London, UK de discuter des enjeux liés à la responsabil - en Ontario had a private audience with e Prince of with plans to expand to additional school ité sociale des entreprises au Canada, en Les gagnants des années antérieures Wales at Clarence House to discuss corpo - locations by next year. janvier 2013. sont: rate social responsibility in Canada in Ja - Saguenay (Québec) The Prince of Wales Prize for Apprendre par les arts nuary 2013. Peterborough (Ontario) Municipal Heritage Leadership Apprendre par les arts (APLA), un pro - Oakville (Ontario) Learning through the Arts e Prince of Wales Prize is the only gramme du Royal Conservatory of Music Edmonton (Alberta) A program of the Royal Conservatory Canadian award of its kind, honouring du Canada, fait appel à des artistes de la Aurora (Ontario) of Music in Canada, Learning through the municipalities for their commitment to scène pour offrir aux enseignants une for - St. John’s (Terre-Neuve) Arts (LttA), uses performing artists to heritage preservation. mation sur le recours aux arts pour en - Annapolis Royal (Nouvelle-Écosse) train classroom teachers in the use of arts- continued on page 6 seigner les principales matières du pro - Charlottetown (Î.-P.-É.) gramme d’études. APLA propose des plans Perth (Ontario) de leçon sur toutes les matières enseignées Québec (Québec) au primaire, y compris les sciences et les Saint-Jean (Nouveau-Brunswick) mathématiques. Le prince est un mécène Victoria (C.-B.) du conservatoire. Markham (Ontario) Les Œuvres de bienfaisance du prince La Fondation du prince pour facilitent la diffusion de ce programme éd - la construction des ucatif canadien de renom afin de perme - communautés Canada ttre aux enfants des écoles primaires du R.- U. d’en profiter. APLA illustre bien com - La Fondation du prince pour la con - ment les pratiques exemplaires du Canada struction des communautés a pour but de peuvent être mises à profit au sein du transformer des vies gr‚ce à la mobilisa - réseau d’organisations du prince. tion, à l’éducation et à la responsabilisation Un projet pilote est en cours dans deux des citoyens. écoles « à risque » de Londres. L’objectif Du 13 au 15 mai 2013, la FPCC, en parte - vise à étendre l’initiative à d’autres écoles nariat avec les OBPC, a tenu un colloque d’ici l’an prochain. professionnel à Toronto pour favoriser un échange sur l’investissement dans un ur - Le Prix du prince de Galles pour banisme de qualité, tenant compte de la le leadership municipal en matière mondialisation et des changements clima - de patrimoine tiques. Le Prix du prince de Galles est le seul Le colloque, s’adressant à des spécial - du genre au pays. Il a pour but de récom - suite à la page 6

Les Nouvelles monarchiques du Canada – printemps 2 014 – 5 Les oeuvres de bienfaisance du Prince de Galles au Canada...

suite de la page 5 istes de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement du territoire, rassemblait des professionnels, des urbanistes, des rep ré - sentants du gouverne - ment et des organismes de la société civile afin de leur présenter les principes d’urbanisme durable que préconise Son Altesse Royale le prince de Galles et les activités de sa fonda - tion. Le Prix du prince de Galles pour une gestion durable des forêts Le Prix est remis chaque année par l’In - d’entreprise ayant participé à l’initiative continued from page 5 The Prince’s Foundation for Building Community stitut forestier du Canada afin de souligner du prince « Le voir, c’est le croire ». Given annually to municipalities that les réalisations exceptionnelles d’un jeune – Élaboration d’une initiative visant à of - have demonstrated a strong and sustained e Prince’s Foundation for Building professionnel de la forêt au Canada. frir des livres pour enfants en langues au - commitment to the conservation of their Community focuses on transforming lives Le trophée est une sculpture en bois de tochtones pour soutenir les efforts con - historic places. e local government must through engaging, educating and empo - chêne récupéré des forêts administrées par sacrés à l’alphabétisation. have a record of supporting heritage pre - wering people. le duché de Cornouailles. La Prince’s School of Traditional Arts servation through such means as regula - From May 13-15, 2013 PFBC in partner - Jocelin Teron de Campbell River, en tion, policies, funding and exemplary ste - ship with PCC held a professional sympo - C. -B., a remporté le Prix en 2013. Un professeur de la First Nations Uni - wardship. sium in Toronto to facilitate a conversation versity commencera à enseigner et à étudi - Initiatives autochtones e 2013 winner of e Prince of Wales about investing in quality urbanism in the er à la Prince’s School of Traditional Arts Prize for Municipal Heritage Leadership context of global urbanization and climate La Couronne et les Premières nations à l’automne 2014. is: Owen Sound, Ontario change. ont tissé des liens étroits qui remontent à Soutien du Canada Past Winners of the Prize include: Oriented to the land development, des - quelques siècles avant la création du Cana - aux travaux de la PSTA Saguenay, QC ign & planning audience, the symposium da. Même si Son Altesse Royale a de nom - Peterborough, ON introduced professionals, land developers, breuses occasions de travailler avec les La Prince’s School of Traditional Arts Oakville, ON government representatives, and civil so - communautés autochtones du Canada, combine l’enseignement des techniques as - Edmonton, AB ciety organizations to the sustainable ur - elle n’hésite jamais à établir des relations sociées aux arts et métiers traditionnels et Aurora, ON banism ethos of HRH e Prince of Wales plus personnelles avec ces dernières par le la transmission des principes sur lesquels St. John’s, NL and the activities of his Foundation. truchement de ses œuvres de bienfaisance. ils sont fondés. Annapolis Royal, NS En voici quelques exemples: Une initiative canadienne, facilitée par Charlottetown, PE The Prince of Wales Award for Sustainable Forestry – Formation d’un partenariat entre la First les Œuvres de bienfaisance du prince au Perth, ON Nations University (FNU) à Regina et la Canada, soutient le programme d’études QuÈbec City, QC e prize is presented annually by the Prince’s School for the Traditional Arts supérieures de la PSTA, qui porte su r: Saint John, NB Canadian Institute of Forestry to recognize (PSTA) au Royaume-Uni. – les techniques de peinture tradition - Victoria, BC the achievements of an outstanding young – Soutien à une initiative d’emploi au - nelles Markham, ON continued on page 7 tochtone mise sur pied par des dirigeants suite à la page 7

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continued from page 6 PSTA and FNU have since signed a me - forest professional in Canada. morandum of understanding that will see e award trophy is carved from salva - reciprocal faculty and student exchanges ged oak from Duchy of Cornwall managed starting in the Fall of 2014. forests. Duchy Originals Jocelin Teron of Campbell River, BC is the 2013 award winner. Launched in 1990 by e Prince of Wales, Duchy Originals was one of the first Aboriginal Initiatives major all-organic food brands. Oen using e Crown and First Nations commu - produce grown on the royal estates inclu - nities have a close association dating cen - ding e Duchy Homefarm at Highgrove, turies before the creation of Canada. While Duchy products follow a charter that en - HRH has many official opportunities to sures every product: – Is good – Is produ - work with Canada’s Aboriginal communi - ced in the right way ties, he is keen to connect with First Na - – Does good – Supports communities and tions on a more personal level through his charities charitable work. – Tastes good – Is produced with the finest suite de la page 6 ese include: ingredients Secteur public – les arts architecturaux – Developing a partnership between First Every Duchy Product sold in Canada Le personnel des Œuvres de bien - Nations University (FNU) in Regina and benefits the Canadian charitable work of – la céramique décorative et l’ornementa - tion de surfaces faisance du prince, l’organisme officiel des the Prince’s School for the Traditional e Prince of Wales. œuvres caritatives de Son Altesse Royale Arts (PSTA) in the United Kingdom - For more information on where to find – la géométrie traditionnelle – les études contextuelles le prince de Galles au Canada, rencontre Supporting an Aboriginal employment Duchy Originals products near you visit: régulièrement des représentants de la initiative developed by CEO participants www.dovetalecollections.com/products/ Partenariat entre la PSTA et la royauté, des politiciens de tous les partis of e Prince’s Seeing is Believing brands/duchy-originals First Nations University et des fonctionnaires afin de les tenir in - – Developing an initiative to provide chil - Public Sector Outreach Les représentants de la faculté des arts formés des initiatives des Œuvres de bien - dren’s books written in First Nations lan - de l’université et de l’école ont entrepris des faisance du prince. guages to support literacy efforts As the official Canadian charitable of - discussions à la suite de la visite de Son Des personnalités publiques se joignent fice for HRH e Prince of Wales, Prince’s The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts Altesse Royale en 2012. Un partenariat souvent aux chefs d’entreprise lors des vis - Charities Canada regularly meets with entre les deux écoles a été formé afin d’of - ites communautaires « Le voir, c’est le A First Nations University Professor vice-regal representatives, politicians of all frir à la PSTA une occasion unique et pré - croire ». Ils sont souvent invités à pronon - cieuse de découvrir les traditions artis - cer des allocutions dans le cadre des camps tiques des Autochtones du Canada, tout en d’entraînement Opération Entrepreneur offrant au personnel et aux étudiants de la du prince ou à participer à nos différentes FNU la possibilité de se familiariser avec initiatives. l’approche pédagogique de la PSTA et sa Événements spéciaux en 2013 philosophie. La PSTA et la FNU ont depuis signé un Tout au long de l’année, les représen - protocole d’entente qui encadrera les échanges tants des Œuvres de bienfaisance du d’étudiants à partir de l’automne 2014. prince participent à divers événements, ou les animent, afin de promouvoir ses initia - Duchy Originals tives, de remercier ses donateurs, de réunir Lancée en 1990 par le prince de Galles, des partenaires et de faire connaître les Duchy Originals est l’une des premières œuvres caritatives de Son Altesse Royale marques d’aliments entièrement bi - le prince de Galles au Canada. ologiques. Les produits employés sont sou - – Délégation de chefs d’entreprise canadi - vent récoltés sur les domaines royaux, no - ens à Londres pour participer à la séance tamment à la ferme Duchy Homefarm de visant à dresser le bilan du programme Highgrove, et respectent une charte qui « Le voir, c’est le croire » à St. James’s veille à ce que chaque produi t: Palace. will start teaching / studying at e Prince’s parties and government officials to keep – soit sain – confectionné à partir de – Réception pour les parlementaires or - School of Traditional Arts in the Fall of them informed about the Prince’s Cana - procédés sains ganisée par le Président de la Chambre 2014 dian charitable initiatives. – soit bénéfique – appuie les commu - des communes, dans ses quartiers de Public figures oen join business lea - nautés et organismes de bienfaisance l’édifice du Centre. Canadian Support for ders on our Prince’s Seeing is Believing – soit délicieux – créé à partir des meilleurs – Présentation de la conférence annuelle the Work of PSTA community visit days, speak at Prince’s ingrédients. des chefs du protocole. e Prince’s School of Traditional Arts Operation Entrepreneur boot camps or Les profits découlant de la vente des – « Leadership in the 21st Century: Dark combines the teaching of the practical otherwise get involved in our different ini - produits Duchy Originals au Canada sont Times Ahead », une discussion mettant skills of traditional arts & cras with an tiatives. remis aux œuvres de bienfaisance du à l’honneur le général (à la retraite) Rick understanding of the philosophy inherent prince de Galles. Hillier et d’autres invités spéciaux au Special Events 2013 within them. Pour trouver les produits Duchy Orig - Collège des Forces canadiennes. A Canadian initiative facilitated by roughout the year Prince’s Charities inals près de chez vous, visitez: www.dove – Soirée annuelle des Fêtes des Œuvres de Prince’s Charities Canada supports the Canada takes part in and hosts special talecollections.com/products/brands/ bienfaisance du prince au Canada. post graduate educational program at events to promote our initiatives, re - duchy-originals PSTA including: cognize our donors, bring our partners – Traditional Painting Techniques together and raise awareness about the – Architectural Cras charitable work of HRH e Prince of – Ceramic Ornament and Surface Design Wales in Canada. – Traditional Geometry – Delegation of Canadian CEOs to – Contextual Studies London to take part in the Prince’s Seeing is Believing Royal Report Back at Partnership Between PSTA and St. James’s Palace First Nations University – Reception for Parliamentarians hosted Following His Royal Highness’ visit to by the Speaker of the House of Com - First Nations University in 2012, discus - mons in his Centre Block Chambers sions began between the school’s faculty of – Presentation to the annual Chiefs of art and PSTA. A partnership between the Protocol Conference two schools was developed to provide – ‘Leadership in the 21st Century: Dark PSTA with a unique and valuable op - Times Ahead’, a discussion featuring portunity to learn from Canada’s Aborigi - General (ret’d) Rick Hillier and other nal artisitic traditions while giving FNU special guests at Canadian Forces Col - faculty and students access to PSTA’s lege in Toronto unique approach to teaching traditional – Annual Prince’s Charities Canada Holi - art and the philosophy behind it. day Party.

Les Nouvelles monarchiques du Canada – printemps 2 014 – 7 The Provincial Crown: focus of important new book by Michael Jackson, CVO

e Crown and Canadian Federalism the stronger in that they are hardly ever by D. Michael Jackson used. Jackson makes some interesting Dundurn Press, 2013 comments on recent dissolution situations Available via CMN’s Sales – see back page faced by Mmes Clarkson and Jean. And re - minds us of the “dubious” resolution of review by Aldin Parliament dictating that a Prorogation of Michael Jackson liv- more than seven days would require the ed through an un - Commons’ assent – which seems as ultra equalled tranche of vires and legally inconsequential as the practical experience Nickle Resolution, but every bit as capable Ed McWhinney – in the complicated of making mischief in some unforeseen fu - “don’t proclaim so the monarch realpolitik world of ture! doesn’t reign” Canada’s oen-vexa - In discussing the evolution of the Letters Patent of 1947 theory discredited tious federal-provin - Provincial Crown “from subordinate to co - permitted flexibility, Michael Jackson, CVO cial relationships. ordinate” Jackson points out something did not bar Sovereign Serving as Chief of Protocol of oen forgotten: that the rulings of the from exercising 2002 Jubilee Medal certificate, above, added in - Saskatchewan for decades, his influence JCPC were not the sole heroes/villains of Canadian powers felicitous GG reference. e 2012 certificate, was wide and knowledge of the Canadian the process. Canada became far more de - below, each one of 60,000 signed by the hand of Crown deep; but many in Ottawa dis - centralized that many of the Fathers of Governor David Lam’s adroitly manoeu - the Governor General, focused on e Queen agreed with his views and resented his sta - Confederation might have intended due vering out of office a discredited Premier tus as an outspoken national authority and to the quest for responsible government, (Jackson does not mention that he possibly fearless bureaucratic warrior in respect of notably embodied in many sections of the earned himself the Royal Victorian Order the Crown, Honours and a variety of allied Quebec Resolutions, the common law her - in the process). en he treats the much- matters. Both his extensive knowledge and itage of three of the uniting colonies and vexed issue of Special Warrants (the lovely differences with Ottawa emerge clearly the placing of property and civil rights in story of the Alberta snow-ploughing con - from this seminal work. the – unusually – enumerated provincial tract is curiously omitted) as well as of It is not surprising, then, that his take powers of the BNA Act. Of interest, too, is vice-regal infelicities in speech (a famous - on the Maple Monarchy is clearly spelled his observation that major national social ly-outspoken Manitoba LG might well out in the first paragraph of the Preface to programs stemmed from federalism: they have been included). is is the stuff in his book: “...the Canadian Crown belongs were first tempered in the intensely local which sentimental, Hello -reading mon - to the provinces too and is an integral part and reasonably flexible fulcrum of provin - archists will revel, but each instance proves of their constitutional existence.” e need cial politics before they came about a brief consequential in building up a picture of for a work on the Crown written from the generation later to Ottawa. the day-to- day realities behind the quo - provincial point of view is justifiable on One of Jackson’s Saskatchewan-cen - tidian workings of the Provincial Crown. many grounds, of which only one is that tered “case studies” emerges in Chapter IV, e same chapter moves on to consider Mitchell Sharp, and governors general – to this day the first half of his seemingly- which focuses on the office of Lieutenant Provincial Honours, in the rapid develop - Leger, Sauvé – who were indifferent or obvious assertion remains quite sufficient Governor. is particular focus tran - ment and ultimate acceptance of which by even opposed to the monarchy. Later, it re - to set hackles stiffening in the corridors of scends being merely provincial given his Ottawa the author was intimately involved, turns to a dismal catalogue of republican - many federal officials along the Rideau. intimate knowledge of what went on be - and the development of the vice- regal of - ism within Rideau Hall – a situation not Jackson begins his work with a series of hind the scenes, and it is happily bolstered fice to move from a largely-constitutional yet disappeared despite the explicit loyalty good history lessons about the planting by the author’s research and broad connec - and ceremonial role to one concentrating of Mr Johnston, the best Governor Gen - and inculturation of the colonial and then tions so that the book contains no less ab - on issues of civil society. It is perhaps to be eral since M. Vanier. Jackson rather de - gradually more-national Crown, provid - sorbing tittle-tattle, and many significant regretted that in rehearsing with enthusi - lightfully provides an indication of the sea ing both useful information (Macdonald’s examples, from the other nine provinces. asm the many admirably-conceived initia - change by providing photographs of the desire to have Canada named a kingdom National, too, is the scope of his consider - tives on the part of recent Lieutenant Gov - certificates accompanying the award of Ju - presided over by a Viceroy) and vignettes ation of the breadth of vice-regal appoint - ernors who almost invariably seek “to bilee Medals in 2002 and 2012. at of 2002 such as the origin of the term “Canadian” ments over the last several decades of “re - make a difference” in several areas of com - includes a reference to the 50th Anniver - for both major linguistic groups: it was first vival” – and of the insightful reminder that munity concern, Jackson does not con - sary of “Canadian Governors Gen eral” – so applied in 1792 by Edward, fourth son not always do those asked to serve accept front the potential danger: that in adopting with its accompanying nasty implicit sug - of George III – “ Let me hear no more of the the Prime Minister’s invitation – a situa - “causes” there is always a possibility that a gestion that somehow – to name but a few odious distraction of English and French. tion, one hears, that led Mr Harper to vice-regal can run close to the line of po - – Buchan and Stanley were not authentic You are all his Britannick [sic] Majesty’s avoid making calls to more candidates for litical involvement and as well, be subject Canadians. at of 2012 focuses properly beloved Canadian subjects.” Jackson shows the thankless position of Lieutenant Gov - to the perception that he is focused on one and singularly on e Queen’s Diamond how the First Nations were key players in ernor of Quebec once he had been turned or two issues to the detriment of the wider Jubilee. Mr Johnston signed every one of clarifying the distinction between Crown down several times! e fortunes of vari - general outreach and communicating with these by hand. Jackson also shows how the (to which subjects owe a duty of loyal sup - ous Government Houses are also treated a broad swath of the populace at large. 1947 Letters Patent constituting the Office port) and its Ministers (with whom we can in this part of the book, probably one of its Jackson ends his focus on the contem - of Governor General has been deliberately quarrel!); and much later in Lord Den - most interesting chapters as Jackson had porary Provincial Crown by making sug - misconstrued in an attempt to justify lim - ning’s JCPC ruling of the settled divisibility first-hand knowledge of so many of the gestions for both informal and constitu - iting the Sovereign’s exercise of her powers of the Crown, wherein he declared that it players and personalities: a rich cast in - tional changes in the vice-regal position. in Canada rather than simply permitting was the Canadian, not the British Crown, deed. ese range from important ones, such as the Governor General to fulfill most of that had inherited responsibility for the More compelling information not gen - the provision of competent staffing, to the them as convenient. He also takes a well- Treaties concluded with First Nations erally remembered now, nor little revealed more trivial – according the Lieutenant deserved and clearly-explained swipe at prior to Confederation. at the time, is provided in the seemingly- Governors the title of “Your Excellency” the now-discredited McWhinney propos - Moving next to consider Crown, Par - coterminous Chapter V on the contempo - indicating their direct representation of the al that Canada could abolish the Monarchy liamentary Democracy and Royal Author - rary Provincial Crown. Fascinating anec - Sovereign. Jackson surprisingly skates on simply by failing to proclaim Charles as ity, the author suggests that it is the Royal dotes illuminate the state of play between thin ice in justifying the latter partly on the King on the death of Elizabeth. Prerogative, as exercised by the political Crown and politicians – of BC’s Lieutenant basis that the term “Excellence” is already Notwithstanding the foregoing, this executive, that is key to understanding in common informal use in the Province final chapter’s most interesting section fo - “what makes Canada tick.” But it is not to of Quebec – but as a professional translator cuses on the meaning of the term “head of be confused with the reserve powers of the he should perhaps consider the difficulty state,” and of the monarch’s (and thus her Crown, the mere existence of which are all in shades of meaning and the dangers of representatives) assuming a second, more aural similarity confused as carrying iden - informal – one might even call it grand - tical meaning, a situation which will be fa - motherly or parental and avuncular – role miliar to any Anglophone on first being as “head of the nation” which Jackson en - confronted with “Je demande” – which in dorses. Sir Anthony Jay describes this evo - fact is as gentle a request as could be! lutionary moniker as “one with a much Lord Denning ruled David Lam – BC Chapter VI poses the provocative ques - more personal dimension...concerned with Canada inherited Lieutenant Governor tion – whether Canada is a federal monar - behaviour, values and standards, the ones British obligations adroitly smoothed chy or a federal republic? It begins by re - which earn the respect, loyalty and pride of to First Nations path for Premier to tracing a time of declining fortunes for the the people.” is seems the sort of intuitive, Prince Edward 1792 – sought reconciliation, resign, avoiding con - Maple Crown with an indifferent govern - welcoming and humane monarchy, and dubbed French and English as “Canadians” stitutional crisis ment, hostile Cabinet Ministers such as continued on page 9

8 – Canadian Monarchist News – Spring 2 014 Feds award QC ’s on Statute of Westminster Day EDITORIAL COMMENT Le gouvernement fédéral confére WILL YE NO COME BACK AGAIN? titres de conseiller de la reine We love Prince Harry. And why not? ere were some patchy times in late On December 11, 2013, the Government le 11 décembre sept avocats de la fonction a dolescence, ill judgments and late hours. But he has emerged as the grinning face of Canada recognized seven lawyers in the publique en leur conférant le titre de who is thoroughly devoted to supporting his elder brother, a warrior who expe - federal public service as Queen’s Counsel conseiller de la reine (c.r.). Auparavant ap - rienced real danger, a humanist who cares deeply for the complex and challenging (QC). Formally styled “Her Majesty’s pelé « conseiller de Sa Majesté en loi », le issues confronting the African people, a loyal friend who put paid to the bullying Counsel learned in the law,” the federal QC titre fédéral de c.r. rend hommage à des of one of his Army mates, a tough egg who slogged to the South Pole on a charity honours lawyers who demonstrate exem - avocats qui offrent des services exem - trek but made sure the focus was on the wounded warriors alongside him. “Antarc - plary service to the Canadian justice sys - plaires au systËme de justice canadien. tica jumped up and bit me on the ass,” the Prince admitted in a tv interview. Not tem. Le titre de conseiller de la reine est the language we normally associate with royalty, but all the more real for it. As a e individuals receiving this honour, conféré à des avocats du secteur public fé - cockney cab driver would say, “he’s a bit of all right.” also known as “taking silk”, are members déral qui font montre d’une grande com - As the spare for the heir in a Royal Family which will slightly shrink unless the of the federal public service who have pétence en plaidoirie orale et écrite, Prince of Wales down the road enlists the help of some cousins and nephews and demonstrated great skill in oral and writ - d’acuité et de distinction dans l’élaboration nieces in performing the ever- growing demand for Royal duties, Harry is an es - ten advocacy, acuity and learning in legal des politiques juridiques, et de sagesse sential part of the human fabric which binds all of us to the Crown. He is someone policy development, and wise counsel in dans les conseils qu’ils prodiguent à la service to the Canadian Crown. Couronne canadienne. e QCs were appropriately conferred Le titre de c.r. est décerné à l’occasion on the anniversary of the coming into de l’anniversaire de la signature du Statut force of the Statute of Westminster which de Westminster qui a eu lieu le 11 décembre took place on December 11, 1931. e 1931. Le Statut de Westminster , qui a été ra - Statute of Westminster was ratified by the tifié par le Parlement britannique, a British Parliament and granted the Do - conféré aux membres du Commonwealth minions greater legal and foreign policy une plus grande autonomie en matière de autonomy. droit et de politique étrangère. “It is fitting that the honour of Queen’s « Il est approprié que l’honneur d’être Counsel is being bestowed on the anniver - nommé conseiller de la reine soit conféré sary of the signing of the Statute of West - à l’occasion de l’anniversaire de la signature minster andat the end ohe diamond ju - du Statut de Westminster et à la fin de l’an - bilee anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s née du jubilé du soixantième anniversaire coronation,” said Peter MacKay, P.C. Q.C., du couronnement de la reine Elizabeth, a Minister of Justice and Attorney General déclaré Peter MacKay, C.P., c.r., ministre Harry showed himself a brave warrior in Afghan istan. Why MIA in Canada? of Canada. “e people receiving this des - de la Justice et procureur général du Ca - all of us can identify with in their own way. Yet, we never see him in Canada – ignation today have conducted themselves nada. Les personnes qui reçoivent ce titre the brief stop in Whistler as a boy and few merry moments with barmaids during in the finest traditions of the legal profes - aujourd’hui se montrent dignes des plus British Army training exercises near Medicine Hat not really germane. Essential sion, and the Government is pleased to pures traditions de la profession juridique, bonding with Canada inexcusably, did not happen during either William or Harry’s recognize their exemplary service within et le gouvernement est heureux de recon - gap years. He is able to journey to the US to raise money for worthy causes. Spend the public service.” naître leur service exemplaire dans la fonc - many hours in Africa promoting Sentebale, his charity and his passion. Visit the e individuals were designated as fed - tion publique. » eral QCs by the Governor-in-Council, Ces personnes ont été nommées con - Antipodes. But despite what we understand have been concerted efforts by the upon recommendation of the Minister of seillers de la reine fédéraux par le gouver - Government of Canada, we have yet to welcome the Prince here in his own right, Justice with the assistance of a Department neur en conseil, sur avis conforme du mi - and make him – and us – feel he is one of us in a way that William and Catharine of Justice advisory committee chaired by nistre de la Justice aidé d’un comité consul - did – and must keep doing – with frequent returns to this large and thinly-loyal the Deputy Minister of Justice. Individuals tatif du ministère de la Justice présidé par Realm. were identified and considered according le sous-ministre de la Justice. Elles ont été A member of the Royal Family known for her outspoken and usually spot-on to a number of factors, including the choisies et prises en considération selon candour once remarked in our hearing that what we call Royal Homecomings are length of service as members in good un certain nombre de facteurs, dont leurs good and encouraging medicine for the Canadian Crown – but like an antibiotic standing of provincial bar associations, états de service comme membres en règle that seems to have dulled the toothache, is not completely ingested and so the in - their contributions to the development of d’un barreau provincial, leurs contribu - fection returns. Republicanism is a bit on the run in Canada. But we won’t always the law, and leadership in their profession - tions à l’égard de l’élaboration du droit, et have Jubilees and Prince George births and a pro-monarchy government. We need al and personal lives which has raised es - le leadership dont elles font preuve dans Harry as part of our Royal Family. Good medicine, as our First Nations friends teem for the legal profession. leur vie professionnelle et personnelle et might say. A good bloke. A good friend. A frequent homecomer. en see how ••• qui rehausse l’estime dont jouit la profes - we ’d embrace him in our national family. How about it, Harry? Le gouvernement du Canada reconnaît sion juridique.

continued from page 8 che wan. It is eminently readable as it com - vice-royalty, with which most Canadians bines scholarship with insight and “good easily identify and which demands no po - tales” about the human foibles that oen litical science degree to grasp. have strengthened, sometimes weakened Michael Jackson has written a work of the institution. In an optimistic conclu - significance, reflecting extensive research sion, he reflects that “e Crown focuses into his subject, a broad knowledge of the our gaze on who we are and whence we Canadian Crown and a lifetime of pro - come, on what values we hold dear and on found professional and personal devotion how we will pursue our future.” Well said – to Queen, nation and his beloved Saskat - and well done!

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continued from page 3 374, 418 (HL), even if most of the prerog - of section 2(b) of the Charter. Lavigne v [29] L’Heureux-Dubé J. pointed out in British subjects who had already been res - ative powers are today exercised on advise Ontario Public Service Employees Union , Haig v Canada (Chief Electoral Officer) , ident in Canada for 5 years and were of the Prime Minister and subject to the 1991 CanLII 68 (SCC), [1991] 2 SCR 211, at 1993 CanLII 58 (SCC), [1993] 2 SCR 995, ‘grandfathered’ as automatic Canadian cit - Charter. Canada (Prime Minister) v Khadr , 267. at para 79, that “[t]he distinctions be - izens), when Canadian citizenship was 2010 SCC 3 (CanLII), [2010] 1 SCR 44, at [24] Indeed, the right not to express the tween...positive and negative entitlements, first introduced in the 1947 Act. irty para 36. government’s preferred point of view ex - are not always clearly made, nor are they years later, the oath was once again recon - [20] e preamble to the Statute of West - tends to those who oppose socially positive always helpful.” at observation certainly firmed in the revisions brought about by minster, 1931 , 22 Geo V, c 4 (UK) identifies messages such as health warnings, RJR Mc - describes the arguments made here. the Citizenship Act, SC 1974-75-76, c 108. Canada as one of “His Majesty’s Govern - Donald Inc. v Canada (Attorney General) , [30] On one hand, the Respondent is right It is this version of the Act that contains ments”. Likewise, the recently enacted Suc - 1995 CanLII 64 (SCC), [1995] 3 SCR 199, that the Applicants’ Charter challenge the oath of citizenship in its current form. cession to the rone Act, 2013 , SC 2013, c at para 124, and includes even the right to strives to attain a legislative change per - [16] As for the Queen’s stature as head of 6 describes Canada as one of “the Realms refrain from expressing objective, uncon - mitting them to access a government- state, the ancient common law recognized of which Her Majesty is Sovereign”. In tested facts. Slaight Communications , created “platform” – the hallmark of an un - the monarch as the repository of English Canada’s system of constitutional mon - supra , at para 95. As Chief Justice Lamer protected “positive right”. Baier , supra , at sovereignty prior to the Norman conquest. archy, the sovereign, like all institutions of explained in Committee for the Common - para 36. On the other hand, the Applicants’ e courts elaborated on and confirmed state, exercises power within constitution - wealth of Canada v Canada , 1991 CanLII challenge strives to avoid being coerced monarchial authority in the late middle al limitations. But there is no doubt that 119 (SCC), [1991] 1 SCR 139, at para 18, in - into words of fidelity to the Queen – the ages in response to a series of questions Her Majesty the Queen is Queen of dividuals are not only protected from hav - “platform” of citizenship is not the goal of posed to them by Richard II. See Stanley Canada, the embodiment of the Crown in ing to articulate a message with which they their speech/ silence but rather represents Bertram Chrimes, “Richard II’s questions Canada, and the head of state. Royal disagree, but are also guaranteed the cor - the club or carrot which the government to the judges 1387”, 72 Law Q Rev 365–90 Title and Styles Act , RSC 1985, c R-12, sec - relative right not to have to listen to such holds out to them. (1956). is took into account the limits tion 2. a message. ... on royal powers imposed by Magna Carta, [25] e Applicants submit that imposing [32] While the positive/negative question III. Freedom of Expression 1215, which was itself followed by the grad - on them, as a condition of citizenship, a can thus be looked at in two ways – i.e. ual emergence of habeas corpus and other [21] As the Supreme Court of Canada requirement to swear an oath with which either as an access-to-platform claim or a relevant enactments and common law re - point ed out in one of its earliest judgments they do not agree curtails their expression denial-of-benefit claim – the courts have straints on royal power. See 9 W. Holds - under section 2(b) of the Charter, “[t]he in the very way that the courts have said it already determined that citizenship crite - worth, A History of English Law 112 (1926). content of expression can be conveyed may not be curtailed. As Cullity J. pointed ria are subject to Charter scrutiny. It does With all of this, the courts nevertheless through an infinite variety of forms of ex - out in Roach v AG Canada , supra , at para not matter that there is no constitutional confirmed in Godden v Hales (1686), 2 pression: for example, the written or spoken 22 quoted above, the burden that the oath right to citizenship per se. See Lavoie v. Shower 475 (KB) that the Crown sits at the word, the arts, and even physical gestures places on their speech, or their desire not Canada, 1999 CanLII 9351 (FCA), [2000] sovereign apex of the legal and political or acts.” Irwin Toy Ltd. v Québec (Attorney to speak the words prescribed in the Act, 1 FC 3, at para 11 (Fed CA); aff’d 2002 SCC system. General) , 1989 CanLII 87 (SCC), [1989] 1 is a rather steep one. In a celebratory state - 23 (CanLII), [2002] 1 SCR 769. Charter [17] e monarch as head of state was fur - SCR 927, at para 43. Certain behaviours ment issued in 2011, the then Minister of challenges to citizenship criteria or to the ther entrenched by the Act of Settlement, such as a labour strike, Reference Re Public Immigration and Citizenship reconfirmed citizenship application process do not seek 1701 , 12 & 13 Will III, c 2, which set out the Service Employee Relations Act (Alta. ), 1987 the weight of that burden, declaring that citizenship, they seek an end to a burden rules for succession to the Crown of the CanLII 88 (SCC), [1987] 1 SCR 313, acts of “[f]ew things in this world are more pre - imposed on a recognized Charter right. United Kingdom (Great Britain and Scot - criminal violence, RWDSU v Dolphin De - cious to us than our Canadian citizenship.” Citizenship cannot, in effect, be a prize that land). is conception of sovereignty and livery Ltd. , 1986 CanLII 5 (SCC), [1986] 2 Statement – Minister Kenney celebrates Cit - the Act rewards to applicants who give up executive authority was inherited by Cana - SCR 573, at 588, and the display of com - izenship Week , Citizenship and Immigra - a right such as freedom of expression that da in the Constitution Act, 1867, 30& 31 V, mercial wares, R v Sharma reflex, (1991), tion Canada, October 17, 2011, http:// exists outside of the citizenship process. c 3, section 9, which provides that , “[t]he 77 DLR (4th) 334, at para 19 (Ont CA), www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media [33] It is as much of a Charter violation to Executive Government and Authority of have been specifically excluded from the / statements/2011/ 2011-10-17.asp. compel speech by denying a statutory ben - and over Canada is hereby declared to con - ambit of the constitutional right; other - [26] Despite the Respondent’s surprising efit as it is to censor speech by imposing a tinue and be vested in the Queen”. e role wise, “s. 2( b) of the Charter embraces all argument to the contrary in its factum, the statutory punishment; the former “posi - of Her Majesty as sovereign has also been content of expression irrespective of the inability to become a citizen is not the kind tive”-looking right is really just the flip side reinforced in section 41(a) of the Consti - particular meaning or message sought to of “state-imposed cost or burden [that of the latter “negative”-looking right. A tution Act, 1982, which requires unanimity be conveyed.” R v Keegstra , 1990 CanLII 24 is]...not prohibited [because]...the burden person who cannot access the benefit of of the federal and all provincial legislatures (SCC), [1990] 3 SCR 697. is trivial or insubstantial.” R v Edwards citizenship as a consequence of a rights- in order to enact any amendment to the [22] Accordingly, “if the activity conveys Books and Art Ltd ., 1986 CanLII 12 (SCC), infringing provision in the Act deserves a constitutional status of “the office of the or attempts to convey a meaning, it has ex - [1986] 2 SCR 713, at para 97. e fact that constitutional remedy unless the im - Queen, the Governor General and the Lieu - pressive content and prima facie falls with - the Applicants can remain in the country pugned provision is saved by section 1. tenant Governor of a province”. in the scope of the guarantee”. Irwin Toy , as permanent residents does not devalue Augier v Canada (Minister of Citizenship [18] Of course, sovereign powers in the supra , at p. 969. Protected speech therefore the benefit that they are unable to access and Immigration), [2004] FC 613, at para Anglo-Canadian tradition reside not in includes not only the spoken word but the without speaking words they do not wish 25 (Fed TD). the executive alone but in the legislature choice of language, Ford v Québec (Attor - to speak. Iacobucci J. put as high a price as [34] Accordingly, the guarantee of free - as well, as reflected in William Blackstone’s ney General) , 1988 CanLII 19 (SCC), [1988] possible on it in Benner v Canada (Sec - dom of expression contained in section articulation of the “king-in-parliament”. 2 SCR 712, and the right to receive or hear retary of State) , 1997 CanLII 376 (SCC), 2(b) of the Charter is prima facie infringed Sovereignty, according to this view, vests expressive content as much as the right to [1997] 1 SCR 358 at para 68: “I cannot by the statutory requirement that the Ap - “in the king’s majesty, sitting there in his create it. Little Sisters Book and Art Empo - imagine an interest more fundamental to plicants recite an oath to the Queen in royal political capacity, and the three estates rium v. Canada (Minister of Justice) , 2000 full membership in Canadian society than order to acquire citizenship. e oath of of the realm; the lords spiritual, the lords SCC 69 (CanLII), [2000] 2 SCR 1120. Sec - Canadian citizenship.” e burden on the citizenship is a form of compelled speech temporal... and the commons”. W. Black - tion 2(b) also guarantees the right to pos - Applicants’ speech – putting citizenship that is only permissible if it can be shown stone, I Commentaries 149. Again, this con - sess expressive material regardless of how out of their grasp – is real and substantial. to be a reasonable limit on the right of ex - ception of executive and legislative sover - repugnant it may be to others or to society [27] e Respondent contends that the pression within the meaning of section 1 eign authority was inherited by Canada in at large. R v Sharpe , 2001 SCC 2 (CanLII), Applicants’ Charter claim in effect seeks a of the Charter. its founding constitution. Section 17 of the [2001] 1 SCR 45. “positive right” rather than a “negative IV. The citizenship oath as a Constitution Act, 1867 provides that, [23] Most significantly, “[f]reedom of ex - right”, and that section 2(b) guarantees reasonable limit on expression “[t]here shall be One Parliament for Cana - pression encompasses the right not to ex - only the latter form of right. Quoting the da, consisting of the Queen, or Upper House press views.” Rosen v Ontario (Attorney Supreme Court of Canada in Baier v Al - [35] Since the Applicants have established styled the Senate, and the House of Com - General) 1996 CanLII 443 (ON CA), berta , 2007 SCC 31 (CanLII), [2007] 2 SCR that the Act’s requirement of an oath to the mons.” (1996), 131 DLR (4th) 708, at para 16 (Ont 673, at para 41, the Respondent submits Queen is a prima facie breach of section [19] Actual royal power, certainly, has CA) [emphasis added]. As explained by that here “what is sought is ‘positive gov - 2(b) of the Charter, it is for the Respondent “gradually relocated from the Monarch in Lamer J. (as he then was) in Slaight Com - ernment legislation or action as opposed to show that it the oath is, in the words of person to the Monarch’s advisors or minis - munications Inc. v Davidson , 1989 CanLII to freedom from government restrictions section 1, demonstrably justifiable in a free ters”. Black v Canada (Prime Minister) 2001 92 (SCC), [1989] 1 SCR 1038, at para 95, on activity in which people could other - and democratic society. Needless to say, CanLII 8537 (ON CA), (2001), 199 DLR “[t]here is no denying that freedom of ex - wise freely engage...’” the proof at this stage of the analysis need (4th) 228, at para 32 (Ont CA). Neverthe - pression necessarily entails the right to say [28] It is literally correct to say, as the Re - not be definitive; indeed, it probably could less, the Queen retains authority over “the nothing or the right not to say certain spondent does in its factum, that “the sta - not be in the usual courtroom sense of the prerogative of mercy, the grant of honours, things. Silence is in itself a form of expres - tus of citizenship is not an ‘activity’ in word “proof”. e Supreme Court of the dissolution of Parliament and the ap - sion which in some circumstances can ex - which [the Applicants] could otherwise Canada has acknowledged that, ““[d]eci - pointment of ministers” and other matters press something more clearly than words freely engage without government enable - sions on such matters must inevitably be commensurate with her stature as national could do.” A statutory requirement whose ment”. at, however, does not mean that the product of a mix of conjecture, frag - sovereign, Council of Civil Service Unions effect is “to put a particular message into the burden imposed on their expression is mentary knowledge, general experience v. Minister for the Civil Serv ice, [1985] 1 AC the mouth of the plaintiff” would run afoul not a coercive one. and knowledge of the needs, aspirations

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and resources of society”. Mc Kinney v Applicants and the Respondents ap - that the means chosen by Parliament University of Guelph, 1990 CanLII 60 pear to share that objective, but each to accomplish its goal does not repre - (SCC), [1990] 3 SCR 229, at 301. seeks to achieve it with a different form sent a minimal impairment of free - [36] Nevertheless, the court is mandated of words. dom of expression. under section 1 to investigate the justifica - [41] e Applicants may disagree with [53] A similar argument was put for - tions for a Charter breach. e present case the oath as a viable method of accom - ward by an applicant for citizenship does not, of course, involve criminal jus - plishing the legislative objective. at in Re Heib reflex, (1980), 104 DLR (3d) tice or entail the potential incarceration of disagreement will be discussed below 422 (Fed Ct TD). Like the Applicants any person, but rather represents a choice in terms of whether the means used by here, the appellant in Re Heib “inter - made by Parliament in fashioning the Parliament are appropriate or propor - prets the oath as a binding promise by process of citizenship acquisition. It there - tional to the ends it seeks to accom - him to bear allegiance to a living per - fore need not, and probably could not, be plish. However, as indicated above, the son, Queen Elizabeth, and to her suc - “tuned with great precision in order to with - Applicants take no real issue with the cessors. He says he cannot bring him - stand judicial scrutiny”. R v Edwards Books legislative objective of expressing self to swear allegiance to any living & Art Ltd ., 1986 CanLII 12 (SCC), [1986] commitment to the country, or with person.” Likewise, Charles Roach in 2 SCR 713, at 776. e Respondent must, its characterization as pressing and Non-citizens Dror Bar-Natan, Simone Topey and Michael his Federal Court litigation held fast however, provide what McLaghlin CJC has substantial; frankly, it is difficult to see McAleer refuse to swear Allegiance to Queen in order to become to the view that “a public oath is the Canadians. Topey regards HM as “Head of Babylon.” called a “reasoned demonstration” that the how anyone could argue with the most solemn rite and that its terms breach is a justifiable one. RJR MacDonald , pressing and substantial nature of that ob - rent attitude toward the Queen might be must be faithfully observed.” Roach v supra , at para 129. jective, given the context of the Act in is not a relevant consideration here. By way Canada (FCA), supra , at para 21 (per [37] In order to establish a section 1 justi - which the oath is set out and the ceremony of analogy, French and English are Cana - Linden J.A., dissenting). fication, the Respondent must first estab - at which it is administered. da’s official languages, and given their con - [54] Much as this high respect for the oath lish that there is a sufficiently important stitutionally entrenched status it is rational of citizenship is admirable, it becomes b. The oath as a rational measure objective sought to be accomplished by the for Parliament to require the oath of citi - problematic if the oath itself is misinter - measure in issue – i.e. the oath. Reference [42] e Applicants argue that the Queen zenship in either of those languages. at preted. is court has no reason to doubt, re sections 193 & 195.1(1)(c) of the Criminal stands for social hierarchy and elitism, and would remain true even if polling data and no inclination to inquire into, the bona Code (Canada) (Prostitution Reference ), that there is no rational basis for her pres - could be produced showing that some fides of the Applicants’ beliefs and view - 1990 CanLII 105 (SCC), [1990] 1 SCR 1123, ence in a statement of allegiance to the other language has become more prevalent points. at, however, does not mean that at para 90. It must then demonstrate that nation. eir contention is that the notion among new Canadians. a misunderstanding on the Applicants’ this measure is designed to achieve its ob - of personal fidelity to the mon arch is so [48] e constitution contains universal part must be taken as being true. jective, and is not based on arbitrary, un - antiquated and antithetical to modern rights that exist in most liberal societies, [55] e Federal Court in Re Heib viewed fair, or irrational considerations. Follow - Canada that the oath alienates new Cana - such as freedom of expression, as well as that appellant’s similar objection to the ing that, the Respondent must show that, dians more than it reflects their member - “a unique set of constitutional provisions, oath as misguided. Collier J., at para 8, pre - even if rationally connected to its objec - ship in the polity or binds them to it in a quite peculiar to Canada”, that in many ferred the interpretation that “the oath can tive, the oath impairs “as little as possible” community of status. ey therefore argue ways define the nation. Attorney General be regarded, not as a promise to a partic - the Applicants’ right or freedom. R v Big that it is an arbitrary and irrational way to of Québec v Québec Protestant School ular person, but as a promise to the theo - M Drug Mart Ltd ., 1985 CanLII 69 (SCC), accomplish the stated objective that mo - Boards , 1984 CanLII 32 (SCC), [1984] retical political apex of our Canadian par - [1985] 1 SCR 295, at para 139. Finally, the tivates the citizenship oath. 2 SCR 66, at 79. Among the latter are any liamentary system of constitutional mon - Respondent must then explain to the [43] e Applicants’ affidavit material ad - number of clauses that privilege founda - archy.” Likewise, the Federal Court of Ap - court’s satisfaction the “proportionality dresses this view, describing their percep - tional aspects of Canadian society: peal in Roach read the reference to the between the effects of the [required tion of the monarchy as essentially unde - French-English bilingualism, common Queen as a reference not to the person but oath]..., and the objective which has been mocratic, inegalitarian, and a figure that law-civil law bijuridicalism, a parliamen - to the institution of state that she repre - identified as of ‘sufficient importance’”. Rv runs counter to what they conceive as the tary system, federalism, aboriginal treaty sents. Macguigan JA, for the majority, in - Oakes , [1961] 1 SCR 103, at para 70. essence of Canadian society. ey also rights, and the status of Her Majesty, to dicated at para 93 that the oath, properly submit statistical data showing that the name but a few. It would be entirely ration - understood, required a citizenship appli - a. The pressing and percentage of new Canadians of British de - al for Parliament, if it so desired, to fashion cant to simply “express agreement with the substantial objective scent has decreas ed dramatically since the an oath of citizenship that referenced any fundamental structure of our country as [38] Counsel for the Respondent describes early decades aer Confederation, and such defining element established by the it is.” the objective of the citizenship oath as fol - they surmise that the personal oath to a country’s most fundamental law. [56] e Appellants have rejected these in - lows: monarch of British heritage sends a divi - terpretations, opting to apply a “plain c. The minimal impairment of rights e purpose of the oath requirement in - sive and elitist rather than a unifying and meaning” to the reference to the Queen in cluding an oath of allegiance to the Queen all-inclusive message. [49] While the citizenship oath is a rational the citizenship oath. is to ensure a public, symbolic avowal of [44] e Applicants may not be in favour choice, is it one that impairs expression as [57] It appears that the Applicants have not commitment to this country’s constitu - of the continuing historic arrangement, little as possible? embraced the prevalent view that eschews tionally entrenched political structure and but in analyzing the rationality of Parlia - ... “plain meanings” as an approach to legal history, during the solemnities of the cit - ment’s choice of an oath to the Queen one [51] e Applicants’ affidavits are replete texts. Contemporary jurisprudence has for izenship ceremony, as a condition of ac - cannot ignore the fact that the monarch is with descriptions of how reference to the the most part seen so- called plain mean - ceding to full membership in the Canadian Canada’s constitutional head of state. ... Queen is contrary to their conception of ing interpretations as misleading, conclud - polity. e language of the oath reflects [45] In Chainnigh v Canada (Attorney equality and democracy, how it perpetu - ing that, where such plain meanings are Canada’s current political reality and con - General) , 2008 FC 69 (CanLII), 2008 FC ates hereditary privilege, how it connotes invoked, it is as oen as not the case that stitutional order. 69, the Federal Court had occasion to con - British ethnic dominance in Canadian so - “the context and background [drive] a [39] e Applicants respond by submitting sider, and dismiss, similar arguments in ciety, and how it is antithetical to minori - court to the conclusion that ‘something polling data suggesting that for contem - the context of a Canadian Forces officer ties’ identity and rights. ey concede that must have gone wrong with the language.’” porary Canadian society the Queen may who challenged various expressions of some form of oath might be acceptable, Chartbrook Limited v Persimmon Homes not serve the symbolic function that the loyalty required during the course of his but they submit that it must contain a mes - Limited , [2009] UKHL 38, at para 14. ... oath seeks to reinforce. In oral argument, military service. As Barnes J. put it, at para sage that they can pronounce in good con - [58] In fact, as indicated above, the Appli - counsel for the Applicants supported this 49, “the fact remains that our present ties science so that their right to free expres - cants take the plain words of the oath with approach by asking, rhetorically, why it is to the British monarchy are constitution - sion is not so severely impaired. As it is, much solemnity. ey adopt the same pos - pressing and substantial objective to swear ally entrenched and unless and until that the Applicants state that while they could ture as the appellant in Re Heib , who, at allegiance to the Queen as opposed to an is changed there is legitimacy within our physically mouth the words of the oath, para 7, “said he could have, at the hearing oath to Canada or its constitution. Similar institutional structures for demanding, in they cannot do so if they are to take the before the Citizenship Judge, taken the sentiments are expressed by the Applicants appropriate circumstances, expressions of message of the oath seriously and adhere designated oath, but...[h]is conscience... in their affidavits. Each indicate that they respect and loyalty to the Crown.” to it faithfully. would not allow him to do that.” As coun - object to the monarch finding her way into [46] It is certainly rational for Parliament [52] e Applicants’ record contain exam - sel for the Applicants states in his factum: the citizenship oath, but that they would to have embraced an oath that references ples of citizenship oaths from other dem - “[t]he insistence on the Oath to the Queen have no objection to swearing an oath to in a direct way Canada’s official head of ocratic nations such as the United States, is an obstacle only to those who, like the Canada or its laws. state. Whatever problems the Applicants and even Australia where the Queen is Applicants, do not support the Monarchy [40] With respect, the argument presented think are associated with the monarchy, it likewise titular head of state, where the ex - and also take oaths very seriously.” by the Applicants does not establish the is not irrational for Parliament to have se - pression of fidelity is to the country, its [59] It would seem, however, that the Ap - conclusion that they draw. Nothing in the lected a figure that has been throughout laws, and its heritage, but not to a person plicants’ problem is not so much that they Applicants’ argument takes issue with, or the country’s history, and continues to be of any special, elevated status. Counsel for take the oath seriously. Rather, their prob - counters, the objective of ensuring during until the present day, a fixture of its con - the Applicants contends that the fact that lem is that they take it literally. the citizenship ceremonies “a public, sym - stitutional structure. other comparable societies manage to con - [60] In the first place, Her Majesty the bolic avowal of commitment” to the coun - [47] Whether or not there is reliable poll - fer citizenship without an oath that is per - Queen in Right of Canada (or Her Majesty try and its established order. Indeed, the ing data to suggest what Canadians’ cur - sonalized to a national figure, is indicative continued on page 12

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continued from page 11 stitution and re-affirmed Canada’s commit - the country’s origins. As Rand J. put it in us, for example, not only is advocating the Queen in Right of Ontario or the other ment to the protection of its minority, abo - Boucher v. e King , 1950 CanLII 2 (SCC), abolition of the monarchy explicitly per - provinces), as a governing institution, has riginal, equality, legal and language rights, [1951] SCR 265, at 288: “[f]reedom in mitted, Committee for the Commonwealth long been distinguished from Elizabeth R. and fundamental freedoms...” Reference re thought and speech and disagreement in of Canada, supra , but the prospect of sep - and her predecessors as individual people. Secession of Québec , 1998 CanLII 793 ideas and beliefs, on every conceivable aration from the United Kingdom and se - us, for example, Canada has divided (SCC), [1998] 2 SCR 217, at para 46. subject, are of the essence of our life.” cession of a province both form the subject sovereignty, with both the federal and [67] In interpreting the oath in a literalist [74] Although the Applicants correctly of legitimate legal discourse. Reference re provincial Crowns represented by the Her manner, the Applicants have adopted an perceive the oath as a vow of loyalty, they Resolution to Amend the Constitution (“ Pa - Majesty. In R v Secretary of State for Foreign understanding that is the exact opposite of misconceive the notion of loyalty in Can - triation Reference ”), 1981 CanLII 25 (SCC), and Commonwealth Affairs, ex parte what the sovereign has come to mean in ada. Ironically, they appear to adopt what [1981] 1 SCR 753; Reference re Secession of Indian Association of Alberta , [1982] QB Canadian law. Little wonder, then, that historians have labeled the ‘loyalist myth’ Québec , 1998 CanLII 793 (SCC), [1998] 2 892, at 916 (CA), Lord Denning explained they perceive the oath to represent a max - about the founding of the country, and SCR 217. Moreover, a political party ded - that “the Crown was no longer single and imal rather than a minimal impairment of characterize the citizenship oath in terms icated to constitutional fracture can form indivisible”, but rather had Canadianized their rights. reminiscent of the traditional characteri - Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition in Cana - as “was separate and divisible for each self- [68] e normative clash that forms the zation of the country’s 18th century ‘loy - da’s Parliament. David E. Smith, Across the governing dominion or province or terri - essence of their position is premised on a alist’ settlers. is myth of supposed blind Aisle: Opposition in Canadian Politics tory.” misunderstanding born of literalism. faith in royal authority, and the explosion (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [61] One would presume that the Appli - Once the Queen is understood, in context, of that myth, is important to understand - 2013), at 85-86. cants understand that, despite the words as an equality-protecting Canadian insti - ing Canadian nationhood; indeed, it re - [80] I accept that the Applicants’ beliefs are used in our constitutional practice, there tution rather than as an aristocratic Eng - flects “the value system of a society writ subjectively sincere, and so the deleterious has never been a literal dicing or replica - lish overlord, any impairment of the Ap - metaphorically.” Jo-Ann Fellows, “e effect of the oath is not nil. Syndicat tion of the Queen. She “may for one aspect plicants’ freedom of expression is minimal. Loyalist Myth in Canada”, in: Historical Northcrest v Amselem , 2004 SCC 47 (Can - and for one purpose fall within Sect. 92 Papers , 1971, Canadian Historical Associ - LII), [2004] 2 SCR 551, at para 68. Given d. Proportionality of the oath’s [and] may in another aspect or another ation 94, at 104. that these beliefs about the oath to the objective to its effects purpose fall within Sect. 91,” Hodge v e [75] As historians explain it, the ‘loyal’ half Queen reflect a fundamental misappre - Queen (1883), 9 App Case 117, at 127 (PC), [69] As with other cases involving expres - of the continent that received its first con - hension, however, it is difficult to attribute but she does so figuratively, not literally. sion in a political context, stacking the cit - stitution, the Constitution Act, 1791 , 31 Geo them great objective weight. On the other [62] Moreover, at least since the writings izenship oath up against the rights of those 3 c 31, in the wake of the American Revo - hand, the salutary effect of an expression of A.V. Dicey and Walter Bagehot in the who disagree with it poses a problem that lution, and that eventually formed an in - of fidelity to a head of state symbolizing latter half of the nineteenth century, the is, once again, “difficult, if not impossible, dependent confederation under the Con - the rule of law, equality, and freedom to Crown as a symbol of the constitutional to measure scientifically”. Harper v Cana - stitution Act, 1867, was not founded on un - dissent, is substantial. monarchy is not generally conceived as an da (Attorney General) , 2004 SCC 33 (Can - critical acceptance of Empire or loyalty to [81] In requiring a vow of commitment to arbitrary authority. In fact, “[t]he Queen LII), [2004] 1 SCR 827, at para 79. e the Crown. J.M. Bumsted, Understanding national values at the moment of citizen - is only at the head of the dignified [i.e. for - court, however, is entitled not only to con - the Loyalists (Sackville, NB: Centre for ship, the Act, as indicated earlier in these mal] part of the Constitution. e Prime sider the evidence in its proper context, Canadian Studies, Mount Allison Univer - reasons, places a limit on free speech; but Minister is at the head of the efficient [i.e. but to apply some common sense to the sity, 1986), at 12. Rather, the loyalists shared it does so in a way that is appropriate to political] part.” W. Bagehot, e English analysis. It is certainly relevant to consider with their counterparts to the south the the free and democratic society that is Constitution (1st edn. 1877) (New York: whether, as the Applicants argue, the oath ethos of dissent against authority – albeit Canada. Indeed, the Act, with its manda - Cosimo Classics, 2007), at 296. Together, mandated by the Act is “so arbitrary and democratic rather than revolutionary dis - tory oath, restricts a Charter right in a way these institutional embodiments of legal unreasonable that it detracts from the sent. Arthur Johnson, Myths and Facts of “that reflects the very purpose for which sovereignty are more accurately conceived value of Canadian citizenship.” Lavoie v the American Revolution (Toronto, 1908), rights were entrenched”, Lorraine E. Wein - as representing “the rule of law as a fun - Canada , 2002 SCC 23 (CanLII), [2002] 1 at 188. rib, “e Supreme Court of Canada and damental postulate of our constitutional SCR 769, at para 59 [emphasis in original]. [76] History teaches that what distinguish- Section 1 of the Charter” (1988), 10 Sup Ct structure.” Roncarelli v Duplessis , 1959 [70] e key to the proportionality test ed those who remained with the Crown L Rev 469, at 494. As a statement that em - CanLII 105 (SCC), [1959] SCR 121, at 142. under section 1, as with the test for arbi - was not thoughtless fidelity to the mon - braces constitutional values, it is a rights- [63] Not only is the Canadian sovereign trary deprivations of the section 7 right to arch: “[b]oth patriots and loyalists had enhancing measure that is justified under not foreign, as alleged by the Applicants in life, liberty, and security of the person, is grievances against the King, George the section 1 of the Charter. identifying the Queen’s British origin, but to combine logic with empirically dis - ird.” Constance MacRae-Buchanan, [82] Accordingly, notwithstanding that it the sovereign has come to represent the cernible facts – i.e. “to evaluate the issue in “American Influence on Canadian Consti - is a prima facie violation of section 2(b) of antithesis of status privilege. For one thing, the light, not just of common sense or the - tutionalism”, in: J. Ajzenstat, ed., Canadian the Charter, the oath to the Queen is con - the Crown is, inter alia , the repository of ory, but of the evidence.” Chaoulli v Québec Constitutionalism 1791-1991 , Canadian stitutionally valid. responsibility toward aboriginal peoples. (Attorney General) , [2001] 1 SCR 791, at Study of Parliament Group (1991), at 154. V. Sections 2(a) and 15(1) Guerin v e Queen , 1984 CanLII 25 para 150. ... Rather, what distinguished these proto- of the Charter (SCC), [1984] 2 SCR 335, at 376. [71] Accordingly, the government party Canadians from their southern counter - [64] e Royal Proclamation of 1763, for must provide evidentiary support for its parts was their notion of loyal opposition [83] Unlike the challenge under section example, was described by Laskin J. (as he position about the salutary effects of its ac - – i.e. the ability to dissent from within the 2(b) of the Charter, the Applicants have then was) as a form of “Indian Bill of tions. On the other hand, the challenging fold. Ibid ., at 147. not established that the citizenship oath Rights”. Calder v Attorney General of Can - party must demonstrate that its position [77] ose living in, and fleeing to, the rises to the level of a prima facie infringe - ada (1973) 34 DLR (3d) 145, at 203 (SCC). as to the deleterious effects of the state colonial precursors to Canada remained ment of either section 2(a) (freedom of re - It was therefore the Crown, or the royal action has a modicum of credibility, or ‘loyal’ to the concept that loyalty and dis - ligion) or section 15(1) (equality rights). sovereign, that first acknowledged aborig - at least makes logical sense. Dagenais v sent can live together. Janice Potter, “e ... inal rights in Canada. In Ex parte Indian Canadian Broadcast Corporation , 1994 Lost Alternative: the Loyalists in the [85] No one contends, and it could not se - Association of Alberta , supra , at 916, Lord CanLII 39 (SCC), [1994] 3 SCR 835, at 884, American Revolution” (1976), 27 Hum riously be argued, that the citizenship oath Denning concluded that “the obligations 888. Assoc Rev 89. ... has a religious purpose. While the Appli - to which the Crown bound itself in the [72] e Applicants are of the view that the [78] One of the Applicants, Simone Topey, cants complain that there are religious lim - Royal Proclamation of 1763” continue oath to the Queen is not only itself an in - deposes that if she were to take the oath of itations on who can become the monarch apace in “the territories to which they re - stance of compelled speech but that it will, Canadian citizenship she “would feel (the Act of Settlement still prohibits Roman lated and [are] binding on the Crown...in if taken seriously, forever restrict their bound by that oath to refrain from partic - Catholics from ascending to the throne), respect of those territories.” freedom to express dissenting views. One ipating in such [anti-monarchist] political the purpose of the oath in Canada is the [65] As indicated above, the Applicants de - of the Applicants, Dror Bar-Natan, sums movements”. at belief is doubtless sin - strictly secular one of articulating a com - pose that they find it “repugnant” to swear up this viewpoint succinctly in his affi - cere, but it is premised on a mistake. e mitment to the identity and values of the an oath to a foreign person that represents davit, deposing that if he is compelled to nation was born in debate rather than rev - country. hierarchical authority and privileged sta - take the oath, “I will be bound in allegiance olution, reflecting a commitment to en - [86] e Applicant, Simone Topey, how - tus. It is more plausible, however, that the to the monarchy, and unlike born-Cana - gagement even while disagreeing with ever, deposes that the effect of the oath is oath to the Queen is in fact an oath to a dians, I will be morally bound to support each other and with the governing Crown. to infringe her religious freedom by forc - domestic institution that represents egal - it.” Ged Martin, “Introduction to the 2006 ing a choice between citizenship and mak - itarian governance and the rule of law. [73] With all due respect, the notion that Edition”, in: Confederation Debates in the ing a vow that is contrary to her faith. To [66] In fact, the Canadianization of the the citizenship oath represents a restric - Province of Canada, 1865 , P.B. Waite, ed. be clear, there is no contention that the Act, Crown, along with all the other institu - tion on dissenting expression, including (Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University in mandating the oath, singles out any one tions of constitutional government, “was any expression of dissent against the Press, 2nd edn., 2006), at vii, ix. Applicant or is aimed at any one religion; achieved through legal and political evolu - Crown itself, is a misapprehension of [79] It is in this light – a heritage of debate rather, the point is that its universal appli - tion with an adherence to the rule of law Canadian constitutionalism and Canadian and dissent – that one can best understand cation to all citizenship candidates has a and stability. e proclamation of the Con - history. Differences of opinion freely ex - Canada’s tradition of permitting all view - detrimental impact on Ms. Topey. stitution Act, 1982 removed the last vestige pressed are the hallmarks of the Canadian points, including advocacy directly con - [87] e Supreme Court of Canada ad - of British authority over the Canadian Con - political identity, and have been so since trary to the existing constitutional order. dressed this type of claim in Alberta v

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Hutterian Brethren of Wilson Colony , 2009 In other words, it would amount to a form of Teacher s, 2001 SCC 31 (CanLII), [2001] citizenship is an articulation of the value- SCC 37 (CanLII), [2009] 2 SCR 567, where of accommodation that the Supreme 1 SCR 772, at para 35. laden glue of which those bonds are com - members of a minority religious commu - Court has said is impermissible. S.L. v [99] As for the claim of political belief dis - posed. nity claimed that the province of Alberta’s Commission scolaire des Chênes , 2012 SCC crimination raised by Mr. McAteer and [105] Bonds by definition separate people requirement of a photo on a drivers’ li - 7 (CanLII), [2012] 1 SCR 235. Aer all, it Mr. Bar-Natan, this claim is equally un - within from people without. is fact has cense violated a tenet of their faith. In a de - stands to reason that, “state sponsorship of substantiated in the evidentiary record. been the subject of critique by political scription that could be equally apt in the [or support for] one religious tradition ese two Applicants no doubt feel that theorists and legal scholars, who have present case, McLaughlin CJC stated, at amounts to discrimination against others.” the impact of the citizenship oath is dis - pointed out that the political and material para 39: “Much of the regulation of a mod - Ibid ., at para 17. criminatory toward those with their re - advantages given to birthright citizens ern state could be claimed by various in - [94] Accordingly, the Act does not amount publican and anti- hierarchical beliefs, but raises for some a “moral disdain against dividuals to have a more than trivial im - to a prima facie violation of freedom of re - there is no evidence that any particular acquisition and transfer rules that system - pact on a sincerely held religious belief. ligion in the way that it does for freedom political movement or group has been ad - ically exclude prospective members on the Giving effect to each of their religious of expression. As Deschamps J. put it in versely impacted by these measures. In - basis of ascriptive criteria.” Ayelet Shachar claims could seriously undermine the uni - S.L ., at para 23, “it is not enough for a per - deed, if anything the evidence in Canada, and Ran Hirschl, “Citizenship as Inherited versality of many regulatory programsÉ” son to say that his or her rights have been where there are many dissenting political Property” (2007), 35 Political eory 253, [88] In Hutterian Brethren , the govern - infringed...” Freedom of religion under groupings and movements – including, as at 255. It is this sentiment that is reflected ment conceded that its legislation breach - section 2(a) of the Charter has both a sub - indicated above, a thriving anti- monar - in, for example, Mr. Bar-Natan’s testimony ed the challengers’ religious freedom for jective and an objective, societal compo - chist movement – is to the contrary. that the oath is a form of initiation ritual the purpose of enhancing public safety. nent, both of which must be shown to be [100] What the claim of political belief dis - that is “tantamount to hazing.” e simple solution articulated by the infringed before moving on to section 1. crimination really reduces to is a claim that [106] Nevertheless, one simply cannot court, at para 96, was for those effected by e Applicants have not satisfied that test. the oath discriminates against those who have citizens without non-citizens, or the impugned law to “hire people with [95] Turning to the section 15(1) claim object to the oath. It is self-evident that a members of the state without non-mem - drivers’ licenses for this purpose, or to raised by the Applicants, two of the three claim under section 15(1) cannot be so bers; and since the non-citizens define the arrange third party transport to town for of them (Mr. McAteer and Mr. Bar-Natan) finely tuned to the very measure being citizens, their very status cannot be dis - necessary services, like visits to the doctor”. identify the ground of discrimination challenged lest every enactment be labeled criminatory within the meaning of section Since the case was seen as pitting the utility against them as one of political belief. Mr. discriminatory. 15(1) of the Charter. As Arbour J. said in and security of the many against the disu - McAteer states that he believes in repub - [101] at said, the Applicants’ argument her separate concurrence in Lavoie , at para tility and inconvenience of the few, the licanism, while Mr. Bar-Natan states that here is closely allied with their overall 110, “it is the essence of the concept of ont court readily concluded that the license re - he believes in a non-hierarchical society. claim that they are discriminated against d é cid é de faire appelcitizenship that it quirement constituted a proper balance Ms. Topey, as noted above, claims inter - on the grounds of their non-citizenship distinguishes between citizens and non- that was justifiable under section 1. ference with freedom of religion; and al - status. ey submit that since persons who citizens and treats them differently... Were [89] e citizenship oath has much in though she bases her argument more on are Canadian citizens by birth do not need the differences...eliminated so that all common with the drivers’ license photo - section 2(a) than section 15(1), she raised to take an oath to the Queen, applicants rights available to citizens were also im - graph in that it is equally a universal re - the issue in a way that is closely related to for citizenship by naturalization are inher - mediately and equally available to non-cit - quirement of the state applied to applicants a claim of discrimination on religious ently discriminated against by requiring izens, the notion of citizenship would be - without regard or reference to religion. e grounds. Further, Cullity J. made it clear them to take an oath. ose who, like the come meaningless.” oath, however, presents an even stronger in Roach, supra, at para 17, that an oppo - Applicants, hold political beliefs that op - [107] us, in challenging the disparate case for upholding the state action since sition to the entrenchment of “racial hier - pose the content of the oath, are the ones impact of the oath on non-citizens as op - the challengers’ section 2(a) objection – archies”, and thus to racial discrimination, who feel this discrimination the most. posed to birthright citizens, the Applicants the deleterious effect on a sincerely held was a significant part of Charles Roach’s [102] e Applicants’ claim of discrimina - in effect challenge citizenship itself. In religious belief – runs counter to the very original claim in this case. tion on the ground of (non-)citizenship, doing so, they impugn the unimpugnable. object of holding up constitutional values [96] Race and religion are specifically enu - however, attempts to prove too much. In Canada, the courts have been directed for new citizens. e freedom of religion merated grounds of prohibited discrimi - While it is impermissible for government to “accord the state a...wide latitude in de - challenge here illustrates the observation nation under section 15(1) of the Charte r. to distinguish between citizens and non- termining some of the special rights of cit - by Abella J. in Bruker v Markovitz , 2007 Furthermore, the Supreme Court of Cana - citizens in certain other contexts that are izenship.” Lavoie (SCC, per Arbour J.), at SCC 54 (CanLII), [2007] 3 SCR 607, at da reasoned in Corbiere v Canada (Minis - not intrinsically related to citizenship, para 116. One such right, or determining para 2, that “[n]ot all differences are com - ter of Indian and Northern Affairs), 1999 Andrews , supra , the very concept of citi - factor, is that Parliament can determine patible with Canada’s fundamental values CanLII 687 (SCC), [1999] 2 SCR 203, at zenship is premised on there being a legal the admission criteria such as an oath and, accordingly, not all barriers to their 219, that a ground of discrimination is an distinction between citizens and others. without being subject to equality rights expression are arbitrary.” analogous Charter ground if it is based on “Citizenship”, according to Rand J. and just analysis on the grounds of the challengers’ [90] To the extent that the oath to the characteristics that are immutable, or about every other jurist who has written citizenship itself. Queen reflects a commitment not to in - changeable only at an unacceptably high about the issue, “is membership in a state”. [108] In enacting the oath, Parliament has equality but to equality, and not to arbi - cost to personal identity. Recent case law Winner v S.M.T ., 1951 CanLII 2 (SCC), sought “to enhance the meaning of citizen - trary authority but to the rule of law, it is has suggested that section 15(1) of the [1951] SCR 887, at 918. Needless to say, the ship as a unifying bond for Canadians.” not only a unifying statement but a rights- Charter can be invoked “to protect against very existence of a category of member - Lavoie (SCC, per Bastarache J.), at para 57. enhancing one. In taking the position that discriminatory treatment of a person on ac - ship also signifies the existence of non- As with the freedom of religion claim, the the mere recitation of the oath is an in - count of having a political belief.” Condon members. Applicants cannot use section 15(1) as a fringement of her subjectively held reli - v Prince Edward Island (2002), 214 Nfld & [103] For this reason, the courts in Canada means of undermining the equality and gious belief, Ms. Topey runs up against the PEI Rep 244, at para 49 (PEI SC); aff’d on have perceived citizenship to be a status unity of others. To put it another way, settled notion that the rights of some can - other grounds 253 Nfld & PEI Rep 265 that is “determined by Parliament under “[t]he mere recognition of the equality not be a platform from which to strike (PEI CA). subsection 91(25) of the British North rights of one group cannot, in itself, con - down the rights of others. [97] Whether the Applicants’ claim is America Act, 1867... and is a political pre - stitute a violation of the rights of another.” [91] e Supreme Court of Canada em - based on racial discrimination, religious rogative derived from the sovereignty of Reference re Same-Sex Marriage , supra , at braced this notion in addressing the Char - discrimination, or the somewhat more the nation.” Lavoie (FCA), supra , at para para 46. ter arguments in Reference re Same-Sex novel ground of political belief discrimi - 11. If an immigrant and a citizen were re - [109] Accordingly, there is no violation of Marria ge, 2004 SCC 79 (CanLII), [2004] nation, there is sufficient evidence in the quired to be treated equally within the either section 2(a) or 15(1) of the Charter 3 SCR 698. e court stated emphatically, record to consider a section 15(1) challenge meaning of section 15(1) of the Charte r, the in requiring new citizens to take an oath at para 46, that “[t]he promotion of Charter alleging that the oath to the Queen violates concept of citizenship would disappear. to the Queen. rights and values enriches our society as a equality rights. Accordingly, “one cannot even speak of the VI. Disposition whole and the furtherance of those rights [98] e claims of discrimination on the possibility of a breach of the equality prin - cannot undermine the very principles the grounds of religion and race are raised as ciple when comparing the privileges of cit - [110] e Application is dismissed. Charter was meant to foster.” Likewise, an purely subjective matters by Ms. Topey izenship to those accorded to immigrants.” [111] e citizenship oath to the Queen, as oath of citizenship that references a sym - (and formerly by Mr. Roach). ere is no Ibid ., at para 9. set out in the Act, infringes section 2(b) of bol of national values enriches the society discriminatory purpose in requiring the [104] Citizenship, as Linden JA indicated the Charter as a form of compelled expres - as a whole, and does not undermine the oath, and there is likewise no objective in Lavoie , at para 125, “is a cherished priv - sion, but is saved by section 1 as being a rights and freedoms that the society and evidence that it has a discriminatory effect ilege, not for the pecuniary benefits which reasonable limit on the right of expression its head of state foster and represent. – that is, no statistical evidence or demo - accrue to its holders, but for the bonds that that is justifiable in a free and democratic ... graphic data to establish that the require - it creates.” Likewise, when Lavoie reached society. [93] An accommodation of religion such ment of an oath to the Queen has a dis - the Supreme Court, the plurality judgment [112] e oath does not violate section 2(a) as that sought here – taking account of Ms. parate impact on religious or racial by Bastarache J. emphasized, at para 57, (freedom of religion) or section 15(1) Topey’s personal religious beliefs in the minorities. Absent evidence of discrimi - that “citizenship serves important politi - (equality rights) of the Charter. context of a non-religious citizenship pro - natory purpose or impact, there is no basis cal, emotional and motivational purpos - [113] e parties have agreed not to seek cedure – would be analogous to a public on which a Charter challenge based on un - es...it fosters a sense of unity and shared costs against each other, and none are school board accommodating a religious equal treatment can succeed. Trinity West - civic purpose amongst a diverse popula - ordered. group by de-secularizing its curriculum. ern University v British Columbia College tion.” In much the same way, the oath of

Les Nouvelles monarchiques du Canada – printemps 2 014 – 13 Mutli-Party Congratulations in Commons on Prince George’s Birth – Dion Makes Case for Canadian Crown Félicitations mutli-parti à la Chambre des communes à la naissance de Prince George – Stéphane Dion plaide en faveur de la Couronne canadienne

TEXT OF HUMBLE On October 17th the House of Commons moved a Humble Address by Par - liament to e Queen which expressed congratulations on the birth of a direct ADDRESS MOVED BY Heir to the Canadian rone. e House had not been sitting at the time of THE LEADER OF THE Prince George’s birth. Beyond the formalities expected on such an occasion, GOVERNMENT ON the debate was notable for the thoughtful reflections contained in the party BEHALF OF THE spokesmen’s speeches. Particularly significant were the five arguments for the Crown given by former Liberal Party leader Stéphane Dion, printed below. PRIME MINISTER Ed. at an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty the Queen in the follow - Le Chambre des communes a appui le 17 Octobre une Humble Adresse à la ing words: Reine pour exprimer ses félicitations à la naissance de Prince George. Le débat TO THE QUEEN’S MOST a été marquée par des observations dans les discours de les porte-parole des Prince George and his parents in New Zealand EXCELLENT MAJESTY: April 8 for a three-week tour of the Antipodes. parties. Particulièrement significatifs étaient les cinq arguments pour la Cou - George will remain with his nanny in four MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN: ronne donnée par l’ancien chef du Parti libéral Stéphane Dion, imprimé ci- locations during the tour, but may be present at We, Your Majesty’s loyal and dutiful dessous. Ed one event. subjects, the Commons of Canada in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer Premièrement, de nombreux Cana - our congratulations to Your Majesty on EXTRACTS FROM MPs’ great-great-grandfather, King George VI, diens demeurent très attachés à la monar - the birth of a Prince, a son to eir Royal her Majesty’s father. e name “George,” chie et si d’autres ont une attitude plus dé - Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of REMARKS/EXTRAITS has most appropriately come to stand for tachée face à cette institution, ils n’ont au - Cambridge, and assuring Your Majesty DES DISCOURS PAR the continuity of the monarchy. As many cune envie de priver de la reine tous ceux that this happy event affords the greatest LES DÉPUTÉS of us know, Prince George’s great-great et celles qui l’aiment et qui veulent la gar - joy and satisfaction to Your faithful grandfather, George VI, showed, through der. Cela témoigne d’une sensibilité et d’un Members of the House of Commons of by the Hon Shelly Glover, Minister of his great courage, the ability to overcome respect des autres très canadiens. Canada. Canadian Heritage/ministre du Patrimoine the vulnerability of his stammer and be - Deuxièmement, at the said Address be engrossed; canadien et des Langues officielles came the symbol of one who stood stead - notre système confère at a Message be sent to the Senate As a result of Con - fastly for his nation and his people. tellement de pouvoirs informing their Honours that this House federation we became George Alexander Louis comes from au premier ministre has adopted the said Address and re - a country and a people. such stock and, as Mr. Warwick has noted, qu’il est salutaire de re - questing their Honours to unite with this We have accomplished his birth on July 22 ensures the succession tirer une part du pres - House in the said Address by filling up a great deal together. of the throne for three generations, well tige de l’État au titu - the blanks with the words “the Senate Many things have into the 22nd century. laire de ce poste pour and”; and changed, but Canada Of course, as every family knows, a new la remettre, même at a Message of congratulations be and Canadians have baby heralds joy and renewed hope for the symboliquement, sent by the Speaker, on behalf of this remained strong. One future. We all look forward to the mile - entre les mains d’une L’hon Stéphane Dion House, to eir Royal Highnesses the hundred and fiy years stones of our children’s first words, first personnalité qui s’est préparée, depuis tou - Duke and Duchess of Cambridge upon ago we chose to be - Hon Shelly Glover steps, first day of school, first love, and we jours, à incarner l’État et la nation. the joyful occasion of the birth of a son come a constitutional monarchy...Today, stand by as parents ready to provide steady Troisièmement, le fait que le chef de to eir Royal Highnesses. our heritage makes us unique and provides support through the challenges that may l’État canadien vive dans un autre pays est a link to our past while nourishing our arise out of all those firsts. Along with the une bizarrerie de notre système politique, TEXTE D’UNE HUMBLE hopes for the future. e birth of His Royal joy and hope a new baby brings, all parents mais cette bizarrerie nous sert bien. Grâce ADRESSE PROPOSÉE Highness Prince George Alexander Louis know the feeling of renewed commitment à elle, personne ne se demande si notre PAR LE LEADER DU of Cambridge is a reminder of this her - to working toward creating a legacy wor - chef d’État est d’allégeance libérale, conser - itage. thy of the next generation. It is no different vatrice, néo-démocrate ou favorable au GOUVERNEMENT AU NOM ••• when we speak of the Commonwealth Parti vert. Elle trône au-dessus de nos di - DU PREMIER MINISTRE visions partisanes, mieux que si elle était Le prince George, qui porte le nom du family and the legacy we would, as the na - Qu’une humble Adresse soit présen - de notre sérail. grand-père de Sa Majesté, le roi George VI, tions of the Commonwealth, wish to pass tée à Sa Majesté la Reine dans les termes Quatrièmement, nous, Canadiens, occupe le troisième rang dans l’ordre de on to our royal heirs, and all our children suivants: avons beaucoup de qualités, mais nous ne succession au trône du Canada, après le and the children of the future. À SA TRÈS EXCELLENTE MAJESTÉ sommes pas des plus doués pour les débats prince de Galles et le duc de Cambridge. ••• LA REINE, symboliques. Il se pourrait bien que nous Son Altesse Royale représente ainsi la Dans ce même esprit de joie et d’allé - TRÈS GRACIEUSE SOUVERAINE, ne sachions pas par quoi ou par qui rem - continuité et la stabilité de la monarchie et gresse, nous serons ravis d’accueillir le Nous, sujets très dévoués et fidèles de placer la monarchie. C’est arrivé aux Aus - du système de gouvernement canadien. prince George lorsqu’il accompagnera ses Sa Majesté, la Chambre des communes traliens. parents sur la terre de nos aïeux. Il repré - du Canada, assemblés en Parlement, by Irene Mathyssen Voilà donc quatre raisons qui justifient sente un merveilleux prétexte pour resser - avons l’honneur de Vous offrir nos sin - (NDP: London-Fanshawe) que l’institution monarchique sert bien rer encore davantage les liens qu’entretien - cères félicitations à l’occasion de la nais - As royal biographer notre démocratie. Cependant, il y en a une nent nos deux pays souverains de même sance d’un prince, fils de Leurs Altesses Christopher War wick cinquième, soit le fait que Sa Majesté la que tous les États du Commonwealth. Royales le duc et la duchesse de Cam - has noted: Obviously reine Elizabeth II règne depuis tant de dé - Une fois de plus, les députés néo-démo - bridge, et de Vous assurer que cet heu - the great thing is that cennies avec une irréprochable dignité. crates se joignent à moi pour offrir nos plus reux événement réjouit au plus haut the new royal birth se - ••• chaleureuses félicitations et exprimer point vos fidèles serviteurs, la Chambre cures the line of succes - As I reflect on Her Majesty’s recently notre espoir en l’avenir. Nous célébrons la des communes du Canada. sion for the third gener - completed Diamond Jubilee celebrations, naissance de Son Altesse Royale le prince Que cette Adresse soit grossoyée; ation, which is the first I must add that as Prince George is called George Alexander Louis. Nous lui souhai - Qu’un message soit transmis au Sénat time since 1894, since to a life of service, he could look to no tons une longue et heureuse vie. Puisse-t- informant Leurs Honneurs que la Cham - the birth of Queen Vic - greater model than his great- grandmoth - il être confiant dans l’amour et le respect bre des communes a adopté cette Adresse toria’s great-grandson, Irene Mathyssen, MP er. Her Majesty has devoted her entire life du peuple canadien à son égard. et priant Leurs Honneurs de se joindre à the future Edward VIII. and energies to the service of the many na - cette Chambre dans cette Adresse en in - at succession has been secured to the de l’hon Stéphane Dion (Lib: Saint Laurent- tions of which is the constitutional monar - sérant les mots « le Sénat et »; third generation. Cartierville) chy. Qu’un message de félicitations soit In addition to ruling the United King - J’aimerais profiter de l’occasion pour Over the past 60 years, she has stood transmis par le Président, au nom de dom, George Alexander Louis will one day proposer quelques raisons qui font que with Canada through key moments of our cette Chambre, à Leurs Altesses Royales be the king of 15 other Commonwealth l’institution de la monarchie est plus country’s history and as our nation went le duc et la duchesse de Cambridge à countries, including our great nation of qu’une relique du passé et qu’elle est tou - through change and transformation has l’heureuse occasion de la naissance de Canada. jours pertinente pour le Canada en ce been a rock of stability and a steadfast leur fils. Prince George shares his name with his début de XXIe siècle. keeper of tradition.

14 – Canadian Monarchist News – Spring 2 014 MONARCHIST LEAGUE ANNOUNCES SUCCESSION COMMITTEE NOMINATION DES MEMBRES DU COMITÉ DE SUCCESSION League members and constitutional experts to consider Canadian issues arising when Charles succeeds as King Membres de la Ligue et les experts constitutionnels d’examiner les questions typiquement canadiennes qui peuvent survenir lorsque le Prince de Galles devient roi

e Monarchist League of Canada announces the formation participation in the ensuing Coronation – and other items that and membership of its Committee on the Succession to the rone. have never really been addressed from a Canadian perspective, but Bruce Hallsor – Its work begins now as a prudential, forward-looking concern on which may confront a future government with not much notice. Victoria lawyer our part, without suggesting anything other than the hope we all As evident from the list of Com mittee’s members below, the chairs Monarchist share: that e Queen will reign in health and happiness for many League is fortunate to be able to call on diverse talents to share in League Succession years to come. consideration of these matters, and uniquely positioned to have Committee e Committee’s ultimate task is to present to government and the group’s ultimate report form the basis of serious consideration other officials analysis and recommendations as to issues affecting by government and opinion-makers due not only to its member - Canada that may arise at the time that the Prince of Wales succeeds ship, but also to the respect the League has won as a sober, diverse, his Mother, including, but not limited to the implications of a pos - reasonable, well-informed, outward-looking and realistic organi - sible Regency in the UK, the style and titles of the Duchess of Corn - zation, the sole national non-partisan body which for over 44 years wall both under any Regency and at the time of Charles’ succeeding has focused on one cause and attained significant results due to the as King, matters concerning the Proclamation of the new Reign support and hard work of members across Canada. both federally and possibly provincially, the form of any Canadian The Committee’s membership consists of the following: Brian Hodgson, Sergeant-at-Arms, Alberta Legislative Brock Weir, Editor, The Auroran , Aurora, ON Andrew Heard Benoit Pelletier Chairman Assembly, Edmonton, AB Danielle Lemire-Descary, monarchist and volunteer Bruce Hallsor, Managing Partner, Crease Harman; Past Kenneth Munro, Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta, translator, St Jean sur Richelieu, QC President, Victoria Bar Association; legal historian; author, Edmonton, AB Francis Ouellet, Engineer Officer, Canadian Armed Forces, League’s Victoria Branch co-Chairman, Victoria, BC Steven Uren, business student at CAIT, Ntl Chairman of volunteer translator, Quebec City, QC League’s Young Monarchists, Calgary, AB John Yogis, QC, Professor Emeritus & former Associate Legal /Constitutional Advisors Tom Richards, past Ntl Chairman of League’s Young Dean, Faculty of Law, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS Andrew Heard, Associate Professor of Political Science, Monarchists, Research Officer at Legislative Assembly, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC League Advisors Regina, SK Professor Benoît Pelletier, Professeur titulaire, Faculty of The League’s Regional Coordinators represent League Bradley Barbour, lawyer, Waterloo, ON Law, Université d’Ottawa, former Quebec cabinet members generally and will be kept apprised of the Brendon Bedford, MA graduate in Canadian Political minister and frequent advisor and commentator on Committee’s work: Stephen Phillips Benjamin Hendriksen Institutions, University administrator, Kitchener, ON constitutional matters, ON Maritimes: Barry MacKenzie, New Maryland, NB Matt Bondy, Manager, Executive Communications, Stephen Phillips, Instructor in Political Science, Langara Quebec: Etienne Boisvert, Warwick, QC University of Waterloo, Kitchener, ON College, Vancouver, BC Ontario: Cian Horrobin, Toronto, ON Kevin Gillespie, Student-at-Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, Western Canada: Keith Roy, Vancouver, BC Members Founder Osgoode Constitutional Law Society, native Benjamin Hendriksen, Policy Analyst, Yellowknife, NT of Calgary, Toronto, ON Any ideas or communications for the Committee may be di - Greg Blue, QC, Senior Staff Lawyer at the BC Law Institute, Ryerson Neal, Student-at-Law, University of Toronto, rected to the League and will be passed on to the appropriate Acting Chairman of the League’s Vancouver Branch, former League Summer Intern subsequently member/s as the Committee begins its work. Vancouver, BC employed by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Linda Fisher, monarchist, Surrey, BC native of Goderich, Toronto, ON Steven Uren Bradley Barbour La Ligue monarchiste du Canada est heureux d’annoncer la rogations qui n’ont que rarement été abordées par les Canadiens, formation ainsi que la composition du comité de la Ligue sur la mais auxquelles pourrait faire face un futur gouvernement avec succession au Trône. Celui-ci entame dès maintenant son travail, très peu de préavis seront abordées. simplement par souci de prévoyance et de prudence de notre part, Comme vous pourrez le constater lorsque vous consulterez la bien que nous souhaitions tous que la Reine puisse poursuivre son liste des membres du comité, nous avons la chance de compter sur règne durant encore de nombreuses années. une grande diversité de talents qui se pencheront sur toutes ces La tâche ultime de ce comité est de présenter au gouvernement, questions. Ceux-ci seront particulièrement bien en mesure de et aux fonctionnaires analystes, des recommandations sur les ques - produire le rapport final attendu, qui sera sérieusement considéré tions concernant le Canada qui pourront survenir au moment où par le gouvernement ainsi que par les analystes de celui-ci en raison, Brock Weir Prof John Yogis le prince de Galles succédera à sa Mère. Entre-autres, les questions non seulement de la crédibilité des membres qui l’auront produit, concernant les conséquences d’une possible régence au Royaume- mais aussi dû au respect unique que la Ligue a gagné au fil des ans, Uni, les changements aux titres de la Duchesse de Cornouailles toujours bien informée, ouverte et réaliste, en plus d’être un sous régence ou après le couronnement de Charles, les questions organisme national non partisan, diversifié et raisonnable. La ligue, de niveau fédérales et provinciales relatives à la proclamation du depuis plus de 44 ans, a mis l’accent sur une cause et a atteint des nouveau roi et, éventuellement, à la forme que prendra la partici - résultats significatifs gr‚ce à l’appui et au travail acharné de ses pation du Canada lors du couronnement. De plus, d’autres inter - membres d’un océan à l’autre. By happy coincidence, three members of Succes - sion Committee find themselves at the same À ce jour, bien que quelques membres supplémentaires intérim de la branche de la Ligue à Vancouver, par le Lieutenant-gouverneur de l’Ontario, originaire table at this year’s Accession Sunday Luncheon: pourraient être ajoutés, le Comité de succession au trône est originaire du Québec, Vancouver, C. -B. de Goderich, Toronto, Ont. Ryerson Neal (first to le), Brendon Bedford ainsi constitué: Linda Fisher, monarchiste, Surrey, C.-B. Brock Weir, rédacteur en chef, The Auroran , Aurora, Ont. (next le) and Matthew Bondy (third to right) Président Brian Hodgson, sergent d’armes, Alberta Legislative Danielle Lemire-Descary, monarchiste et traductrice Bruce Hallsor, directeur associé, Crease Harman; ex- Assembly, Edmonton, Alb. bénévole, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Qc. président, Victoria Bar Association; historien Kenneth Munro, professeur émérite, University of Alberta; Francis Ouellet, officier du Génie, Forces armées juridique; coprésident de la branche de la Ligue de auteur, Edmonton, Alb. canadiennes; traducteur bénévole, Québec, Qc. Victoria, C.-B. Steven Uren, étudiant en commerce, CAIT; président John Yogis, professeur émérite et ancien doyen associé de national des jeunes monarchistes, Calgary, Alb. la Faculté de droit de l’Université Dalhousie, originaire Conseillers juridiques et constitutionnels Tom Richards, ex-président national des jeunes du Québec, Halifax, N.-É. Andrew Heard, professeur agrégé en sciences politiques, monarchistes; agent de recherche à l’Assemblée Université Simon Fraser, Vancouver, C.-B. Conseillers de la Ligue législative de la Saskatchewan, Régina, Sask. Professeur Benoît Pelletier, professeur titulaire, Faculty of Les Coordonnateurs régionaux de la Ligue représentent Bradley Barbour, avocat, Waterloo, Ont. Kevin Gillespie Danielle Lemire Descary Law, Université d’Ottawa; ex-ministre au les membres de la Ligue et ceux-ci seront tenus au Brendon Bedford, diplômé à la maîtrise en établissements Gouvernement du Québec; conseiller et courant des travaux du comité: politiques canadiens, administrateur universitaire, commentateur au sujet de questions Maritimes: Barry MacKenzie, New Maryland, N.-B. Kitchener, Ont. constitutionnelles, Ont. Québec: Étienne Boisvert, Warwick, Qc. Matt Bondy, directeur, Executive Communications, Stephen Phillips, enseignant en sciences politiques, Ontario: Cian Horrobin, Toronto, Ont. University of Waterloo, Kitchener, Ont. Langara College, Vancouver, C.-B. Ouest du Canada: Keith Roy, Vancouver, C.-B. Kevin Gillespie, étudiant en droit, Osgoode Hall Law Membres School, Founder Osgoode Constitutional Law Society, Toute communication peut être adressée à la Ligue et sera Benjamin Hendriksen, analyste politique, Yellowknife, originaire de Calgary, Toronto, Ont. par la suite transmise aux membres appropriés lorsque le T.N.-O. Ryerson Neal, étudiant en droit, Université de Toronto, comité commencera son travail. Tom Richards Francis Ouellet Greg Bleu, avocat senior, BC Law Institute; président par ancien stagiaire de la Ligue et maintenant employé

Les Nouvelles monarchiques du Canada – printemps 2 014 – 15 YOUNG MONARCHISTS CHALLENGE CMN READERS: Encourage a young person to request and place CROWNS & MACES

Monarchist posters at school or university! CROWN to the Duke of then-upcoming visit by a by Stephen Uren (National Chairman, YMs) & Neil Macalasdair (National Vice-Chairman) Edinburgh’s Award Young member of the Canadian Royal Greetings! We animate YM activities across Canada, and, with Chairman Finch, ap - Canadians Challenge, which re - Family that we’ve seen in a long prove coordinators of the League’s presence on various campuses where interest in the cently celebrated its 50th An - time, the more ironic since that Canadian Crown is expressed. niversary of inspiring youth visitor was the famously-un - Today we are challenging the general membership with the focus as described above with tough but achievable goals stuffy Princess Royal. Writing – probably nearly every one of you will know one or more students of high school age centering on community serv - of a city committee planning through university. ice and personal development – what turned out to be a very We seek your help in motivating and to its founder the remark - happy and well-attended them to become part of an important able DUKE OF EDINBURGH home coming, Ms Browne outreach project which Neil and a team and his designated successor in wrote that the committee had of about ten University of Toronto stu - the Award Scheme, THE EARL “received a 50-page manual on dents recently began whereby the cam - OF WESSEX. protocols expected by the British Some dame! MACE monarchy when its royals visit pus is being flooded with the poster you CROWN to Canada Post to outgoing Austral - the outlying colonies.” ere see illustrated here to provoke interest for honouring the birth of ian Governor General may be a manual full of practi - in the League and its cause. ey are Prince George with an attrac - Quentin Bryce, who ac - cal suggestions though we’ve being joined by students at other uni - tive stamp; but MACE that the cepted a knighthood de - entertained Royalty without versities across Canada. quantity printed meant that it spite her violating the ever seeing one – but what’s the Our intention is to come up with new sold out almost immediately, apolitical duty of a vice- nonsense about “British Mon - poster designs once or twice each school with any remaining stocks regal and insulting e archy” and “outlying col onies”? year to allow for fresh campaigns. For withdrawn (but not yet again Queen by stating in a If Browne was being serious, ease of distributing and posting, the available) upon the announce - public speech that she she needs a quick civics lesson. posters are printed on legal size paper – ment of the new and dramati - hoped Australia was a And if she was being snide, the bright colour assuring attention. cally higher postage rates. You can either ask students yourself place... “where perhaps, then shame on her – and how if they’d be prepared to post a reasonable MACE to Cheryl Browne my friends, one day, one about a lesson in the difference number of the current poster on their at the BARRIE EXAM - young girl or boy may between the role of reportage own campus (perhaps only several, per - INER for writing one of the even grow up to be our and commentary. We might haps 10, perhaps more) – and then pass silliest and most inaccurate des - nation’s first head of add – where were her on their email address/es to the League criptions of the nature of the state.” EDITORS? ([email protected]) so that we can “seal the deal” – Alternatively, we can contact them directly if you give us their name/s and email address/es with your permission to say “Aunt Mary/your Cousin Bill thought that you might be interested in...” Regardless of your ability to assist, we know you’ll be pleased to see the YM’s active on the League’s behalf to promote the Crown in a positive and contemporary way in ed - ucational settings where its place in the Canadian identity is not always taught. And we appreciate your generous assistance to help the League make possible the cost of printing, and of purchasing staplers and staples! ank you for your consideration and support. To obtain posters, please see back page e Governor General and Her Excellency Sharon Johnston, and the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario with Her Honour Ruth Ann Onley join e Earl & Countess of Wessex and Galen and the Hon Hilary Weston at the November 1 Gala held to honour the 50th Anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh’s SOME PLAIN TALK FROM Award Scheme in Canada. KEEP THE DOMINION CHAIRMAN CALM AND about email, PayPal lets and 21st century communication Communicate COMMONWEALTH POLITICAL

Canada Post has recently raised the cost set it up. en you can check it once or AFFAIRS DIRECTOR: of mailing a first-class letter by a minimum twice a week – and we guarantee you of 33%, from 63¢ to 85¢. Accordingly a typ - will enjoy the experience! It is neither ical monthly mailing to solicit say 750 re - difficult, high-tech or time-consuming. newals now costs the League an addition b) we hear “I don’t trust PayPal” – PayPal Charles’ Succession an extra $165 – about $2000 a year. is the means by which the League store For several years, we have been email - receives your payment and forwards it ing members whose annual support is due directly to our bank account. e as Head about a week prior to mailing them con - League now receives in some weeks a ventionally. We intend to add to this our majority of its income via PayPal! It is “Not Automatic” overdue members. a private, secure system originally de - And as you know every year we send veloped by ebay for its online auctions numerous email Communiqués, action – and is now the standard commercial In a 28 January letter to an Ottawa Monarchist League member alerts and meeting notices to Monarchists method for paying online. Your credit so that you are kept informed, asked to card and other personal information are who holds e Queen’s Commission, Amitav Banerji gave no en - help, invited to events and generally see encrypted. And you do not have to have couragement to those who value the role of the Sovereign as Head that your League is always “standing on a PayPal account – you simply use your of the Commonwealth, especially in light of e Queen’s devoted guard.” Even without the postage increase, credit card without logging into such an we could never afford – or find time – to account, an option clearly offered. support and interest of the unique institution throughout the mail such notices via Canada Post. In receiving thousands of remittances decades of her Reign. Of course we are delighted by and and at least tens of thousands of dollars Calling the question posed “an important issue,” Mr Banerji ob - grateful for your financial support, how - via PayPal, the League and its supporters ever given. have not experienced a single problem served that “e Head of the Commonwealth is a symbol of the But we respectfully point out two facts: with security of funds and of personal modern Commonwealth of Nations, a family that shares historical a) we hear “ I am not on email .” A mon - information! Nor was it affected by the ties as well as common values and principles.” archist without email misses out on Heartbleed virus. many opportunities to enjoy the life of If you want to help the League – and However, he concluded his letter by stating, “Succession to the the League and to help the cause of the keep our income focused on outreach, ad - position of Head of the Commonwealth is not automatic. e Canadian Crown. You do not have to vertising, advocacy, action rather than own a computer! Anyone can start a free stocking envelopes, trips to the copy cen - choice is for Commonwealth Heads of Government collectively to email account (such as yahoo.ca or tre, buying stamps and such administrivia, make at the appropriate time.” gmail.com) on a computer at a library do use our League Store/PayPal – and or office or via a young person in your please get an email account if you don’t al - life. Ask a librarian or youth to help you ready have one. ank you!

16 – Canadian Monarchist News – Spring 2 014 PRINCESS ROYAL’S FALL HOMECOMING TO CANADA by Elkanah A. Smith throughout the commonwealth who have Over 110 years ago, the newly minted participated in the conference, who have Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, become recognized leaders in their com - clad in black, embarked for a long-planned munities and organizations. tour of an empire still mourning Queen “I think one of the reasons it continues Victoria, its longest reigning monarch. is it is those who were at the beginning and Once in Canada, the Duke and Duchess, have experienced the conferences who later King George V and Queen Mary, took have been sufficiently impressed by those the country by storm, and one of their experiences to want to go on giving back many stops was Barrie, ON. to the next generation of leaders through Aer 113 years, a lot has happened in their continued commitment and organ - Barrie. It has experienced exceptional izing the leadership development pro - growth. It has transformed from a village grams,” Anne continued, noting she was to a bona fide city but, until October, one looking forward to the 2015 Canada- thing it hadn’t experienced was a visit from Caribbean Emerging Leaders’ Dialogue. a child of the reigning monarch. She also marvelled at the turnout of All that changed on October 22 when members of the Royal Victorian Order George V and Queen Mary’s great-grand - who have contributed so much to the daughter, the Princess Royal, arrived by monarchy in Canada and welcomed the motorcade to Allandale Station Park to chance to “catch up.” formally dedicate the site of a future Mil - e Princess Royal arrives to visit the Lieu - Her Royal Highness’ busy day in Tor - itary Heritage Park. ere was heightened tenant Governor and Mrs Onley at the vice- regal Suite, Queen’s Park. Her automobile flies onto concluded with a private dinner for interest in the Princess Royal’s visit, not her personal Canadian Flag, used for the first members of the military, which raised only because of the rarity of a royal pres - time during her Homecoming. some eyebrows in some quarters for dis - ence in the city, but also due to the fact her pensing both with the traditional toast to visit coincided with the christening of deployed in the event of biological, chem - the Queen and the Royal Anthem. Prince George of Cambridge that same ical and radiological threads. Aer a pri - From Toronto, Her Royal Highness day. vate meeting with families of the corps, con cluded her most recent homecoming Her Royal Highness’ arrival was sig - Princess Anne concluded her visit by pre - with a packed two days of engagements in naled as her motorcade approached by her senting the Regiment with e Princess Kingston, first in a public welcome to the new Personal Flag for Use in Canada flut - Royal’s Banner, a new Colour which com - City hosted by the Mayor at Battery Park, tering in the wind, which was unfurled for memorates the vital role the Medical Serv - a tour of the Garrison Gym Field House, the first time specifically for this Royal ices have played in Canada’s recent oper - where Her Royal Highness marked the Homecoming. e flag follows a new tra - ations in Afghanistan since 2002. 110th anniversary of the Communications dition, which started in 2011 with the cre - Later that aernoon, she was greeted by and Electronics Branch of the Canadian ation and presentation of personal Cana - Lieutenant Governor David Onley and Armed Forces, to which she also presented dian flags for the Prince of Wales and Duke his wife, Ruth Ann, at Queen’s Park for a e Princess Royal’s Banner; and then of Cambridge. the neck of her brown coat – and was sub - reception for participants in the Duke of ended her tour with a visit to CFB Crowds braved the blustery sleet to sequently presented with a similar me - Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Leaders Kingston. catch a glimpse of the Princess Royal, mento of the occasion created by Emily Con ference and members of the Royal where she met with local officials and re - Wojna, a graduate of Georgian College. Victorian Order Association of Canada. ceived a warm welcome from Mayor Jeff e custom-made golden bracelet incor - “It is always a pleasure to be back in Lehman. porates locally-sourced gems and miner - Canada,” the Princess Royal told the as - “It’s an honour to welcome e Princess als, as well as the insignia the Grey and sembled audience. “All of these organiza - Royal to the City of Barrie and have the Simcoe Foresters, and will serve as a tes - tions whichÉlink back to the royal family, opportunity to share with her our vision tament to Georgian College’s Jewellery and the Queen, and in particular the Duke of for the future of the Military Heritage Metals program. In return, HRH unveiled Edinburgh, it is really encouraging to see Park,” said Mayor Lehman in a statement a commemorative bench which will re - how well they continue, how they have shortly aer welcoming the city’s royal main a lasting legacy in the park as the Mil - adapted and moved on and have been so guest. “e proposed plan for the park itary Heritage landmark grows up around well-supported.” pays tribute to Barrie’s rich military history it. She noted the longevity of the Duke of and those who have served our country in Following the public part of her first en - Edinburgh’s Study Conference in Canada e Princess Royal visits her troops at CFB Bor - war and peace. Princess Anne’s presence gagement, Her Royal Highness was pre - – 57 years – and the 5,000 men and women den here today has made this dedication truly sented with a bouquet of flowers by a very special and will be well-remembered in excited Ashley Logan, 6, of Barrie, before years to come.” dropping in at the nearby Southshore Military was the distinct theme of Her Community Centre to meet with regiment Royal Highness’ working visit to Ontario. members past and present, and their fam - Indeed the primary purpose of HRH’s visit ilies. to Barrie was her first visit as Colonel in e following morning, the Princess Chief to the local regiment, the Grey and Royal continued to CFB Borden where she Simcoe Foresters. Inspecting the Guard of reviewed the Royal Canadian Medical Honour which greeted her arrival, the Services – whose Colonel she is – and Princess wore a gold maple leaf pinned to toured mobile medical tents that can be

Anne meets some members of Mercury Trek II, a team of 46 riders from CF Communications Branch who cycled from Ottawa to Kingston and return in the spirit of the despatch riders of yesteryear and in support of the remarkable achievements of the communicators of the Royal Canadian Air Force, In Kingston, the Princess Royal presents her Banner to mark the 110th anniversary of the Communi - Royal Canadian Navy and the various regiments and branches of the Army. cations and Electronics Branch of the Canadian Armed Forces

Les Nouvelles monarchiques du Canada – printemps 2 014 – 17 VICE-REGAL ROUND-UP A small sampling of the many activities of The Queen’s Canadian representatives in the Provinces Guichon to honour BC wineries... AB’s Ethell supports Addiction Stigma conversations... Military Service Pins presented by SK LG Schofield... Mr Lee unveils judicial portraits in Winnipeg... David Onley welcomes athletes from Sochi in ON.... M. Duchesne loue les personnes agées et jeunes avec son Medaille... NB’s Nicholas addresses Aboriginal Spirituality conference... PEI LG chairing PEI 2014 celebrations... International Women’s Day marked by General Grant in Halifax... The Fagans welcome volunteers and new Police Chief to Government House, St John’s

(le to right) HH Judith Guichon opens the new istalah Memorial Library built as an initiative of Pierre Duchesne rende hommage aux familles de donneurs d’organes et de tissus. Charlottetown: The the Lieutenant Governor of BC ’s Read to Write literacy program. Le Lieutenant-gouverneur du Lieutenant Governor receives PEI 2014 CEO Paulette Soloman who holds the famous picture of the Québec , l’hon Pierre Duchesne, acceuil le Premier ministre du Québec, Pauline Marois, le 5 mars, Fathers of Confederation taken at Government House in 1864. lorsque Son honneur a accepté de convoquer des élections provinciales le 7 avril. Sherbrooke: SH BRITISH COLUMBIA House Foundation and the Rotary Clubs Awards for Excellence in BC Wines, which Also eligible are Saskatchewan police offi - March 26 found the Hon Judith Gui - of District 5040 to assist in building co- will be adjudicated in June and presented cers who have served in military opera - chon join the Heiltsuk First Nation and the operative relationships between urban when Mrs Guichon visits wineries in July. tions. An on-line application form and Qqs (Eyes) Projects Society, opening the groups and rural First Nations communi - ALBERTA further information are available at new istalalh Memorial Library in Bella ties. Other libraries under e Write to www.ltgov.sk.ca On April 14, Her Honour Bella. e previous library in the commu - Read Project have opened in Toosey First On April 3 the Lieutenant Governor ad - presented the Pin to 59 members of Com - nity was badly damaged in a fire in July Nation, Stone First Nation, Halalt First Na - dressed the True Patriot Love Foundation missionaires South Saskatchewan, former 2013. e new library was built as an ini - tion and Old Masset in Haida Gwaii. Li - at their Tribute Dinner in Calgary. March CF and RCMP members “who continue to tiative under the Lieutenant Governor’s lit - braries in Fort Rupert and Rivers Inlet are found the LG’s Circle on Mental Health & provide valuable service in Canadian com - eracy program: e Write to Read Project, scheduled to open in April 2014. Her Ho - Addiction hosting events in Edmonton munities.” a partnership between the Government nour has issued a call for entries in the LG’s and Calgary called “Ashamed: A Conver - sation about Addiction and Stigma.” On MANITOBA February 23rd, the Hon Donald Ethell e Hon Phillip S Lee’s April engage - joined the Fung Loy Kok Institute of Tao - ments included presiding at the Installa - Governor General Launches ism in hosting a Government House ban - tion of the new Chancellor of St Paul’s Uni - My Giving Moment Campaign quet to usher in the Year of the Horse. versity, attending Volunteer Manitoba’s 31st Awards Dinner and the DASCH Major corporate partners enlisted – SASKATCHEWAN Foundation’s 12th Annual Awards Lunch - On November 5, 2013, Saskatchewan eon, support at the Annual General Meet - Rideau Hall Foundation established Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon ing and Conference of the Army Cadet His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Cana - Schofield launched the Lieutenant Gover - League of Manitoba and an April 13 visit da, launched on November 4th My Giving Moment , a national multimedia campaign nor’s Military Service Pin at Government to the Law Courts, where His Honour un - that encourages Canadians to discover and seize their “giving moments” and then House in Regina. Joining the Lieutenant veiled portraits of former Chief Justices of act on them. is campaign, inspired by His Excellency, is part of an ongoing effort Governor at the launch were Saskatch - Manitoba. to foster Canadian giving and build a smarter and more caring nation. ewan Premier Brad Wall and Canadian ONTARIO “We are a country that cares and, as Canadians, it’s in our DNA to give,” said His Chief of the Defense General Tom Lawson. Excellency. “We have built communities based on neighbour helping neighbour. Big “I created the pin to honour the courageous At a March 26 Reception, Lieutenant or small, every gesture counts, because when we help in any way, we are liing someone and capable men and women who have Governor David Onley paid tribute to else’s spirit. I hope that this campaign will encourage Canadians to find their own giving served in the Canadian Armed Forces. Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Ath - moments and pass them on to others – whether in time, talent or money.” When they aren’t in uniform, many people letes returning home from Sochi. His Ho - My Giving Moment will encourage Canadians to give back to their communities, simply don’t know the sacrifices these Cana - nour’s March engagements also included neighbours, charities and causes. To participate, Canadians are invited to visit the dians have made in service to our country.” addressing Professor Radha Persaud’s Po - campaign website at www.mygivingmoment.ca to share their personal “giving mo - roughout Her Honour’s term, the Pin, litical Science class at Glendon College and ment” or to browse for ideas on how to give. Participants can also challenge others which is intended for wear on civilian hosting the 32nd Ontario’s Junior Citizens and share their ideas on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and In - clothing, will be presented to individuals of the Year ceremony. In presenting the stagram, by using the hashtag #givingmoment . e campaign will also feature tele - who have lived in Saskatchewan and have Lieutenant Governor’s Community Vol - vision and online advertising as well as public relations initiatives. served in the Canadian Armed Forces. unteer Award to Dr Marcia Rioux on Inspired by His Excellency’s vision, leaders from the corporate, community and media sectors have come together to support the campaign, partnering with the Rideau Hall Foundation. ey all share the Governor General’s commitment to giv - ing as the key to creating a smarter and more caring Canada. National Partners: BMO Financial Group, CGI, CIBC, Home Hardware, Manulife Financial, RBC, Scotiabank, TD Bank Group, TELUS and CBC/Radio-Canada Supporting Partners: Deloitte, National Bank, Procter & Gamble, Target Canada, Tim Hortons, City and Shaw Media About the Rideau Hall Foundation e recently established Rideau Hall Foundation will amplify the scope and reach of the Governor General’s office as it connects, inspires and honours Canadians. As an independent and non-political charitable organization the Foundation works closely with the Governor General’s office and other partners to cultivate initiatives to foster Canadians’ sense of values and identity, increase their potential for excel - lence, and strengthen their aspiration for a better country. My Giving Moment is one of the Foundation’s first initiatives. Other initiatives will follow as the Foundation evolves and mobilizes partnerships around inspiring ideas and proposals. Baie-Comea u: le Lieutenant-gouverneur du Québec présente sa médaille aux personnes âgées et des jeunes qui inspirent leurs pairs.

18 – Canadian Monarchist News – Spring 2 014 VICE-REGAL ROUND-UP

New Brunswick Lieutenant Governor Graydon Nicholas presides at the opening of the new Court Nova Scotia’s Lieutenant Governor with Respectful Citizen Award honorees and mentors Building in Saint John March 20, Mr Onley paid tribute to her NEW BRUNSWICK “indomitable spirit,” for working “to ad - During the Fall, the Hon Graydon vance the rights of persons with disabilities,” Nicholas opened the new Law Courts in adding that thanks to her example, “the Saint John. A member of the Tobique First cause for universal accessibility will eventu - Nation, His Honour addressed a confer - ally prevail.” ence held at Montreal’s Concordia Univer - QUÉBEC sity the last weekend of January. Beyond Dream Catchers focused on Aboriginal L’honorable Pierre Duchesne a assisté eology and Spirituality. February also à un événement unique à Sherbrooke en found Mr Nicholas bringing greetings to octobre, dans son rôle du Patron d’une cé - a Fredericton Conference on Youth, Men - rémonie d’hommage organisé par l’Asso - tal Health and the Criminal Justice system. ciation canadienne de dons d’organe pour On March 27th, His Honour represented louer les donneurs d’organes et de tissus en the Governor General in investing scien - présence de 199 membres de leur famille. tific innovator Salem Mastry as a Member During the Canada Day weekend in July, of the Order of Canada. His Honour joined Gaspé residents at the Monument des Braves to commemorate PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND the service and sacrifice of Canadian sol - Lieutenant Governor Frank Lewis has diers. Le 2 juin M. Duchesne et son épouse been named Honorary Chairman of PEI Some of Canada’s Paralympic athletes are welcomed home from Sochi by one of their leading sup - Ginette Lamoureux étaient en Baie-Co - 2014, a year-long celebration of the Sesqui - porters, Ontario Lieutenant Governor David Onley meau lorsque Son Honneur a présenté la centennial of the Charlottetown Confer - Medaille du Lieutenant-gouverneur aux NOVA SCOTIA the new Chief of Police, and attending the ence of 1864, a significant milestone on the 39 personnes – agées et jeunesse – qui éga - Shallaway Finale Concert for the Season road to Canada’s creation, and remem - His Honour General Grant continues lement répresent une source d’inspiration at St John’s Arts and Culture Centre. bered in the historic photo of the Fathers to welcome diverse groups to Government pour leurs pairs. of Confederation posing on the steps of House. March 7 found a celebration of In - Government House. e Fathers were en - ternational Women’s Day, while February tertained the first night of the Conference 24 saw presentations of the Lieutenant by the Hon George Dundas, the Colonial Governor’s Respectful Citizenship Award, Governor. honoring students for initiatives ranging from anti-bullying to creating community gardens. On February 4, His Honour high - lighted African Heritage Month by hosting a youth panel on youth leadership and community engagement. NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR e Hon Frank Fagan and Her Honour Alberta Lieutenant Governor Donald Ethell, with Her Honour Linda Ethell and ADC Linda Mrs Patricia Fagan enjoyed a busy April, eir Honours the Lieutenant Governor of Ripley, attended the Valentine’s Gala in Edmon - with events ranging from the investiture Newfoundland & Labrador and Mrs Fagan en - ton this February – an event which raised more of Gen Rick Hillier to the Order of New - joyed the Suncor Energy Big Band show at St than $300,000 for Edmonton Opera and Capi - Manitoba’s indefatigable vice-regal couple cele - foundland and Labrador, to hosting recep - John’s with vocalist Michelle Doyle and NSO talCare. brate the Year of the Horse tions for Volunteer Week and in honour of Conductor Martin MacDonald.

Accompanied by Premier Brad Wall and General Tom Lawson, Saskatchewan LG Vaughn Solomon Schofield presents the Lieutenant Governor’s Military Service Pin to Second World War Veteran Denis Chisholm and Captain Gillian Dulle. Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan

Les Nouvelles monarchiques du Canada – printemps 2 014 – 19 FROM RIDEAU HALL Her Excellency celebrates International Women’s Day as she recalls the Vice-Regal couple’s recent State Visit to India His Excellency reflects on his first three years as Governor General

International Women’s Moments and Reflections: Day: March 8, 2 01 4 Three Years as by Her Excellency Mrs. Sharon Johnston GovernorGeneral In celebration of International Women’s by the Rt Hon David Johnston, Day, I would like to share experiences from Governor General of Canada the recent State visit to India that my hus - As Sharon and I look back on my three band, the Governor General, and I led, years as governor general, we are amazed along with members of Parliament, and at how quickly the time has gone by. In that leaders from business, education, research time, we have visited every corner of this and civil society. A key theme of the visit country and have seen the level of com - was entrepreneurship, with a special focus passion that Canadians have for one an - on the contributions of women and girls. other. What is an entrepreneur? One of our I have participated in the Terry Fox Run delegates, the successful Canadian busi - with children in the North. I have helped to nessman of Indian origin, Bob Dhillon, build a Habitat for Humanity house in Glace said an entrepreneur is someone who Bay, Nova Scotia. I have honoured the citi - swims upstream and doesn’t take no for an zens of Calgary for their service to others answer. is certainly applies to the during the flooding this past summer. I have women entrepreneurs we met during the witnessed examples of giving throughout State visit. Whether for financial or social this nation, on both large and small scales, return on investment, these women are of neighbour helping neighbour. eir Excellencies enjoy the Taj Mahal having an incredible impact on their com - Moreover, I have seen the effect that munities and showing the way for the de - medical care. Another woman we met, begun her PhD. To me, this illustrates the giving has on communities. velopment of their society through entre - Meera Sanyal, was the CEO of an Indian worth of every human life. Manju certainly I have always said that everyone has preneurship. e values of entrepreneur - subsidiary of a major bank and is now run - doesn’t take no for an answer! something to give, be it time, talent or re - ship are universal and bind countries – like ning for political office on an anti- corrup - ese Indian women entrepreneurs re - sources. Whatever Canadians have given, India and Canada – together through mu - tion platform. Yet another, Shradha Shar - mind me of many women who are work - whenever they have given, they have made tual collaboration. ma, is the founder and CEO of India’s lead - ing to make our society in Canada better. this a smarter, more caring nation. We met some amazing women entre - ing online platform for first generation I cite three women who have recently re - Yet, as much good as I have seen, there preneurs in India. For example, Priyanka businesspeople, including 3 400 women ceived the Order of Canada as examples of is still so much need as well. Gupta is a senior executive in a steel com - entrepreneurs. Women are helping successful entrepreneurs who used the From mental illness to poverty and so pany, in Mumbai. When she arrived, there women to succeed. success of their businesses to advance so - many other issues, Canadians are already was only one other woman working in the But one of the most inspiring examples cial conditions for women and girls. Lise taking on a number of challenges. ey are entire company and the benefits were lack - of women social entrepreneurs was Manju, Watier, with her remarkable cosmetics em - leveraging the power of volunteerism and ing. Now, almost half the workforce is who leads APNE, a non-profit organiza - pire of luxury products used worldwide, philanthropy to enact change, to improve women and their children receive free tion that works with the children of sex supports women and girls through her the well-being of other Canadians. workers to break the inter-generational philanthropy. Heather Reisman uses her Whether you help an entire community cycle of the sex trade. When the children book- selling empire to develop youth lit - or just one person, when you give, you are first come to the program, they don’t smile erary programs. And Monique Leroux, making this a better world. and when asked what they want to be CEO of Caisse Desjardins, provides micro- Giving as a concept can describe so when they grow up, they say they want to financing to women in the developing many different actions. It is quite broad in be a madam. Aer having access to edu - world. scope. But giving can be broken down into cation, proper nutrition and housing, they David and I have five daughters, and individual moments – moments of altru - sing and play and want to be teachers, doc - they certainly illustrate the point as well. ism from the heart, moments that we can tors and nurses. ree of the women who ey work both professionally and as vol - all share with one another. e Governor General welcomed in the streets have gone through the program have now unteers to improve the administration of As Canadians have shared their stories of Mumbai during State Visit on March 1 completed university studies and one has criminal justice and human rights law in with me, I have in turn shared their stories Latin America, to advance women into with others across the country and around senior executive positions, to encourage the world. In this way, I hope to inspire physical fitness in women aer giving Can adians to discover what they have to LA REINE PARLE DU birth, to improve health consciousness in give. Both Sharon and I look forward to FOND DU COEUR girls, and to develop a learning curriculum the next stage of my mandate, where we that is inclusive of all children with chal - will be connecting with Canadians in a 19 résidents d’un foyer à l’Isle- lenges. special way to inspire them to think about Verte, Québec ont péri le 21 Both in Canada and India, and else - their giving moment. janvier. En apprenant la nou - where in the world, whether for social or Until then, we would like to thank each velle tragique, la Reine a écrit economic returns or both, women entre - and every Canadian who has helped to un Message de sympathie de preneurs are making our world better. I make the past three years so special; we are Sandringham House: salute them on this International Women’s excited to share with you the next step of Day! our journey.

QUEEN’S MESSAGE ON L’ISLE-VERTE TRAGEDY 19 residents of a nursing home in L’Isle-Verte, Quebec per - ished on January 21st, mov - ing e Queen to write a Message of Sympathy from Sandringham House: HE Sharon Johnston meets with organizers and children of the Canada-India Foundation

20 – Canadian Monarchist News – Spring 2 014 The Monarchist League of Canada at Forty-Four

Reflections by Robert Finch, officials of state; when to flex our muscles; WAYS & MEANS Dominion Chairman – our deliberate building of relationships – the steady progress of our outreach to Dealing with the above matters, imple - e purpose of this paper is to engage with the opposition parties; Que beckers and bilingualism of our ma - menting new and revised programmes, in reflection on the state of the League as – our maintaining an unwavering policy of terials; tweaking our operations and emphases, we approach its 45th birthday next Febru - independence and non-partisanship, – a loyal membership base which is and is will need much reflection by your Domin - ary, to examine its strengths and chal - whereby we applaud positive accomplish - seen to be increasingly diverse; ion Chairman, Directors, Regional Coor - lenges and to consider the way forward in ments to promote Canadian identity – a band of dedicated active volunteers; dinators, my colleagues in branches and these twilight years of e Queen’s reign – through the Crown and decry missed op - – a fairly steady stream of bequests which contact groups and you our loyal mem - may there be many more in health and portunities and acts hostile to the Crown enable special projects to be under taken; bers. I look forward to hearing your views. happiness. regardless of source and party; – our maintaining the high ground and One element of the process is already in – our articulate, informed and reasoned good humour even with opponents of STRENGTHS place: revised League by-laws, as passed spokesmen in media; the Crown; unanimously at a recent Annual General e League enjoys wide respect within – our presence on the social media; – a resolute refusal to have anything to do Meeting, constitute one vehicle to assure relevant circles in Ottawa and across Can - – our demonstrated record of accomplish - with the “crank” elements and persons the League continues to be strongly led ada. ment and “clout” as issues arise; seeking to use the institution to advance and speak as with one voice on all matters is stems from – the helpful and authoritative nature of unrelated, personal and sometimes of significance. – our sheer longevity and persistence; our educational and other publications highly-offensive agendas, who populate By-Laws are written to provide a legal – our maintaining a single and well- and resources; many causes including, most unhelpful - foundation for an organization, and the defined focus; – our emphasis on developing support for ly, the Monarchy. League’s revision was only undertaken due – our leadership seen as credible both the practical modern monarchy rather CHALLENGES to the passage by Parliament of the new nationally and regionally; than encouraging a nostalgic view of yes - Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act; – our close relationship with the current teryear’s pomp and ceremony; e League knows that its efforts are far but they do not concern 99.9% of mem - pro-monarchist government and senior – our realism in choosing our ground and from perfect! bers whose focus is, rightly, the promotion Amongst the challenges we face are of the League’s loyal outreach in a rational – developing a plan of action and policies way to Canadians. Very little will now THE ROYAL HOMECOMING IN MAY: in respect to the inevitable Accession to change in the day-to-day operations of the the rone of the Prince of Wales and to League. However, with their passage by Simple Outreach Projects for Every Reader the status of his Consort; your Directors and by Special Resolution – building on our legal and academic base of the Annual Meeting of Members, the re - of advisors both in general terms and vision has provided an opportunity to ad - One Vivid Memory Can Foster specifically, to overcome the Separatist dress several matters of concern. A Lifetime Of Loyalty challenge to the Succession to the In a large and geographically-dispersed rone Act 2013 – while maintaining the country such as Canada, any national or - e homecoming of the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall this coming perspective that at least many decades ganization faces the concerns of a few par - May is not only significant for those living in Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Prince remain before the Act might come into ticularly sensitive members that “X” (the Edward Island, where TRH will carry out engagements, but for all Canadians. play, and that the process for its unani - location of the head office and/or greatest Now is the time for each reader, and all mous passage through Parliament is far concentration of memberships) is un - members of the Monar - chist League of Canada less important that our underlining its aware of/insensitive to the concerns of wherever situated, to consider how to use the vigorous assertion of Canadian values; members who reside elsewhere. Of course presence of the Heir to the Canadian rone as – assuring that internal process-oriented it is the duty of the regional coordinators an opportunity to reach out to the public and to debates of small interest to most mem - and leadership of branches to allay such build on the excitement of the tour, and its asso - bers and sympathizers never dominate concerns and point out the many examples ciated media coverage, as a “teachable moment” our agenda; of how the League, albeit a national organ - about our constitutional monarchy. – building a larger membership base in ization with national concerns and fo - We all lead busy lives – so, as always, the KISM principle applies ( Keep it simple, order to fund greater activities and pres - cused on the fundamental institution of monarchists ). Here are a few simple ideas for you to consider – don’t wait for some - ence throughout a large country; nationhood, the Crown, has given voice to one else to take the lead! – reaching out effectively to the major members’ concerns on a range of matters. 1) Check out your local shopping mall’s rules for placing and manning an information cul tural/linguistic/religious groups of To cite in no particular order but a few table representing the League for a day or two (a busy weekend during the tour Canadians whose initial first language is of the foregoing accomplished as a result is probably best) that you would organize. e League can supply give-aways neither English nor French and who re - of the direct, and, oen, long-repeated rep - such as our educational booklets suitable for age 10 and up, the federal govern - flect the reality of Canada’s multicultural resentations by members: ment’s Crown of Maples which is pitched towards teenagers and adults alike, society; a) e acquiring of a Grant of Arms in - – recognizing that in today’s 24-hour and postcards and of course pictures of e Queen. You come up with an attention- cluding the unique distinction of the oen locally-driven news cycle, even the getting sign or poster (a great opportunity for a talented teen artist from your approval of e Sovereign for the use most local news can become national family or friends) and your and some friends’ and/or family members’ presence therein of two Royal Crowns; with in seconds, building the role of our to welcome passers-by. If you do the ground work and would like a helping b) e issuance of a League Flag for sale regional coordinators and re-working the hand, we can also – with your permission – notify local monarchists to contact to and display by members; role of branches to be more conspicuously you and offer their assistance.. c) e provision of a traveling display forward-looking, credibly led, known in 2) Why not suggest to community organizations – Legion, Rotary, Kiwanis, Scouts, unit for use at branch functions; their communities, effective in recruitment Guides, faith groups and similar, many of which seek weekly speakers and pro - d) e appointment of Regional Domin - to cause and membership, well adminis - grams – that they turn a meeting in May towards a Royal theme and have a ion Vice-Chairmen (now known as tered and above all, operating in accord speaker to link the visit to a brief expositionn of our Monarchy followed by a Regional Coordinators) to oversee and with the national League’s objectives – Q&A period. e League can assist you in preparing some remarks, or try to represent the interests of branches and all to ensure that the League’s principal help to find a speaker. members in each region of Canada; franchise – its positive image – cannot 3) Engage a young person in your family – to tweet (or use other social media) e) e bilingualization of many League be threatened by inadvertent mis-speaking news of Charles and Camilla’s events and activities during the homecoming. materials, including the web site, and or determined “independence”; 4) Stir up interest in the tour with a sympathetic local teacher or school principal, the provision of an educational book - – continuing to build and improve our so - and encourage them to mouint displays, hold an assembly or otherwise mark let in the French language; cial media outreach especially by means the tour. e federal government will doubtless have a website with the itinerary, f) e triennial Cost of the Canadian of an updated Bulletin Board and an themes and many suggestions for involvement. Offer to supply the school with Monarchy survey; ever-livelier and more dynamic website; materials such as in the first suggestron above which the League can send. g) e printing of members’ views in – stirring the membership to personal ac - 5) Once the detailed program for the Royals is announced, if you live near where Canadian Monarchist News; tion as opportunities arise to do so. Very any Royal event will take place, consider organizing a car or bus cavalcade of h) e development of a League Bulletin few respond to important communiqués family and friends to attend it together. As we note above, one vivid memory Board, Facebook, Twitter and similar asking for input as to the next Lieutenant can nurture a lifetime of loyalty. Our New Brunswick Branch is already con - social media facilities whereby mem - Governor of a Province, or suggest pro - sidering just such an outing. If you live in Saskatchewan or Western Ontario, bers can express opinions and branch - grams that the League might execute in a Manitoba trip might be in reach – and if you’re a Maritimer, think of the ex - es give notice of events, and reach a the mid-term. Many quickly do respond, citement of driving onto Prince Edward Island or enjoying scenic Nova Scotia wide and generally young demograph - and with notable results, when a symbol en route to a Royal engagement! Or a good excuse to take that ferry ride from ic of non-members; of the Crown is threatened – we cite the Newfoundland. that you’ve always wanted to experience. i) e retention of new members’ fees Rideau Hall portrait controversy in Mme ese are just a few ideas. Doubtless you’ll have some additional ones. We’d when solicited by a branch, a provision Jean’s time, the BC Ferries issue or any love to hear them, and to receive news of your plans to take up the challenge, and afforded during the last three years, number of issues about the availability photos of whatever projects you engage in to welcome our future Monarch and with notable take-up by and resulting his Consort back to the Maple Kingdom. or offering of Royal-oriented postage stamps. continued on page 22

Les Nouvelles monarchiques du Canada – printemps 2 014 – 21 continued from page 21 tional pattern of recruitment meetings and in line with expectations that are must be forwarded to Dominion HQ benefits to the New Brunswick, Ottawa and communal activity difficult to sus - now even more clarified; within one week to avoid delays and the and Victoria Branches. tain. us, for the League, the respon - us the by-laws provide more detailed irritation and expense of an unnecessary To the foregoing the new By-Laws add sibility for making sure members are provisions for Branches and members, duplicated solicitation; significant provisions: happy and involved to whatever extent inter alia, – ensure that branches not engage in sign - a) e power given to the Dominion they may wish, falls principally on the – ensure that your League will always ing leases or making other commitments Chairman and to the Board of Direc - national leadership, and not on speak with one voice, the better to carry (that could rebound upon local mem - tors to invite a guest or guests to have branches. Where well led, branches out its effective achievements of which bers) without the approval of Dominion voice at a Directors’ meeting; constitute a useful supplement to the we are all so proud, and as it has over Headquarters. b) e provision of regional representa - League’s national mandate. Where more than four decades and particularly ONWARDS tion at any Special Meeting of Mem - badly led or difficult to sustain aer the now in an era when all news is potential - bers; loss of a dynamic leadership team, it is ly national news; e League is well-positioned as it c) e addition of Regional Coordinators oen better that they be dis-estab - – make it even more clear that branches heads towards its Golden Anniversary in to the voting membership. lished for a time rather than risk their operate by permission of the League and 2020. If you think that is distant as we’re d) We have a membership that generally inadvertently giving a false impression that its Chairman and/or officers are ap - “only” in the first third of 2014, just cast prefers to belong and to receive League of a declining national organization. proved by the Dominion Chairman and your mind six years back to 2008 – the electronic communiqués and print And where independently led, encour - its affairs directed by the League while China Olympics, the terrorist attacks in publications. Only a small fraction are aging the incorrect view that “I am a allowing maximal flexibility to branches Mumbai, the election of Barrack Obama interested in attending “activities” no member of this Branch first and fore - of proven ability and effective organiza - and the Russia- Georgia War – not to men - matter how well planned or attractive most,” they threaten the fabric of the tion to run their practical day-to-day op - tion the world financial crisis. ey don’t by Dominion or a branch: this reflects League, a situation no organization eration; seem so very far away, do they? our times, and is the common experi - can tolerate. Unlike some organiza - – provide that your local branch, and any - I look forward to your response and ence of social groupings seen in areas tions which are little more than a loose one speaking on behalf of the League, continued support as, together, we head – to name but a few – ranging from de - confederation of local groupings, and must publicly support League policies; towards 2020 having accomplished many clining church attendance to the strug - thereby neither designed to be nor ef - – direct that any renewal fee you pay via good things as suggested in these reflec - gle of the Legion, some Masonic fective as a “national” voice, the League your branch (which we do not recom - tions, and seeing the Canadian Crown Lodges and many service clubs such as has always been, and will continue to mend for their own sake as well as yours, even more strongly entrenched in the the Kiwanis and Rotary, all admirable be a national organization which en - especially as direct payment is now easily minds of all our people who constitute the associations, which find their tradi - courages local activity where desirable available online via the League Store) ever-evolving Canadian identity. La ligue à quarante-quatre ans

Réflexions de Robert Finch, objectifs et du moment opportun pour groupes linguistiques et culturels des Ca - la part de tous, président, directeurs, coor - Président national agir en ce sens; nadiens dont la première langue n’est ni donnateur régional, administrateurs des Le but de ce texte est de porter quelques – De notre approche progressive pour les l’anglais ni le français, ce qui reflète la différentes filiales, groupes près de la Ligue réflexions à propos de la situation actuelle Québécois et de l’augmentation du bilin - réalité de la société multiculturelle du et vous, nos fidèles membres. J’ai h‚te d’en - de la Ligue, alors qu’elle célébrera bientôt guisme dans les communications aux Canada; tendre vos opinions que vous me partage - son 45e anniversaire et à examiner ses membres et dans nos différentes publi - – De reconnaître qu’en moins de 24 heures, rez par courriel. Un élément du processus forces, ses défis et la voie à suivre durant cations; mêmes les nouvelles les plus locales peu - est déjà en place: la révision des règlements ces années de crépuscule du règne de la – D’un cœur de membres fidèles extrême - vent prendre une ampleur nationale. Par de la Ligue, adoptée à l’unanimité lors de Reine. Puisse-t-il y avoir beaucoup plus de ment diversifié; conséquent, mieux définir le rôle de nos la récente assemblée générale annuelle. santé et de bonheur à venir. – D’un petit groupe de bénévoles actifs et coordinateurs régionaux et des diffé - Cela assure que la Ligue continue d’être dévoués; rentes filiales de la Ligue est une priorité fortement représentée et qu’elle affiche une FORCES – D’un flux plutôt stable de suggestions qui pour être plus visible, crédible et connu opinion forte et constante lorsque des La Ligue bénéficie d’un grand respect permettent d’entreprendre plusieurs dans les communautés. Nous devons questions importantes sont soulevées et de la part d’importantes organisations à projets spéciaux; être plus efficaces dans le recrutement de que l’on doit se prononcer sur celles-ci. Ottawa et partout ailleurs au Canada. – De notre volonté à maintenir et à défen - nouveaux membres ainsi que dans les re - Nos règlements existent afin de fournir Cette situation découl e: dre nos convictions, avec fierté et hu - nouvellements, ceci tout en ayant une une base juridique pour l’organisation. La – De notre longévité et notre persistance; mour, même devant des opposants à la saine administration et, surtout, de fonc - révision de ceux-ci par Ligue a été effec - – Du maintient d’un seul objectif bien dé - Couronne; tionner en accord avec les objectifs de la tuée uniquement en raison de l’adoption fini; – D’un refus définitif à n’entretenir aucune Ligue au niveau national afin de veiller par le Parlement de la nouvelle loi cana - – De notre leadership considéré comme relation avec des personnes qui cher - à ce que la franchise principale de la dienne sur les organismes à but non lucra - crédible tant au niveau national que ré - chent à utiliser notre institution afin de Ligue, et son image positive, ne puisse tif, mais cette révision ne concerne prati - gional; faire avancer leurs intérêts indépen - être menacée par erreur ou par inadver - quement aucun de nos membres dont l’ob - – De notre relation étroite avec le gouver - dants, personnels et parfois très offensifs tance lorsque l’on doit se prononcer sur jectif est, à juste titre, la promotion de la nement pro-monarchiste actuel et avec qui engendrent de nombreux problèmes l’« indépendance »; sensibilisation rationnelle de la place de la de hauts fonctionnaires de l’État; et qui causent préjudice à la monarchie. – Continuer à développer et à améliorer Couronne pour les Canadiens. Il est à – De la construction délibérée de bonnes notre communication via les médias so - noter que très peu de changements seront DÉFIS relations avec les partis de l’opposition; ciaux, notamment par l’intermédiaire du aux affaires journalières. Cependant, pro - – De notre maintien d’une politique iné - La Ligue sait que ses efforts sont loin « Bulletin Board » qui a été mis à jour et fitant de la présence des directeurs et ad - branlable d’indépendance et d’impartia - d’être parfaits! d’un site web toujours plus vivant et plus ministrateurs et, par résolution spéciale de lité, de sorte que nous nous félicitons des Les défis auxquels nous sommes dynamique; l’assemblée annuelle des membres, la révi - réalisations que nous avons accomplies confrontés sont: – Augmenter la participation des mem - sion a été l’occasion d’aborder plusieurs afin de promouvoir l’identité canadienne – L’élaboration d’un plan d’action et de po - bres lorsqu’ils ont l’occasion favorable de préoccupations. de tout un chacun par biais de la Cou - litiques en prévision de l’ascension au participer aux changements. En effet, Dans un pays aussi vaste et dispersé ronne. De plus, nous dénonçons les oc - trône inévitable du prince de Galles ainsi très peu répondent aux communiqués comme le Canada, chaque organisation casions manquées et les actes hostiles à que du futur statut de sa conjointe; importants, par exemple, lorsqu’il est nationale face aux préoccupations de la Couronne indépendamment de la – Le renforcement de notre base juridique exigé d’émettre son opinion concernant quelques membres provenant de régions provenance de ceux-ci; et académique de conseillers pour sur - la nomination du successeur du Lieute - particulières ne tient pas compte des in - – De nos talentueux porte-paroles dans les monter les défis que la Loi du la succes - nant-gouverneur d’une province ou en - quiétudes des membres qui résident ail - médias, informés et motivés; sion au Trône de 2013 implique, tout en core de suggérer des projets dans les - leurs, par exemple, de l’emplacement du – De notre présence sur les médias so - gardant à l’esprit qu’il s’écoulera plus de quels la Ligue pourrait s’engager à moyen siège social ou d’une plus grande concen - ciaux; 20 ans encore avant que cette loi puisse terme. Par contre, énormément de mem - tration de l’adhésion. Bien sûr, il est du de - – De notre liste d’accomplissements bien entrer en vigueur. Nous devons nous bres réagissent rapidement, et avec des voir des coordonnateurs régionaux et des reconnus qui, lorsque des questions se rappeler que le processus de son adop - résultats notables, aussitôt qu’un sym - dirigeants des filiales de dissiper ces préoc - posent au sujet de la Couronne, nous tion à l’unanimité par le Parlement est bole de la Couronne est menacé, par cupations et de souligner les nombreux permettent d’émettre une opinion recon - beaucoup moins important que le sou - exemple, lors de la polémique concer - exemples o˘ les membres ont pu exprimer nue qui sera considérée; tient vigoureux des valeurs canadiennes nant le portrait à Rideau Hall à l’époque leur opinion sur un éventail de questions – De la nature utile et éducative de nos pu - engendrées par cette loi; de madame Jean, ou encore lors de pro - concernant la Ligue, une organisation na - blications pédagogiques et des autres – De s’assurer que les débats internes qui blèmes quant à la disponibilité de tim - tionale avec des préoccupations nationales ressources; ont peu d’intérêt pour la plupart des bres représentants la Couronne. et axées sur l’institution fondamentale de – De notre accent sur le développement du membres et des sympathisants ne domi - la nation. VOIES ET MOYENS soutien de la monarchie moderne plutôt nent pas sur nos objectifs communs; Pour citer, sans ordre particulier, quel - que d’encourager une vision nostalgique – D’élargir la famille de nos membres afin Afin de travailler sur les points précé - ques éléments ayant été soulevés lors de la et dépassée de celle-ci, souvent représen - de financer plus d’activités et d’améliorer dents, la mise en œuvre des nouveaux pro - rencontre en question: tée par les cérémonies d’antan; notre présence dans notre vaste pays; grammes et la planification d’activités à a) La concession d’emblèmes héral - – De notre réalisme dans le choix de nos – D’atteindre efficacement les grands venir demandera un effort de réflexion de suite à la page 23

22 – Canadian Monarchist News – Spring 2 014 suite de la page 22 au Conseil d’administration d’inviter ble que ces chefs soient en poste pour le jour; diques, y compris la distinction unique un ou plusieurs invités afin d’entendre une durée prescrite. De plus, lorsque – Prévoir que votre filiale locale et toute de l’approbation du Souverain pour leurs opinions lors des réunions avec ces filiales sont administrées indiffé - personne s’exprimant au nom de la Ligue l’utilisation de couronnes royales sur le Président. remment, encourageant une vision er - publiquement doivent soutenir les poli - celles-ci; b) La possibilité que les représentants ré - ronée comme « Je suis membre de cette tiques de la Ligue; b) La disponibilité d’un drapeau de la gionaux soient présents lors de toute direction d’abord et avant tout », ces – Ordonner que tout l’argent provenant de Ligue en vente à tous les membres; assemblée extraordinaire des mem - membres menacent le cœur de la votre renouvellement payé à votre filiale c) La disposition d’affiches de promotion bres; Ligue, une situation qu’aucune orga - (que nous ne recommandons pas, d’au - à toutes les filiales de la Ligue; c) Le droit de vote est accordé aux coor - nisation ne peut tolérer contrairement tant plus que le paiement direct est main - d) La désignation de coordonnateurs ré - donnateurs régionaux; à certaines organisations qui ne sont tenant facilement disponible en ligne via gionaux afin de superviser et de repré - d) Nos membres préfèrent généralement guère plus qu’une confédération de le site web de la Ligue) doit être transmis senter les intérêts des filiales et les recevoir les communiqués de la Ligue groupements locaux et, de ce fait, elles au siège social de la Ligue dans un délai membres de chaque région du Canada; électroniquement et en version impri - ne sont pas efficaces et ne peuvent d’une semaine afin d’éviter les retards, les e) Le bilinguisme de nombreuses publi - mée. Seule une petite fraction des émettre une voix nationale à l’unisson. irritations et les frais d’une double solli - cations de la Ligue, y compris le site membres sont intéressés à participer à La Ligue a toujours été et continuera citation inutile; Web et la disponibilité d’un livret pé - des activités organisées par la Ligue ou d’être une organisation nationale qui – Veiller à ce que les filiales ne signent dagogique en langue française; par les filiales, quelles soient bien pla - encourage l’activité locale lorsque sou - aucun contrat quelconque ou ne pren - f) Le coût de la publication du journal nifiées ou attrayantes. Cela reflète haitable et lorsqu’en lien avec les ob - nent aucun autre engagement, ce qui triennal de la Ligue; notre époque. C’est d’ailleurs ce que vi - jectifs nationaux, des objectifs clairs et pourrait porter préjudice aux membres g) L’ajout d’opinions de certains membres vent de nombreuses associations telles précis. locaux, sans l’approbation du siège social dans les publications de notre édition que, pour n’en nommer que quelques- Ainsi, les règlements adoptés permet - de la Ligue. des Nouvelles monarchiques du Ca - unes, allant de la baisse fréquentation tent aux filiales d’avoir à leur disposition AVENIR nada. de l’église à la lutte de la Légion et cer - des services plus précis comme, entre au - h) L’établissement d’un bulletin d’infor - taines loges maçonniques, de nom - tres: La Ligue est bien placée alors qu’elle se mations périodique sur Facebook, breux clubs de services tels que Kiwa - – Veiller à ce que votre Ligue parlera tou - dirige vers son Jubilé d’Or en 2020. Si vous Twitter et autres médias sociaux simi - nis et Rotary, tout et chacune de ces as - jours d’une voix unique afin de mieux croyez que cela est bien loin de nous, en ce laires sur lesquels les membres et les fi - sociations admirables qui trouvent utiliser les différentes réalisations ac - début d’année 2014, vous n’avez qu’à vous liales peuvent exprimer leurs opinions leur modèle traditionnel de réunions complies dont nous sommes tous si fiers remémorer 2008, les Jeux olympiques de et leurs avis à propos des événements, communautaires et leur recrutement et comme nous le somme déjà depuis Chine, les attaques terroristes à Mumbai, en plus de créer une excellente visibi - difficile à maintenir. Ainsi, pour la plus de quatre décennies, particulière - l’élection de Barack Obama et la guerre lité pour la Ligue, en particulier chez Ligue, la responsabilité de s’assurer que ment aujourd’hui, à une époque o˘ Russie-Géorgie, sans parler de la crise fi - les jeunes; les membres sont heureux et impliqués toutes les nouvelles ont le potentiel de nancière mondiale. Ils ne semblent pas si i) La retenue par chacune des filiales lors autant qu’ils le souhaitent, tombe prin - devenir d’intérêt national; loin, non? de l’adhésion d’un nouveau membre cipalement sur le leadership national – Rendre le fonctionnement et le rôle de Je me réjouis de votre soutien continu lorsque celui-ci a été sollicité par la fi - et non pas sur les filiales. Lorsque bien chacune des filiales encore plus clairs et de votre réponse alors qu’ensemble nous liale, une disposition qui a été implan - administrées, les différentes filiales avec l’autorisation de la Ligue et de son nous dirigeons vers 2020 après avoir ac - tée au cours des trois dernières années constituent un complément utile au Président ou de l’un des représentants compli beaucoup de grandes choses, telles et qui apporte d’excellents résultats, mandat national de la Ligue. Par approuvés par le celui-ci. Durant ce que relatées dans ces réflexions. De plus, particulièrement dans les filiales du contre, lorsque mal administrées ou temps, le Président de la Ligue peut rem - voir la Couronne canadienne encore plus Nouveau-Brunswick, d’Ottawa et de lorsqu’elles sont affectées par la perte plir ses fonctions principales tout en per - fortement ancrée dans les esprits de tous Victoria. d’un membre important, une fausse mettant une flexibilité maximale aux fi - nos gens, cela constitue la constante évo - Ces points ont entrainés l’acceptation impression de faiblesse de la Ligue au liales qui ont prouvé leur capacité à gérer, lution de l’identité canadienne. des nouveaux règlements suivants: niveau national peut être répandue. organiser et administrer leur organisa - a) Le pouvoir est donné au Président et Par conséquent, il est souvent préféra - tion de façon efficace et pratique au jour

CALLING ALL MEMBERS! – APPEL À TOUS LES MEMBRES! 2014 Monarchist League Projects Need Your Talents Quelques projets de la ligue demandent vos talents

We sometimes ask you to consider Street , for example). e current flyer’s pic - timides! team of seasoned spokesmen to do “royal making a donation to the League’s funds; tures are dated, it is unlingual and its de - e first edition of the League’s French commentary” and enunciate League pol - but this appeal is no less vital: we need spe - sign needs freshening.. We will provide language educational booklet will soon icy on monarchical issues of the day. What cific talents of our diverse membership to bilingual text, but need members with need to be reprinted. We have a list of in - we lack – and what media oen ask for as assist with projects planned for 2014. As graphic design experience (maybe push - felicities in the language – and a few more part of the “colour commentary” which in - you will read elsewhere in this issue of ing the box out of our normal comfort eyes will only improve its accuracy. But evitably forms so great a portion of their CMN , one of these is already underway, zone) to make the flyer leap out at prospec - more, we can use the opportunity to make coverage – is a register of members with with a Succession Committee of volunteer tive members. If you want a copy just let the text even better and more convincing specific experiences of/encounters with members aided by distinguished advisors us know. to its readers, largely in the Province of the Royals and willing to talk to print re - porters, do a radio interview by phone considering important issues which might LIVRET ÉDUCATIF EN FRANÇAIS: Québec, and possibly, substitute some im - or appear on camera arise around the time when Charles ac - COMMISSION DE RÉVISION agery. For this project we’re looking for . While we hope such members who are native French lan - cedes to the Canadian rone. DE TEXTE individuals would be sane and reasonable If you feel you have some of the skills guage writers with a keen knowledge of (most of us seem to be!) they would be and interests which could help in any of FRENCH EDUCATIONAL contemporary Québec. As in every lan - speaking as individuals, and not on the the below-listed endeavours, and might be BOOKLET: TEXT REVISION guage, experts “discuss” (some might say League’s behalf. Specifically, we anticipate interested in working (mostly via electron - COMMITTEE argue or even fight like cats and dogs) over requests for – folk who have had a mem - ic communication) with some other con - La première édition du livret pédago - best use. So this is not a work for the timid! orable moment with Charles and/or genial monarchists, please let us know gique en Français de la Ligue devront bien - Camilla, and down the road – may it be LEAGUE WEB SITE REVISION about yourself and the specific skills set or tôt être réimprimé. Nous avons une liste many years – members who attended the interest which you would bring to the de maladresses dans la langue: des yeux e League’s website is our primary last Coronation festivities at home or in task(s) at hand. plus critiques sur le texte permettra d’amé - public presence, and the origin of 90% or London, who were present at an Acces - For now, most of these items do not ask liorer l’exactitude des informations dans la more of our new members. We will be sion Proclamation at home or in the UK for a firm commitment on your part – but langue, mais aussi des images. tweaking its text, with which we are largely in 1952, who have had memorable en - an expression of interest in some of the Mais en plus, nous pouvons utiliser la happy,.and will appreciate suggestions for counters with e Queen or Prince work we plan to launch during the next six possibilité de rendre le texte encore mieux new sections or materials from all mem - Philip, who benefited from the Duke of months as time and funds permit. et plus convaincante à ses lecteurs, en bers who can take the time to read it Edinburgh’s Award Scheme in Canada ank you for your consideration! grande partie dans la Province de Québec thoroughly. But what we want to concen - and so forth. If you can speak to any of the et éventuellement, remplacer certaines trate on is its architecture and “look” – a foregoing, please let us know so we can RECRUITING FLYER REVISION images. Pour ce projet, nous recherchons freshening, a less dense mass of type, new compile a register rather than rushing to e League’s basic colour flyer provides des membres qui sont des écrivains de graphic design. So we’re looking for mem - locate people in the midst of a Royal basic facts about the Canadian Crown and langue Français avec une connaissance bers with experience in web design . Home coming or other event. our work. It is used to respond to queries fine du Québec contemporain . Comme We have many more projects and ideas MEMBERS WITH SPECIFIC about membership, and its main distribu - dans toutes les langues, experts “discutent” – but the above will give you some ponder, EXPERIENCES WILLING tion is at fairs, exhibitions, display tables (certains diront même se battre comme les and hopefully, provide the League with ac - TO SPEAK TO MEDIA and similar events where the League has a chats et chiens) sur la meilleure utilisation cess to new talents and ideas. booth or table (Toronto’s Word on the possible. Si ce n’est pas un travail pour les e Dominion Chairman works with a

Les Nouvelles monarchiques du Canada – printemps 2 014 – 23 LEAGUE NOTES – BABILLARD DE LA LIGUE

BARRY MacKENZIE APPOINTED loyalty through his family. In his letter of an outsider from the United States gave served in the Stormont, Dundas and Glen - ATLANTIC COORDINATOR application he wrote that “ As the son of a him a more objective understanding of garry Highlanders in France, Holland and On March 12, Chair - now former Member of Provincial Parlia - monarchy’s role in this country’s history Germany]; for along with Hereward Se - man Finch announc - ment, I grew up in a family acutely aware and in the shaping of Canadian identity nior’s royalism went a love of French civil - ed the appointment of of the Legislature, its role and that of the and nationality. ‘Canadian history itself isation. His most important influence on New Bruns wick Lieutenant Governor. I know of the high would be subversive in a republican Cana - the Monarchist League was to get the Branch Chairman regard that all Members have toward the da’, he oen joked. As for constitutional League to take a positive stand on French Barry MacKenzie as Lieutenant Governor. Watching my father considerations, he maintained ‘Making an Canada about which it had not in those the League’s Regional sworn in as an Ontario Cabinet Minister elected president chief of state is like giving first days made up its mind He won his bat - Coordinator for At - by His Honour was a very special day for the office of referee to the captain of the tle and the League embraced what was lantic Canada. our family .” CMN wishes him well as he strongest team’. then known as B and B – bilingualism and While retaining joins his 16 predecessors in serving e “As an academic Hereward Senior’s real biculturalism.” his role in New Bruns - Barry MacKenzie Queen in Right of Ontario – a special interest in people and the pleasure he took Deeply conservative in mien as he was wick, Barry’s now assumes a new respon - distinction indeed! in encouraging students to expand their agile in thought, yet full of physical energy sibility as the senior League Officer in the views made him an influential professor. for the greater part of the considerable four Atlantic provinces. In this capacity, he LEAGUE MESSAGE BOARD rough his lectures and his writings he years given to him, Wake Senior enjoyed gives Chairman Finch good advice, speaks MIGRATES TO MAIN WEBSITE created a kind of school of monarchy. fencing with the same zest as he deplored to media and considers opportunities to Mid-April finds the League enhancing Young people from the generations ex - what he considered the Anglican Church’s expand our work into Prince Edward Is - members’ participation in its Message posed to his views in sessions at McGill, in abandonment of its Catholic Faith. A wid - land, resume a League presence in New - Board which has now been “brought his unfailingly hospitable home or through ower (Elinor, herself an academic and an foundland & Labrador and encourage the home” via the website at www.monar - his books and articles now frequent the intense Right-to-Life activist, had died in efforts of our existing three branches in chist.ca instead of being operated by corridors of power. His well articulated 1989) and concerned father, he cherished Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Boardhost, a commercial operation which royalist position gained wider exposure his children, his loyalty and his God. What Barry was born and raised in the Mira - has hosted the Board for many years. e through the magazine Monarchy Canada better could be written of any of us? JLA michi River Valley where a love and re - new board allows for various categories of for which he wrote regularly from 1975 to spect for the monarchy was passively in - messages, each of which will continue to 1998. His articles, columns and reviews GWENDOLYN FLORENCE stilled in him by his paternal grandparents. be moderated so as to ensure interesting from its pages together with those of his SERVICE 1915-2013 He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (First content and lively debate without the in - late wife Professor Elinor Kyte Senior were Many long-time members of the Class Honours) from St. Francis Xavier trusion of spammers and commercials. It collected and published in 2009 as In De - League in the Greater Halifax region will University in Antigonish in 2007. In 2009, will also save the League some $400 a year, fence of Monarchy . remember with affection the dedication he received a Master of Arts degree from money better spent on promoting the “...another strain he... found integral to and loyalty of Gwen Service, who assisted the University of New Brunswick, at which cause. e new Board was facilitated by the country he adopted and took up arms the Branch in many ways, most especially institution he is currently completing a Webmaster Borden Rhodes. in defence of in World War Two [Wake during the chairmanship of her friend Doctorate, with a research focus on the history of Royal Tours of New Brunswick. HEREWARD ROY SENIOR Outside of the League, he is also a member 191 8-2 01 3 LEAGUE MEMBERS’ SURVEY RESULTS of the Knights of Columbus, the Mira - Many members of the michi Highland Society, the NB Scottish by Robert Finch, Dominion Chairman Monarchist League In January, I sent a survey to all League members who have email. We received Cultural Association, the Clan Mac Kenzie will remember “Wake” Society of Canada, the Irish Canadian Cul - well over 200 replies, a sufficient sample to allow us to see trends and a broad swath Senior as a kindly and of members’ opinions, which I am now going to summarize briefly. tural Association of NB, and the York- supportive figure, pri - Sunbury Historical Society. He is also an As I wrote in January, we recognize that no survey such as this is “scientific” – marily in the first ten especially since in a busy world it is generally true that the responders who are par - active genealogist. He was awarded the years of the League’s Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. ticularly critical, and to a lesser extent, particularly enthusiastic, will be over- existence, although his represented as compared to the “average” member who we sense is pleased with the Most importantly, he is the husband of involvement spanned Marielle and father to Henry (who is soon League’s efforts, happy to read its publications and to see it in the news and not dec ades during which particularly interested in becoming more involved in its operations. As well, while to be joined by a little brother or sister). he served as Montreal Hereward Senior e Chairman concluded his e-mes - some 75- 80% of members supply us with email addresses, those without them may Branch Chairman at a time of virulent sometimes feel less involved and enthusiastic, especially as the League’s move to sage to Maritime members by stating, “I Separatism and nationalist fervor when know you will all want to congratulate more electronic communication given its efficiency, time-saving and above all, cost the League’s outreach to francophones, factors given the recentlt-announced postal rate hike. Barry on assuming this important role, and regrettably but perhaps inevitably, was pass on to him any information whereby the minimal. Summary of findings: League could find new opportunities in His was the soul of an academic, with loyal Atlantic Canada.” a) e greatest number of respondents had been League members for 10 years or more than a touch of the absent-minded more, or less than two years; were male by a 3-2 ratio; and were either age 16- Barry may be contacted at chair - professor; indeed he is held in affectionate [email protected] 25 or over 50. remembrance by the more serious of his b) e main reason for joining the League was, overwhelmingly, hearing a League students at Memorial University of New - spokesman via traditional media, and through its website and social media pres - BREEN WILKINSON foundland, CMC Royal Roads and the NAMED SUMMER INTERN ence. Retaining membership was due to members’ liking to belong, admiring University of Toronto, which was followed the effectiveness of the League and its sticking to one issue. However, few had TO ONTARIO by a long tenure as Professor of History at LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ever solicited memberships from others. McGill University (1963-2005) with his re - c) Members are generally satisfied with the League’s operations, except – to our Although he will com - search and writings focused on military surprise – with our presence on the Internet and social media. From the specific mence his service in history, Canadian Loyalism, Orangeism comments received we believe that criticism is focused on the dense appearance mid-April, Breen Wil- and the Fenians. and non-interactive nature of the website. Accordingly, we have engaged our - k inson, 20, has been Even the less-studious of his pupils re - selves to beginning an overhaul this summer. named the League’s spected him: One rated him with the can - d) Comments on Canadian Monarchist News , the League publication, were all over ‘Summer’ Intern in the dour of youth, “Great prof, slightly hard to the map, most likely reflecting the declining importance of print media in an Office of His Honour, understand (dude, he’s at least 80!) can re - increasingly-electronic communications world. e League is committed to the Lieutenant Gov - cite thousands of years of history from maintaining CMN and a supply of recruiting and informational print material ernor of Toronto at memory. Lectures are interesting, hearing to supplement its on-line profile. Queen’s Park. An On - WWII described by someone who was ac - e) e new League Store online met with near-universal approval. Breen Wilkinson tario Scholar, now on tually there is fascinating... also a very fair f) Views on branches understandably varied according to perceptions of the local the Dean’s Honour Roll at Trinity College, marker, few readings. Take his class, it’s unit. ere was a general feeling that branches were weak when they focused University of Toronto, Breen is pursuing worth it.” Another, taking Wake’s War & on “meetings for meetings sake” and, in general, that they need to concentrate a double major in History and English. Society course in his final semester of more on outreach than on making the already-convinced “feel good”; and that He hails from Stratford, well known as teaching understood admiringly that, “He they should try harder to support the programs and policies of the League. How - home of the Summer Shakespeare Festival was there for most of it.” ever, well over 80% of respondents had no involvement with their local branch where he has worked for the last four As his friend and collaborator Arthur and were not interested in participating in activities. summers as a bartender and then lead Bousfield wrote, “Hereward Senior’s pub - ank you for providing my colleagues and I with a most useful overview of your usher. He also gained experience as a lic image was synonymous with the cause perceptions of our activities. We feel very affirmed by most of your responses and Marketing and Promotional Assistant for of monarchy. As a general historian, by comments, and intend to act to improve where you have found shortcomings. As the Stratford Garlic Festival. In his spare then a rare enough type of scholar, he un - time permits, I will continue to reply on some specific matters to those who asked time he is an avid hockey player and active derstood the importance of monarchy in me to do so. Young Liberal. Breen partly comes by his human experience. Coming to Canada as

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Elizabeth Horlock. Born in London, she education for one of the young men who entered medical school at the Royal Free grew up in the Orphanage. While that Hospital in an era when this was still very amount might not go far at a Canadian in - rare for women, graduating with Honours stitution, it will pay almost the total cost in Tropical Medicine. At that time she was of a year’s education for this young man, an avid oarsman in a “four” and an avid who, we hope, might go on to do great tennis player. Working in the casualty unit things for the people of his country. of East Surrey Hospital, she treated many Aer several new faces joined the ex - Canadian soldiers, of whom one became ecutive team at the Annual General Meet - her husband, Sgt Raymond Service. 1946 ing, the Branch commenced plans for brought the young couple to Halifax via 2013-2014, which have so far included our e Queen Mary . 10 years later she re-en - annual Accession Day Brunch (during tered the medical field and was instrumen - which we enjoyed a presentation by Capt. tal in research which led to the innocula - Mat McInnes on the special relationship tion against Tuberculosis of thousands of between the Crown and the Canadian school children. Subsequently Gwen Forces) and a flag raising in front of the worked at the Dalhousie University Med - Legislative Assembly Building to mark ical Centre, at the Nova Scotia Institute of Commonwealth Day. Several members New Toronto Branch Chairman Judith Watkins at Head Table of Accession Sunday Lunch standing Technology and finally, as an instructor in were also given the honour of being pre - between Chairman Finch (r) and League benefactor Roy Eappen in a medical secretarial course. She com - sented to the Members of the Legislative had the opportunity to enjoy the photo Chairman Bradley Barbour attended a pleted her medical involvement by serving Assembly on the day following Common - display, so Darcie brought it to the town Vice-Regal reception hosted by His Honour, as a volunteer at the IWK Hospital for Sick wealth Day, in recognition of their efforts where she has family connections. In fact, who unveiled the restored portrait of one Children. Her son Nigel was also a League to promote the Crown. roughout the she visited the Provincial Archives to add of his most eminent predecessors, Sir member, and had the rare privilege of serv - rest of 2014, the Branch will be highlight - photos of HM in Erickson. Some 50 people Oliver Mowat, in the ing as a driver in the entourage of HRH ing the 75th Anniversary of the 1939 Royal attended, and were thrilled to view the pic - presence of a number Prince Michael of Kent when he visited Tour of Canada, and the executive is cur - tures and receive literature about the work of his direct descen - Halifax during Golden Jubilee year. Mod - rently organizing a bus tour to Halifax to of the League. dants... Toronto Branch est in mien as she was formidable in intel - greet the Prince of Wales and the Duchess welcomed its new lect, may Gwen’s life of devoted service to of Cornwall in late May. BRIEFLY FROM Chairman, Judith others inspire us all. JLA Our ongoing educational initiatives in - THE BRANCHES Wat kins... Victoria clude the development of useful and en - e Halifax/SW Nova Branch recently Branch is at press time gaging materials to be distributed to welcomed its new Chairman, Aron Spidle... busy designing its float BRANCH NEWS schools and libraries across the province. A number of GTA Branch members at - for the Victoria Day NEW BRUNSWICK tended a special Coffee Reception at the Sir Oliver Mowat: Parade... e thriving MANITOBA Vice-Regal Suite where the Founder, acting Ontario Premier new Branch at Barrie- On the heels of a busy summer in 2013 Chairman Darcie Axelstierna was able for a snowbound Robert Finch, paid tribute and Lieutenant Huronia carpooled to celebrating the 60th anniversary of the for the first time to hold a branch event to long serving Private Secretary Anthony Governor! fill two tables at the Queen’s Coronation, the New Brunswick outside of Winnipeg. e setting? the rural Hylton, and invited His Honour to present League’s Annual Accession Luncheon in Branch was pleased to be part of a tremen - community of Erickson, which lies some him with a framed Life Membership cer - Toronto. It recently bade a reluctant fare - dously successful celebration in honour of 155 miles from the capital. It came about tificate. Branch Chairman Jon athan Brick - well to retiring co-Chairman David the birth of Prince George of Cambridge. as the Government of Manitoba very kind - wood and his executive have been working Archer... Regina Branch will welcome In partnership with one of the province’s ly put at her disposal an exhibition of 60 on a new project entitled Monarchist Min - Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer as most active chapters of the Women’s Insti - photos of e Queen during her many utes , coming soon to the League’s YouTube Guest Speaker for its Queen’s Birthday tute, the League organized and executed a homecomings to Alberta – they had been channe l!.. . Water loo-Wellington Branch Lunch May 17. Royal Baby Celebration in the picturesque displayed at the Legislature during Jubilee country community of Codys, Queens year. Most Erickson folk would not have County, during which $1,500 was raised in Reflections on a Vice-Regal Summer support of the Providence Orphanage in Benin, West Africa. e funds raised have by Neil Macalastair manageable – I spent its duration printing, gone towards the first year of a university sorting, and filing about three hundred let - Neil was the League’s 16th summer Intern ters. in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor ose two days really do sum up what of Ontario. His reflections are based on it was like working at the Lieutenant Gov - remarks he made at the annual Accession ernor’s Office. One day, I would prepare a Sunday Luncheon of the League, held in few hundred invitations, and the next, I Toronto on February 9, 2014. Ed. would be off to Fort York to play photog - is past summer I had the rapher. From organizing, sorting and privilege of being the 15th packing the many gis given to eir Ho - Part of the photographic display of e Queen’s Monarchist League intern in nours, to uploading speeches on to the homecomings to Manitoba as mounted last Fall the Office of the Lieutenant website, dating back to the start of His Ho - in Erickson. It was organized by Branch Chair - Governor of Ontario. A nour’s time in office, the tasks I was asked New Brunswick Lieutenant Governor Hon man Darcie Axelstierna aer it had been hung complete discussion of my to perform ranged from the fascinating to Graydon Nicholas addresses branch meeting in in the Legislative Assembly, Winnipeg, through - experiences in just over 3 the monotonous. is range in my duties Fredericton out Jubilee Year. months of working in the is ultimately what made my experiences Lieutenant Governor’s office this past summer so uniquely educational. Neil is, frankly, not possible in I learned not only correct form for corre - Macalasdair the time we have today, so I spondence, and how to answer the phone, will attempt only to present a brief but also about what goes into planning overview of some summer highlights. events, and what it means to be the Lieu - My first day at the Office of the Lieu - tenant Governor – all while acting in serv - tenant Governor was quite similar to most ice to the institution of the Crown, an in - first days, with, of course, the small excep - stitution we all love. tion that Prince Phillip was visiting the of - I cannot imagine a better way to have fice that day. So, in my first-day shock, spent my summer. For that, I would like to amidst the chaos of a royal visit, I dried thank you, the members and supporters of between various members of His Honour’s the Monarchist League, for making the in - staff, and tried to stay out of the way as ternship possible. I would like to thank His much as possible. Notably, at one point I Honour’s staff for being so incredibly pa - was loitering in a hallway mere moments tient and kind with me from start to finish, before the vice-regal party was to proceed and not only teaching me to be better at through it. anks to a timely intervention being an intern, but also teaching me to be from one of His Honour’s staff, however, I better at life; and of course, I would like to Premier Alward and MLA Brian Macdonald on the staircase of the Legislative Assembly of New was saved from a very awkward encounter thank eir Honours, for continuing to Brunswick with League members who had the honour of being presented to the Assembly in recog - with His Honour and His Royal Highness. support this program and for being so kind nition of their efforts to promote the Crown. My second day was substantially more and welcoming to me while I was there.

Les Nouvelles monarchiques du Canada – printemps 2 014 – 25 Accession Sunday Lunch 2 01 4: he League’s Annual Accession Luncheon in Toronto Tmoved this year to a new venue, the Mandarin Ball - room of the Doubletree Hilton Hotel, and had a theme of mixed celebration and melancholy: saying thank you and bidding farewell to eir Honours David and Ruth Ann Onley, who have been great friends and consistent supporters of the League during the Lieutenant Gover - nor’s 6½ years (and counting, as of press time!) as Queen’s representative. Chaired by Greater Toronto Branch Chairman Jonathan Brickwood, the guests en - joyed the Toast to e Queen from Summer Intern Neil Macalsdair and the Toast to the League from Royal Commonwealth Society leader Ed Badovinac. ey also appreciated the opportunity to sing “Auld Lang Syne” and meet the Onleys in relaxed conversation in the Ball - room foyer for an extended period aer the meal. A novel approach expressed guests’ affection for the vice-regal couple. Instead of one lengthy recitation of Mr Onley’s accomplishments and kind acts, seven League members volunteered to give two-minute tributes to His Honour from their particular point of view. (And, to the relief of organizers, they stuck to their time limit!) us Jamie Burton of Kitchener spoke of working with Mr Onley on accessibility in the workplace issues; Vice- Chancellor Glenn Cartwright remembered organizing a vice-regal visit to Renison University College; Norman McMullen commented on His Honour’s visits to Rich - mond Hill, while Stephen Smith valued the LG’s pres - ence in his Port Hope community; Patricia Raymer, a member of eir Honours; church, reflected on their Faith commitment, while Byron omas remembered his presence in the Suite at Queen’s Park, and His Hon - our’s deep sense of values and honour. Bringing down the house was the reminiscence by Toronto member Derwin Mak, reprinted on p. 27 as ex - emplar of the wonderful diversity of talents and interests of not only David Onley but of monarchists generally.

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David Onley, Science Fiction Writer – “He’s got geek cred.”

Remarks at Accession Lunch by Derwin Mak . You also talked about Lost In Space and Land of the Your Honour, most people will praise you for your Giants . And to show that you’re keeping up with cur - service to Queen and country and Breakfast Television rent affairs, you compared the original Battlestar Galac - . But I’m going to thank you for writing a science fiction tica to the reboot. novel entitled Shuttle and for opening the Ad Astra Sci - One of the convention attendees told me, “He’s got ence Fiction Convention in 2011. geek cred. at’s great. I thought he was just the weath - Not many people know that you had an early career erman on City TV before he became Lieutenant Gov - as a science fiction writer before you went to City TV, ernor.” but I knew. Both of us were at Ad Astra Science Fiction So, Your Honour, as you retire from public life, Convention in 1984, when you were promoting Shuttle , thank you for your contributions to Canadian science and I was recruiting people for a Doctor Who fan club. fiction, and live long and prosper. However, you switched careers from science fiction writing to weather reporting. Trust me, it was a good decision. e royalties on my latest book amounted to only five dollars last year. Ad Astra is an annual convention, and it would cel - ebrate its thirtieth anniversary in 2011. I wondered how your Chief of Staff would react when I asked her, “His Honour wrote a science fiction novel in the 1980’s. Do you think he’ll want to come to the opening ceremonies of a science fiction convention?” Well, she thought it was a great idea, and Ad Astra’s attendees were thrilled that you came back aer a twenty-seven year absence. We were really glad that you didn’t give us the typical speech by a public digni - tary. Instead, you talked about assembling the model kit of the flying saucer from the TV series e Invaders

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