Canadian Monarchist News Les Nouvelles Monarchiques Du Canada Spring-Summer/Printemps-Été 2018 — No

Canadian Monarchist News Les Nouvelles Monarchiques du Canada Spring-Summer/Printemps-Été 2018 — No. 43 An occasional Newsletter for members and friends of The Monarchist League of Canada The Monarchist League of Canada / La Ligue Monarchiste du Canada, PO Box 1057, Lakeshore West PO, Oakville, Ontario, Canada L6K 0B2 905-855-7262 (800) 465-6925 www.monarchist.ca THE MONARCHIST LEAGUE OF CANADA – 48th ANNIVERSARY 1970-2018 FOUR GENERATIONS OF OUR ROYALS: SEVEN WEEKS OF CELEBRATION THE FUTURE OF THE CROWN MADE PATENT Reflections by the Staff of Canadian Monarchist News THE QUEEN ~ Celebrated her 92nd birthday with her beloved Commonwealth – and the 65th Anniversary of her Coronation on June 2. CHARLES ~ Confirmed as next Head of Commonwealth. A gallant gentleman leads Meghan up the aisle to Harry. And his 70th birthday marked at Palace Party for 6000, with Harry’s tribute to “Pa” – six months in advance! WILLIAM & CATHERINE ~ Welcome their third child, Prince Louis of Cambridge. HARRY & MEGHAN ~ Hopefulness and joy sung and felt in wedding both personal and traditional, with a spry-looking Duke of Edinburgh walking and climbing stairs unaided.

The living personalities who bring a sense of humanity to the Maple Crown joined happy crowds in seven-week period of celebration from April 21st to June 2nd. In date order, The Queen , shaking off her 92 years, celebrated a bittersweet birthday, likely the last time she will be surrounded by leaders of the Commonwealth to which she has given such care and prestige throughout her reign. Yet the affir - mation of all she has striven for – and a rare, publicly-expressed wish granted – brought the sweet: the unanimous confirmation of her el - dest son and Heir, Charles, to succeed her as Head of the Common - wealth in the fullness of time.

Charles must have felt his lifetime of innovative service affirmed with the Commonwealth decision, and great joy as son Harry, reflect - ing the best of both his parents, received a world’s love in an aston - ishing Wedding. The Prince was clearly happy to bring Meghan up the aisle of the Quire of St George’s Chapel, take every care for her Mother during the day’s service and festivities following, and in the next days trade speeches of unfeigned love – “My darling old Harry, I’m so happy for you.” – “So, Pa, while I know that you’ve asked that today not be about you, you must forgive me if I don’t listen to you – much like when I was younger – and instead, I ask everyone here to say a huge thank you to you for your incredible work over nearly 50 years.” Five members of the Regina Symphony Orchestra were present at this event – HRH is their Patron. continued on page 2 FOUR GENERATIONS... continued from page 1 William & Catherine ~ by now accomplished hands at parent - ing, were clearly head over heels as Prince Louis arrived on St George’s Day to make their im - mediate family a fivesome. Ac - companying their two older children to Harry & Meghan’s nuptials, the couple looked in top form as, true to style, a somewhat-reserved George and winsome waver Charlotte played their roles in attending on the bride.

Harry & Meghan ~ what more can we say? So happy a wedding on a summery day, hundreds of thousands lining the Windsor processional route, and some two billion of their friends watching every moment world - wide. Plenty of Canadian Flags everywhere, and the Mulroney kids accomplished train-bearers. A fiery bishop. Choirs traditional and gospel, An amazing cellist. You who watched – all of us – remember that on this day the future of the Crown was made patent even as The Queen and Philip, one senses and prays, have plenty of life in them!

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2 – Canadian Monarchist News – Spring-Summer/Printemps-Été 2018 OUR NOTRE SOVEREIGN SOUVERAINE On the 65th Anniversary of the Coronation, Au 65 e anniversaire du Couronnement, nous we send our respect, good wishes and deep af - transmettons notre respect, nos meilleurs voeux et fection to The Queen, a Mother of our Confed - notre profonde affection à la Reine, une Mère de eration, Head of our nation, Head of the notre confédération, chef de notre nation, chef du Commonwealth and, above all, our friend. Commonwealth et, surtout, notre amie. In the very different world of the early Dans le monde très différent du début des années 1950’s, it took more than fifteen months from cinquantes, il fallut plus de quinze mois entre l’ac - the time of The Queen’s Accession to the cession de la Reine au trône le 6 février 1952 pour Throne on February 6, 1952 to organize her organiser son couronnement le 2 juin 1953. Le temps Coronation on June 2, 1953. Time had a very avait une connotation très différente à cette époque. different connotation in that period as the Alors que le monde se reconstruisait encore après world was still re-building after the War, and la guerre et que le voyage par jet, le cyber espace et jet travel, cyber-space and electronic commu - la communication électronique étaient reservés sur nication lay in the realm of science fiction. le domaine de la science-fiction. That time passed then in a more measured Que le temps a passé à un rythme plus lent qu’au - movement than today was no bad thing; for it jourd’hui n’était pas une mauvaise chose; car cela a allowed enormous anticipation and great ex - permis une anticipation énorme à travers le Com - citement to build throughout the Com mon- monwealth. Également, un tel intervalle a donné à wealth, and gave the young Monarch the la jeune monarque le temps de s’engager et de dé - opportunity to engage in and show her natural montrer son affinité naturelle pour l’exercice des affinity for exercising the responsibilities, con - responsabilités constitutionnelles, cérémonielles et stitutional, ceremonial and community, in communautaires, dans lesquelles elle avait été si which she had been so well trained by her late bien entraînée par son père défunt, un roi aimé de Father, a King deeply admired, just as his ses peuples comme l’est sa fille aujourd’hui. Ce cou - daughter is today. That Coronation, The Queen ronnement, a récemment déclaré la Reine, était recently reflected, was “sort of, I suppose, the « en quelque sorte, je suppose, le début de sa vie, beginning of one’s life, really, as a sovereign.” en tant que souveraine ». One of the many marvellous characteristics L’une des nombreuses caractéristiques merveil - of our Queen, long known to her family and leuses de notre Reine, connue depuis longtemps circle of friends, but not so often seen in public, par sa famille et ses amis, mais pas si souvent vue is the emergence in the seventh decade of her en public, est l’émergence dans la septième décen - reign of what we dare to suggest is a sense of nie de son règne de ce que nous osons suggérer est peace and ease in all she has achieved, so many un sentiment de paix et de facilité à tout ce qu’elle storms weathered, so much set in place for the a accompli, tant de tempêtes affrontées, tant de future of the Crown. This feeling has been most choses mises en place pour l’avenir de la Couronne. manifest in Her Majesty’s allowing herself to Ce sentiment a été le plus manifeste dans le fait que reveal a little more often a dash more of herself, Sa Majesté se permise de révéler plus souvent un her feelings and her wicked sense of humour. peu plus d’elle-même et de son sens de l’humour. We have seen this in the BBC documentary Nous l’avons vu dans ses remarques sur le poids on the Coronation, with her wry remarks about physique de la Couronne et l’inconfort de rouler the physical weight of the Crown and discom - dans le carrosse coronation lors d’un documentaire fort of riding in the leather-sprung Coronation de la BBC sur le Couronnement. Dans son sketch Coach. In her skit with “James Bond” at the avec « James Bond » à l’ouverture des Jeux Olym - opening of the London Olympics. In her piques de Londres. Dans son horreur feinte – feigned horror – “boom? really!” – as she sat « boom! vraiment »” quand elle a été assise à côté next to her grandson who was engaging in de son petit-fils qui participait à une rivalité ami - some Invictus Games rivalry on his smart cale à propos des jeux Invictus sur son téléphone phone with Michelle Obama. In her teasing intelligent avec Michelle Obama. Lorseque qu’elle Prime Minister Trudeau at the Commonwealth a taquiné M. Trudeau au rassemblement du Com - gathering in Malta “for making me feel so old.” monwealth à Malte « pour me faire sentir si agée. » And most recently, in HM enjoying banter with Et Plus récemment, elle a plaisanté avec Sir David Sir David Attenborough as, while filming The Atten borough alors qu’ils filmaient la Planète verte de Queen’s Green Planet, as they strolled through the la Reine: quand ils se promenaient dans les jardins Palace Gardens – when the Sover eign felt able du Palais, la Souveraine se sentait capable de réagir to remark on the noise of a jet overhead: “That au bruit d’un avio n : « Cela ressemble au président sounds like President Trump, or President Trump. Ou au président Obama. » Avec juste assez Obama.” With just enough of a pause between de pause entre le premier et le deuxième nom! the first name and the second. Si parfois, au cours du long service de la Reine, If sometimes in the course of The Queen’s elle a dû se rendre compte des paroles que Shakes - long service she must have felt the aptness of peare a donné à Henry IV, que « la tête qui porte Shakespeare’s Henry IV musing how “Uneasy une couronne est inquiète », nous pouvons tous es - lies the head that wears a crown,” we all may pérer aujourd’hui que notre Souveraine, aimée de hope today that our Sovereign, beloved of her son peuple, puisse continuer d’apprécier la santé, le people, may continue to enjoy health, happi - bonheur et beaucoup d’humour dans les nom - ness and much humour in the many years we (from top) Queen with PM’s St-Laurent, breuses années que nous prions s’étirent devant pray lie before her. Diefenbaker; visiting Expo 67 with PM Pearson; elle. at Canada Day 1992 May God bless Your Majesty! Que Dieu bénisse Votre Majesté!

Canadian Monarchist News – Spring-Summer/Printemps-Été 2018 – 3 CROWNS & MACES PM good; office confusion not so much ... Canada Post calls HM “British”... Rosemary Dunsmore a star in every sense CROWN to the Prime Minis - have to be reminded that, “Oh yeah, spective of the most unusual and ter for publicly promoting the right, she’s our queen too.’ The Queen admirable roles they play so effec - Prince of Wales as next Head of the of Canada?’ It sounds phoney. But tively in the fabric of our society. Commonwealth during the Leaders’ the Queen of England, I’m all for My research indicated to me a Prince meeting. But MACE for the PMO’s that.” Monarchist League Chairman Charles I hadn’t known before in inaccurate response to Canadians Finch wrote to each star, pointing detail. I am full of admiration for who asked him to do so; they were out politely the error of their ways! his vision and the determination referred to the Foreign Affairs Min - Only Ms. Dunsmore replied, with a with which he pursues it, I wish ister with an anodyne statement that graceful letter: “...my remarks in the him and the whole Royal Family it was her responsibility. Not so. The Toronto Star were lifted out of context... well... The joy of births and weddings PM alone has the duty to handle My deepest satisfaction was research and stability is much cherished and issues directly touching the Throne. into the royal family, attempting to nourishes us all.” What a lovely and CROWN to Canada Post for gain more human and intimate per - loyal response! producing a striking stamp to commemorate the 65th Anniversary WHITHER THE GG’S SPEECHES? of the Coronation. However, MACE We regret that our friends at Rideau While we appreciate Her Excel - for the its failure to issue one for Hall decided, shortly after her Instal - lency’s ebullient style of delivery, Harry and Meghan’s wedding: an lation, no longer to post on its web - our MPs’ speeches are transcribed appropriate tribute to the Canadian site texts of the Governor General’s (in Hansard, often “corrected” by Rosemary Dunsmore, playing opposite David Schurmann in roots of their courtship, and profit - speeches. Responding to our query, pols “for clarity”!); so can the GG’s. the Mirvish production of able, too! A further MACE: CP’s pub - the Public Affairs team explained: Great to provide official statements King Charles III licity calls HM “the longest reigning The Governor General delivers speeches and social media outreach; but the monarch in British history” (our in a spontaneous, conversational manner, decision renders it impossible for emphasis ). Why not “in Canadian his - often speaking from notes or memory the public and journalists to know tory?” HM is Queen of Canada and rather than a prepared script. For this and cite accurately the representa - Canada Post a Crown Corporation. reason, the Office has fewer written tive of The Queen’s views on the It might as well have written “in speeches to share or post online; many topics on which any GG is however, the Governor General issues Jamai can history” or “in the history written statements and records video call ed to speak. of the Solomon Islands.” messages to mark selected occasions or More, republicans - or the merely CROWN to Rosemary Duns - events of national significance (e.g. Her cynical – could suggest that nothing more, the noted actress who Majesty The Queen’s 92nd Birthday, Re - – or too much – of consequence was this winter appeared in a Toronto membrance Day, New Year’s Day). Also, being said in those addresses. production of the controversial King Order of Canada ceremonies are broad - Charles III. A reporter elicited from cast on our website, providing an oppor - This is harmful to the office, con - her and fellow leads’ negative com - tunity to hear Her Excellency’s investiture trary to its recent transpar ency and ments about the monarchy, hers re - speeches. The Governor General’s official unfair to the capable and lively in - ported as, “I don’t really think of social media accounts are additional telligence of Mme. Payette. her (Elizabeth II) as our queen. I sources of quotes from Her Excellency. VICE-REGAL APPOINTMENTS UNDER MR TRUDEAU Commentary by Charles Dundas It is worthwhile noting at the out - vice-regals and two Territorial Com - set that the vice-regal appointment missioners. Despite the govern - Since coming into office in early committee model was not perfect, ment’s mantra of adopting an “open 2015 the government of Prime Min - and its membership invariably in - and transparent merit based” selec - ister Justin Trudeau has returned cluded at least one member associ - tion process for senior appoint - the pattern of vice-regal appoint - ated with the more partisan ments, this model has not been ments to a more robustly partisan ele ments of the Conservative Party, adopted in relation to vice-regal and model than we have seen in nearly however the vice-regal and commis - Commissioner’s appointments. Of a decade. The direction of the previ - sioner appointments made as a those six-vice regals, half have overt ous government under Stephen result of the committee’s re com- links to the federal Liberal Party – Harper had witnessed the establish - mend ations were overwhelmingly one a freshly-resigned federal cabi - ment of the now moribund vice- non-partisan individuals; of the net minister, as follows: and two for - regal consultation committee, seven appointed under the commit - mer fund-raisers for venerable which sought to establish a less-par - tee model, only one had a connec - political figures Alan J. MacEachen tisan mechanism for the selection of tion to any significant political and Otto Lang. The recently ap - Governors General, Lieutenant party, though one or two certainly pointed Lieutenant Governors of Gov ernors and Territorial Commis - were influenced by senior cabinet Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island sioners. This was first employed in ministers. and Newfoundland & Labrador, 2010 with the appointment of David To date the Trudeau government each of whom have strong past con - Johnston as Governor General. has overseen the appointment of six nections to the federal Liberal Party,

4 – Canadian Monarchist News – Spring-Summer/Printemps-Été 2018 may have very rosy relationships James McGrath was appointed Lieu - Quotable: “There is no place on with their Liberal Premiers and the tenant Governor of the prov ince our planet that is perfect, but we federal Liberal government, but directly out of Cabinet by the Prime need to come together to face what there is no guarantee that this will Minister Brian Mulroney. Ed we’re being confronted with and to continue when the political actors Roberts took up residence in Gov - deal with those challenges... we change as a result of elections. On ernment House St. John’s just six should never think that those we the other hand, M. Chrétien’s open - years after leaving the provincial elect have all of the answers.” ( from ly-partisan vice-regal appointments legislature, and the venerable John Installation address ). have, collectively, never been sur - Crosbie came to the Governor’s passed – he knew “people skills” chair 15 years after leaving politics Prince Edward Island: when he saw them; and that capac - As we saw during the tenure of The Honourable Antoinette ity is of course a key necessary qual - Mme. Jean through the proroga - Perry, 42nd Lieutenant ity for a Lieutenant Governor. tions of 2008 and 2009 and most re - Governor It is a most curious situation cently in British Columbia, where Installation: October 20, 2017. Po - Janet Austin whereby the present federal govern - the Lieutenant Governor had to play sition most recently held: Music and ment has taken the vice-regal ap - a role in a very tenuous minority French teacher. Key focus: Acadian pointment committee model and government situation, there is great culture. applied it to the selection process importance to not only being polit - Quotable: “I am honoured to ac - for Senators and other senior ap - ically neutral in the exercise of the cept with gratitude the role bestow - pointments, yet it has abandoned royal prerogative, but also to being ed on me today, in accepting the the same process for all vice-regal seen as being above politics and responsibility I am inspired by the appointments. This could lead one completely neutral. It does these dedicated service displayed so to conclude that they view the vice- governors and the Crown no service grace fully and elegantly by her regal roles as of marginal impor - to have their role second guessed majesty Queen Elizabeth II... As a tance to our system of government because of recent previous political girl guide, I recall having a great de - and simply as sinecures that are to involvements – even if they are in sire to meet her one day and now I be populated by loyal partisans who earnest acting in a neutral and non- get to live that dream – a few years have served the party with aplomb. partisan way. The optics are wrong. later,” ( from Installation address ). Anecdotal evidence suggests that The Trudeau government has in place of the vice-regal consulta - hitherto been relatively positive in Farewell and Hail tion committee, recommendations its attitude towards the Crown with to Saskatchewan Judy May Foote are once again coming directly from Royal Tours, ebullient messages of Lieutenant Governors the senior political minister in each loyalty, the PM’s support for the by Carolyn Speirs, jurisdiction – with the exception of Prince of Wales succeeding as Com - Communications Manager, the appointment of the governor monwealth Head and a general re - Office of the Lieutenant general, the source of whose ap - spect for the role of constitutional Governor pointment was personally close to monarchy in our system of govern - the Prime Minister. ment, so the pattern of vice-regal On March 16, 2018, Saskatchewan In fairness to those vice-regals appointments is by contrast some - Premier Scott Moe hosted a farewell who have previously been involved what anomalous. dinner for The Honourable Vaughn in politics, be it in an elected capac - Solomon Schofield to mark the con - ity or as party operatives, many NEWLY-APPOINTED clusion of her time as Lieutenant make excellent representatives of LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS Governor of Saskatchewan. Ms. the Crown, providing there is British Columbia: The Solomon Schofield became Sask - rea son able hiatus between their Honourable Janet Austin, atche wan’s 21st Lieutenant Gover - political involvement and entering 30th Lieutenant Governor nor in March of 2012. During her vice-regal service. One has only to time in office, she established the Antoinette Perry look at the example set by David Installation: April 24, 2018. Posi - Lieutenant Governor’s Military Ser - Johnston, Iona Campagnolo and tion most recently held: CEO, vice Pin and hosted a national Sup - Linda Haverstock. They tended to YWCA Vancouver. Key focus: fair - port Our Troops Gala. come to the role with an under - ness, social justice, vulnerable His Honour the Honourable W. standing of the Crown’s function people. Thomas Molloy was sworn-in as and position in the constitutional Quotable: “Our Queen has given Saskatchewan’s 22nd Lieutenant and social life of a particular juris - us a symbol of civility, dignity, and Gov ernor by Saskatchewan Chief diction, and are accustomed to a self-sacrifice. Ever gracious and Justice Robert Richards at the fast-paced public life. Nevertheless, courteous, she has earned the re - Saskatchewan Legislature on March ideally there needs to be an element spect of people around the world. I 21, 2018. A respected lawyer and au - of distance between a vice-regal’s promise to do my best to represent thor, Tom Molloy has been called a partisan past and non-partisan func - her in British Columbia with the “modern father of Confederation” tion as the Crown’s representative. commitment to public service and for his work in treaty-making and Since Confederation, Newfound - the kind concern for others that she reconciliation with Indigenous land & Labrador has a long history has always exemplified.” ( from Instal - people of Canada, in particular the of appointing recently active politi - lation address ). historic Nunavut Land Claim Agree - W. Thomas Molloy cians to the Lieutenant Governor’s Newfoundland and ment, and the equally historic role. Indeed Atlantic Canada has Nisga’a Final Agreement in British long been riddled with a patronage Labrador: The Honourable Columbia. The Installation cere - patter of vice-regal appointments Judy May Foote, 14th mony included an honour song by that was the norm for both Grits Lieutenant Governor Joe Kingfisher and Jason Littletent and Tories for more than a century. Installation: May 3, 2018. Position from the Kawacatoose First Nation The appointment of the Honour - most recently held: Federal and and the presentation of a Métis Sash able Judy Foote, only 7 months after provincial cabinet minister. Key by the Métis Nation of Saskatch- leaving active political life, and Cab - focus: Community support: cancer ewan. inet, is not unprecedented. In 1986 mentoring, children, heritage.

Canadian Monarchist News – Spring-Summer/Printemps-Été 2018 – 5 Battle Royal: Monarchists vs. Republicans and the Crown of Canada

by David Johnson need to overcome to achieve their of the Acadiens, who refused to Review by Kevin Gillespie aim. swear oaths of allegiance to the Brit - PART ONE Published by Dundurn Press, Each chapter begins with an inter - ish Crown, and were punished with Toronto, 2018. Also available via esting vignette from Canadian his - imprisonment, expulsion and exile the Monarchist League of tory – evocatively describing a – the Grand Dérangement . This sense Canada: See Sales for Subjects page particular course of events to sum up of loss, the author claims, remains a in this issue of CMN and the the chapter’s theme. From the story part of the French Canadian psyche League Store online of the burning of the Legislative As - to this day, and informs the repub - sembly of the Province of Can ada, to lican debate in Canada. Kevin Gillespie is a lawyer in the Office of the Death of Diana, Prin cess of An equally complex history exists the Attorney-General of Yukon – Ed. Wales, the author provides historical between Canada’s First Nations and snapshots that illustrate significant the Crown. The formal link between themes in the Great Mon archy De - the monarchy and Canada’s original bate, such as the role of the monar - inhabitants goes back at least as far chy in the evolution of responsible as the Royal Proclamation of 1763 government, and the importance of when representatives of 24 First Na - public opinion to the continued sur - tions met with representatives of vival of the institution. the British Crown to ratify their in - While, from a lawyer’s perspec - tention to be bound by the Royal tive, some of the discussion around Proclamation, and to enjoy ongoing the legal and constitutional role of protection of the British Crown. The the monarchy is simplistic, and not Royal Proclamation and the historic always entirely accurate, in general treaties remain part of Canada’s con - the author does a good job at pro - stitutional law today, recognized by viding a fair take on the issues that the Supreme Court of Canada as be - inform the debate – providing both stowing important obligations upon a critical view of monarchist and re - the Crown. Yet many First Nations publican thought. believe these sacred bonds have Expulsion of Acadians – still Ultimately, the author describes been broken – the author claims part of psyche today? Introduction himself as a “pragmatic monarchist,” that thus a certain amount of hostil - In his recently published book, which will undoubtedly result in ity towards the Crown remains Battle Royal: Monarchists vs. Republicans some republican readers to declare among First Nations. and the Crown of Canada , David John - the book to be a monarchist puff son provides a valuable addition to piece; yet from the view of someone Chapter 2: The Development the academic literature on the topic who supports the monarchy in of Responsible Government of the Canadian Crown. While re - Canada, the author doesn’t shy away After this brief introduction to cent years have seen an uptick in from discussing what he considers some of the historical flashpoints of publications dedicated to the social, weak points on the monarchist side. monarchist-republican debate the political, and constitutional role of second Chapter finds the author the Canadian monarchy, to my Chapter 1: delving into the long evolution knowledge this is the first to con - Rivers of Blood: Legacies of from traditional colonial gover - Royal Proclamation of 1763: First Nations adhered to centrate primarily on the debate be - Conflict and Reconciliation nance – direct rule by the Crown protection of Crown tween monarchists and republicans. The first Chapter begins with dis - through local governors in the vari - In order to reach the heart of the cussion of some of the historical ous colonies – to responsible gov - debate, the author provides a de - tensions that endure within the ernment, which had itself been tailed account of the history of the monarchy debate. According to the slowly developing in Britain during Crown in Canada and describes in author, while monarchists often the 18th and early 19th Centuries. detail the important political and point out that the conception of Johnson correctly draws the link constitutional role that it continues monarchy long pre-dates its British between the monarchy and the to play in Canada. Only after the origins in Canada – with both the development of this important con - reader has a firm grasp upon the so - French and many of Canada’s First stitutional principle. Today’s Re - cial and legal significance of the in - Nation populations subscribing to sponsible Government began as a stitution does he enter the quagmire forms of this type of government – compact between the King, and Par - that forms the debate between the British monarchy nevertheless liament. Its advent meant that all monarchists and republicans. brought with it a certain amount of ministers of the Crown, with their In an age where public opinion baggage. executive and legislative policies, seems is divided, monarchists will Some French Canadians, for in - had to have the confidence of the be better able to understand the re - stance, still remember the humiliat - elected Legislature; and that the first publican point of view, if only to ing loss at the Battle of the Plains of minister – the pre-eminent political counter it; while republicans will be Abraham in 1759, and the formal position in government – had sole more informed about the institu - cession of France’s North American responsibility for advising the mon - tion they want to abolish, and the possessions to Great Britain in 1763. arch or his representative. potential hurdles that they would So too, do they remember to plight In the colonies, however, such an

6 – Canadian Monarchist News – Spring-Summer/Printemps-Été 2018 evolution progressed more slowly Victoria, the modern emphasis on than in Britain. While grumblings charitable work by the royal family from reformers grew in the early was well-entrenched, with the roy - 1800s, the Imperial Parliament was als being world leaders in philan - loath to give up what amounted to thropy for the succeeding two direct rule from Britain. Yet when centuries. However limited its role change finally occurred in British within the political realm, this has North America, remarkably it did not stopped the Monarchy from ex - not require formal constitutional re - ercising its social influence and vis - structuring. Just as the relationship ibility to great effect in pursuit of between the British Crown and Par - social causes and charitable endeav - liament evolved through practice, so ours. too did constitutional practice Yet, as most monarchists would change in the colonies. agree, it is often the largely ceremo - Nova Scotia was tasted the fruits nial nature of the today’s monarchy of responsible government in 1848 that ardent republicans first point to – the first colony in the British Em - in arguing against the institution. If pire to be so dowered. New Bruns- the Royal Family is a just an expen - Joseph Howe championed wick followed that same year, with sive figurehead – so the argument Chapter 4: Crown Prerogative responsible government in Prince Edward Island and New - goes – why bother to keep it? While & Constitutional Monarchy Nova Scotia foundland coming into the fold in proponents of this view tend to ig - The author now moves on to the 1851 and 1855, respectively. nore or minimize the philanthropic political role that the monarch and By the time of Confederation, the role of the monarchy, the author her vice-regal representatives play Crown and the monarchical form of points out that this view also un - in Canada. Today, the Royal Prerog - governance were seen by Canada’s fairly dismisses the important role ative is what remains of the vast au - political elite as the essential lynch - of the symbolic, or ceremonial tocratic power once held by English pin to the entire experiment. Thus, Crown. kings and queens. While the days it was unanimously decided by the While it might seem easy to car - where kings ruled through royal de - Fathers of Confederation in 1867 to toon monarchy as naught but a for - cree are long gone, Canada, Britain maintain the historic role of the eign lady, bedecked with jewels, the and the other Commonwealth Monarchy – then held by Queen author contends that the Crown is a Realms still retain the position of Victoria––as the focal point of Cana - much more complex institution. In monarch. dian governance. The roles of the Canada, as it is in England, the To understand how the Canadian governors (now styled lieutenants Crown is the most ancient and en - monarchy works, one must know governor), was continued, along during part of the Canadian consti - the history behind the slow process with British parliamentary tradi - tution. It thus, possesses immense of evolution that transformed an au - tions and Canada’s membership in historical symbolism and legitimacy. tocratic institution into the modern the Empire. The position of gover - In Canada, the role of The Queen constitutional monarchy that we nor general was also created, with is deeply interwoven into the polit - have today. Consequently, the au - By Victoria’s reign, monarchy the British Government appointing ical and legal fabric of the country. thor begins this chapter by explor - entrenched in social causes the vice-regal officer to officially She is at once, Head of the Com - ing the many important historical and charitable endeavours represent the Queen in Canada. mon wealth, Queen of Canada; in milestones on the path to constitu - All this was achieved without the legal possession of all executive au - tional monarchy – from Magna republican fervour and bloodshed thority and a constituent part of Carta to the English Civil War and that characterized the French Revo - Parliament; fount of justice and the Glorious Revolution, the author lution and the American War of sym bolic embodiment of the Cana - guides the reader through those Independence. So it was that on July dian state. Yet, the Queen can also seminal moments in history that 1st, 1867, the former colonies of be portrayed as a distant figurehead, have led to the development of Can ada, Nova Scotia and New residing in the United Kingdom, responsible government and the Bruns wick became “united into one rarely exercising the visible role of supremacy of Parliament. Dominion under the Crown of the the Canadian head of state. Thus, By the 19th Century, the sov er - United Kingdom of Great Britain unfortunately, the central legal role eign’s royal prerogatives had been and Ireland, with a Constitution of the monarchy is lost on many vastly reduced – with the monarch similar in principle to that of the Canadians, who are usually only barred from enacting laws, raising United Kingdom.” faced with its ceremonial aspect. taxes or suspending laws without It is here, the author declares – in the consent of Parliament, or to in - Walter Bagehot’s 1867 Chapter 3: terms of royal visits, Throne terfere with parliamentary elections delineation of a The Ceremonial Crown Speeches, and public openings of or judicial proceedings. Through constitutional monarch’s This historical background out - institutions such hospitals and li - slow evolution, the author argues rights remains current lined, the author moves on in Chap - braries – that we confront the first that the Crown was turned into an ter 3 to delve into the most obvious major fault line in the debate over institution that existed to serve the role of the modern monarchy in the future of the monarchy in country and Parliament, and not Canada: the ceremonial Crown. Canada. Republicans tend to view vice versa. While ancient and medieval the ceremonial role of the Crown as With royal rule now firmly sub - mon archs are often – quite justly – an archaic vestige of our colonial ject to the will of Parliament, mod - criticized for their relative lack of past, unneeded in today’s demo - ern political conventions, including concern towards society’s least ad - cratic world; while mon archists responsible government, were able vantaged people, the author points view the traditions, pomp and cere - to sprout and flourish, resulting in out that in the British monarchy, mony surrounding the monarchy as the modern constitutional monar - such an attitude began to diminish important and dignified reminders chy which protects the parliamen - around the same time that the de of the historical evolution of our tary democracy that we know today. jure political power of the monarch constitutional system from royal But while monarchists tend to view was waning. By the reign of Queen rule to responsible government. the Crown as an essential part of our

Canadian Monarchist News – Spring-Summer/Printemps-Été 2018 – 7 Another limitation to which when the government does not John son points is that in Canadian command a majority in Parliament. history, vice-regals appointments In minority or coalition situa - have often been treated as political, tions, the political dynamics can with many having clear partisan change almost overnight, and a con nections to the appointing vice-regal can find herself in a situ - prime minister’s party. This dy - ation where she must decide namic has sometimes led to ten - whether to follow the advice of a sions between vice-regents and first minister who may or may not their governments, with the author still hold the Legislature in his arguing that it has obstructed the grasp. In such situations, the mon - development of closer relationships arch or her representative possesses between first ministers and the the full legal power to resolve the monarch’s representatives in Can- situation. The Governor has the ada. Yet, this soft power role of the power to dismiss a first minister and Crown is not entirely absent in appoint a new one from one of the Canada: Johnson is quick to point other parties; the right to call a fresh Queen receives her Prime out that Canadian prime ministers election; and the ability to deny the Ministers – but audiences of modern democracy, republican see often do still get the chance to speak request of a prime minister to pro - Canadian PM with Governor it as an anachronistic appendage confidentially about matters of rogue Parliament to indefinitely General remain rare that has long ceased to serve a valu - public policy with their Governor avoid a confidence vote. However, as able purpose. So, the author asks: General. While weekly meetings be - always, the Crown is bound by past what legal role does the Queen still tween first minister and The precedent, and will consult consti - exercise on her own initiative? and Queen’s representative are largely tutional experts to determine the why is this important? absent in Canada, he suggests that at appropriate course of action. To answer this question, the au - least the provinces of British Col - Happily, the author provides a thor turns his mind first to what he umbia, Nova Scotia and Prince Ed - num ber of examples that show Can - calls “the soft power” role of the ward Island do still hold such ada’s vice-regents acting on their monarchy. As the famous constitu - meet ings on a regular basis. own initiative in order to protect re - tion scholar, Walter Bagehot, wrote Unfortunately, the author seems sponsible government, including in 1867: “the sovereign has, under a to forget about the Queen’s soft the Earl of Aberdeen’s late 19th Cen - constitutional monarchy such as power role in Canadian politics. tury refusal to appoint senators after ours, three rights – the right to be While there are certainly no weekly Prime Minister Tupper had lost an consulted, the right to encourage, meetings between the Queen and election; the King-Byng controversy the right to warn…” This role, John - her Canadian prime ministers, one- of 1926; the 2008 prorogation situa - son argues, is the quintessential on-one contact does occur, with tion; and BC Lieutenant Governor statement of the type of influence several past prime ministers re - Judith Guichon’s 2017 refusal to fol - and power that the sovereign or her ported to have been surprised by her low Premier Christy Clark’s advice vice-regents still exert today. It is remarkable knowledge of Canadian to call an election less than a month often exercised in private, one-on- affairs. We’ll likely never know how after one had been held. Quite un - one meetings between the represen - much personal influence the Queen derstandably, the author spends the tative of the Crown and the first has had on her Canadian prime most time discussing the more re - minister. This, in theory, allows the ministers, but it is hard to imagine cent examples from 2008 and 2017. first minister speak his mind freely, that she has had none – for instance As most political observers re - and expect an equally untrammeled during the difficult process of the member, in 2008, Prime Minister – and potentially critical – response final patriation of the Constitution Harper – then leading minority from the Crown’s representative. nearly four decades ago. government – was faced with a pro - In their weekly meetings, the Additionally, a republican might posed coalition of the Liberal and Queen has an unrivalled chance to have some issues with the content NDP parties, which was to be expose her British prime ministers of this chapter, which tends to as - propped up by the separatist Bloc to the wisdom that only age and sume that ability of the monarchy to Quebecois. Expecting to lose a con - long tenure in a position at the apex influence first ministers in areas of fidence vote – but still not formally Governor General Byng – of political life can bring.The author political policy is a good thing. Re - having lost the confidence of Parlia - acted correctly, but became notes, however, this this soft power publicans might well see aspect of ment – Prime Minister Harper ad - centre of controversy in role of the monarchy is less promi - the monarchy as unacceptable in vised Governor General Michaëlle subsequent election nent in Canada, with British prime today’s age of accountability and Jean to prorogue Parliament in an ministers enjoying a greater level of transparency. Thus, it was somewhat attempt to stave off the proposed direct access to the monarch than surprising that in a book dealing coalition. The Governor General their Canadian counterparts. In the primarily with the debate between was faced with a difficult situation: Queen’s place are her Canadian vice- monarchists and republicans, that should she refuse a prime minister’s regal officers – lieutenant governors this particular argument was not advice, despite the fact that the gov - at the provincial level, and a gover - raised. ernment was only threatened with nor general on the federal stage. Un - defeat in Parliament rather than ac - like the monarch, these appointed Chapter 5: The Reserve Powers tually having lost a confidence vote; officials have relatively short peri - Johnson now turns to the reserve or should she let the prime minister ods in office – five or so years – and powers of the Crown. Our constitu - effectively avoid that vote? thus have a hard time attaining any - tional monarchy now works within Ultimately, the Governor General thing near the stature and influence a system of responsible government. chose to allow Prime Minister of the monarch that they represent. The Sovereign’s representative must Harper a brief prorogation of less For the author, this is one obvious almost always follow the advice of than two months, but on the condi - limitation on the ability of the the first minister, who presumably tion that when Parliament resume, Canadian monarchy that is not pre - possesses the confidence of Parlia - he allow the confidence vote to pro - sent in Britain. ment. However, matters grow murky ceed. As it turned out, in that brief

8 – Canadian Monarchist News – Spring-Summer/Printemps-Été 2018 interval, the proposed coalition fell form government. From a constitu - through, and Harper won the vote – tional standpoint, this was almost allowing him to continue governing certainly the correct course of ac - for a number of years, and eventu - tion, and the NDP-Green alliance ally winning a majority. managed to be stable enough so that As the author points out, this sit - it still remains in power today. uation remains one of the most The author then moves on to hy - hotly debated uses of the royal pre - pothesize other situations where the rogative in recent years. Most con - Crown might refuse to follow the stitutional scholars have sided with advice of the prime minister, or the Governor General, citing the even Parliament. Johnson posits a fact that no prime minister had ever particularly thought-provoking ex - been denied a prorogation in Can- ample: what if a vice-regal represen - ada, along with the fact that the tative was asked to grant Royal confidence vote had only temporar - Assent to a bill that was clearly un - ily postponed. This view however, is constitutional – for instance, if Par - not universally shared among con - liament had approved a Bill that stitutional experts, some of whom eviscerated the opposition, or abol - Mme Jean correctly granted view Prime Minister Harper’s ad - ished elections? Here, the author would dismiss him from office if he PM Harper’s request for vice as being unconstitutional itself, contends, it would be the duty of a failed to resign – which Vander prorogation of Parliament in the face a clearly-viable coalition Govcrnor to refuse Assent in the in - Zalm did. in 2008... alternative on the day of that the terest of preserving Canada’s consti - To complete this Chapter, the au - ...while BC Lieutenant postponed confidence vote was tutional system of government. thor discusses the potential role of Governor Judith Guichon origin al ly scheduled. Whatever the While I agree that the Crown pos - The Queen in exercising reserve rightly refused Premier reader’s view of this situation, the sesses the power to withhold Assent powers in Canada. One very inter - Clark’s advice for a second election in 2017 author points out that it is a clear to a bill, the reality is that the Courts esting aspect of the 2008 proroga - example of a governor general who have taken on the role of deciding tion issue that the author briefly was forced to make an difficult and whether or not legislation is consti - mentions – one wishes he discussed “political” decision on her own ini - tutional. While the Crown could more fully – is the possibility that if tiative, in the face of a unique polit - very well refuse Assent in such a sit - the Governor General had declined ical/constitutional crisis. uation, an equally realistic alterna - Mr Harper’s request to prorogue The author also discusses the tive would be for the Crown not to Parliament, the Prime Minister most recent example of a vice-regal exercise its power in the full knowl - could have recommended to The having to exercise the Crown’s re - edge that the courts would resolve Queen that Michaëlle Jean be dis - serve powers in defiance of a sitting the issue. While this is a very theo - missed from her role. This was a sce - first minister. In the 2017 BC elec - retical and unlikely situation, it sug - nario supposedly discussed at the tion, Premier Christy Clark of the gests that the Crown, in certain highest levels of the Conservative governing Liberals won 43 seats in cir cumstances, has the legal power government, and shows that even in the Legislature – not a majority – to act on its own accord – and may Canada, where the Queen often while the NDP had 41 and the be expected to do so, in an emer - seems to play a distant constitu - Greens, 3. Thus arose the question gency. tional role, the monarch can poten - as to whether any party could com - The author also discusses the tially be implicated in an issue of mand the confidence of the Assem - Crown’s ability to remove a sitting constitutional dimensions. Unfortu - bly. Premier Clark met the leg is - first minister from office. While this nately, Johnson glosses over this in - lature, as was her right, but was then has never been exercised at the fed - teresting possibility; but the fact In 1991 BC Lieutenant Governor David Lam warned defeated on the Throne Speech de - eral level, this remains a power of remains that it is fully within the Premier Vander Zalm to bate. After losing this vote, she ad - the Crown. In fact, it has been used power of the Queen herself to wade resign or face dismissal vised the Lieutenant Governor to twice in the provinces during the into a contentious moment of Cana - dissolve the Legislature and call early years of Confederation. In 1891 dian governance if the situation so fresh elections to resolve the politi - in Quebec, and in 1903 in BC, lieu - demanded. cal stalemate. tenant governors chose to dismiss Part two of this Review will appear in the Ultimately Lieutenant Governor their first ministers in situations Autumn issue of Canadian Monarchist Judith Guichon made the right call, where significant government cor - News . In the meantime, Battle Royal is disregarding Premier Clark’s advice ruption had been unearthed. The available for purchase through the Mon- which she was no longer bound to author contends that the rarity of archist League of Canada, either via the accept after the Premier had lost the this situation does not preclude League Store online or through the Sales confidence of the House – and in - such vice-regal action in the future, for Subjects page at the end of this issue. Could Harper have asked stead Her Honour invited John if it were warranted. – Ed. Queen to dismiss the Governor Horgan, the leader of the NDP, to It is surprising that Johnson did General had she refused his not add to this discussion two situ - Readers interested in a fuller discussion of advice to prorogue ations, one hypothetical, the other two controversial uses of vice-regal power Parliament? Queen can still CORONATION MEMORIES real. First, how would a lieutenant raised in Professor Johnson’s book and al - “wade into contentious moment” – JUNE 2, 1953 – governor act in the event a sitting luded to in the above Review, are related to From Carol, in Tisdale, SK: premier lost the confidence of his the extensive treatment given them in As I wasn’t yet in school, I didn’t parliamentary caucus but had not CMN and accessible online . The 2008 receive the coronation coin been defeated in the legislature? The prorogation issue article appears on pp 5- given to school children. second goes to the vice-regal role in 6 of the Autumn, 2009 issue , while the However, the following fall, an forcing the 1991 resignation of scan - British Columbia election aftermath is older girl gave me hers covered dal-ridden BC Premier Bill Vander treated on pp 6-7 of the Autumn 2017 in a plummy pink nail polish! Zalm during the so-called Fantasy issue. Both may be accessed via the “Pub - My mother got rid of the polish Gardens scandal. It was widely re - lications” section of the Monarchist League and I still have it. ported that Lieutenant Governor of Canada’s website at www.mon arch David Lam told the Premier that he ist.ca – Ed

Canadian Monarchist News – Spring-Summer/Printemps-Été 2018 – 9 The Canadian Kingdom 150 Years of Constitutional Monarchy

Essays edited by Michael Jackson downticks of a monarch who is per - than the Palace to use reserve pow - by Senex sonally unpopular, or to the recur - ers. Moreover, Jackson’s position PART ONE Published by Dundurn Press, rence of an annus horribilis. This book ignores the enormous “soft power” Toronto, 2018. Also available via strikes a fair balance between ivied of The Queen: it is no insult to our the Monarchist League of hallers, who write comprhensibly, vice-regals – even the exemplary Canada: See Sales for Subjects page and the more popular gestalt of the David Johnston – to recognize that in this issue of CMN and the Tidridge/Harris ilk, which is to the in five or so years in post they sim - League Store online good. Oh that there were more read - ply cannot compete with the per - ers in this realm! Given the string of manence of a monarch, let alone the royal celebrations over recent deeply-felt reverence to the present months and years, it is fair to sug - Queen. Nor is HM an “abstraction” gest that we are living ore or less in here, whatever the self-styled na - a monarchical paradise. It would tional newspaper might opine! seem churlish to remind readers of Jackson is on much firmer ground that condition’s susceptibility to when he cites approvingly John being lost, pace Mr Milton. Fraser’s pithy observation that while Second, the fairly constant stream Canada is “not exactly seething with in recent years of “serious” books royalist fervour,” most Canadians about the Maple Crown demon - under stand that the stability our strates that in quarters that take monarchy provides “ is “infinitely themselves very seriously indeed, less scary than all the posited alter - the institution itself is considered natives.” Equally, that indeed the “serious”, and worthy of the atten - “republican option” has made little tion given it by the political science headway in Canada. And the Editor elite which is decidedly driven nei - is on the most solid soil existing Princess Royal: a canny ther by personality nor bread and when he explains the dedication of observer of Canada’s Crown he latest volume of assorted circuses. Should the debate ever be the volume to David Johnston, in - essays on the Canadian Realm joined politically, it is a good thing deed “A Model Governor General.“ Thas once again been edited by that individuals considered worthy Barbara Messamore’s compelling Michael Jackson -whose work The of attention by the Laurentian elites survey of 150 years of continuity fo - Crown & Canadian Federalism would will be heard on the monarchical cuses on the fact that the Crown suffice to establish his credentials side as well as on behalf of republi - emerged – not dramatically – in a even if he had done nothing else in cans. somewhat-independent Canada from life. One might observe a few im - Jackson’s introduction to the book Colonial times to 1867, by “gradual portant truths before proceeding to states rightly a great strength of the evolution.” Many readers will be sur - comment on the assorted contribu - Maple Crown – and a constant prised to learn how even as early as tions, some of which inevitably theme of its contributors – is that a 1849, Lord Elgin felt constrained to cover well-trodden ground. distinctly-Canadian brand of monar - give the Royal Assent to the deeply- First, of course learned capital ‘C’ chy has evolved; that it is non-static. controversial Rebellion Losses Bill, Constitutional argument is impor - He goes too far, however, in suggest - pelted by “rotten eggs and oaving tant. However, in that most Canadi - ing that the Crown here is arguably stones” by the mob, but recognizing ans are profoundly ignorant of what “more potent” than that of the UK, his duty was to his responsible advi - might be dubbed even the basics of where he says monarchical power sors and not to Westminster. He had our nation’s “civics,” it is not surpris - has “evaporated.” This is wrong on acted nationally, and not imperially. ing that high-flown reasoning out of two counts. First, it compares apples This autonomy would continue un - Even the best Governor academe and law lie beyond the to oranges. The UK is a unitary king - abated but at measured speed. General does not possess comprehension of most of us. Such dom, where the relative sophistica - Messamore also explodes a flawed “soft power” of Sovereign Allegiance as exists in Canada is tion of its – any – national govern - mainly person-centric, media-driv - ment and the understanding of most en, fickle and uninformed much be - of its senior players how their duty CORONATION MEMORIES yond the latest “news” picked up via lies to avoid placing the Sovereign – JUNE 2, 1953 – the British tabs and imported here in a position where she would need From Pauline Sesula, without much context. And on the to act exercise independently her Regina, SK : person of The Queen, universally undoubted “power.” This cannot be Our family was among the admired, and each person’s next-fa - compared to a federal state, where over 20 million-plus Brits vorite royal. ten premiers eagerly jockey for po - who watched on the telly, I To paraphrase the Princess Royal, sition in small legislatures, without remember my Dad getting a a canny observer if ever there was an ethos resembling UK-type loyalty coloured plastic sheet that fit one, loyalty can fade quickly if the towards protecting Lieutenant Gov - over the front of the tv, blue on royals aren’t visible! That condition ernor/Crown. The more accurate top, pink in the middle and is profoundly dangerous, and it ren - comparison would be with the Gov - green on the bottom – ders the monarchy dependent on ernor General, who, Mme Jean ex - voila! colour tv! many anni mirabili and hostage to the cepted, have not had any more need

10 – Canadian Monarchist News – Spring-Summer/Printemps-Été 2018 national myth taught to generations waver... [they] embodied the true of schoolboys: that Confederation north, strong and free.” And William “represented a decision by French and Harry would each lay a pair of and English Canadians to come to - soldier’s boots on the memorial. gether.” It was much more a ques - Who better than Steven Point to tion of undoing an inconvenient write a personal memoir of the legislative marriage of Canada West Crown and First Nations in BC? As and Canada East, with a shifting the province’s 28th Lieutenant Gov - population balance and multiple ernor, he was relieved to receive disputes producing so unstable a re - friendly greetings from elders and sult that Lord Monck, asked for dis - tribe members alike as he travelled solution in 1864, was faced with the first to Port Alberni and then fact that there had been nine min - through out “Indian country.” istries in the last decade! He confesses to having previously Edward VIII surrounded by soldiers and subjects at Vimy, 1936 Thus structural change was a prin - known nothing of the job, and cipal impetus towards the 1867 re- encountered confusion between a arrangement, the progress towards Lieu tenant Governor and a Gover - which the author sums up in a suc - nor General – concluding accurately cinct and readable fashion. Continu - that “Canadians in general know ity was a central need in those very little about the country’s con - deliberations, thus the position of stitutional governance model.” He the government “continuing in the even was left off guest lists when name of The Queen” was never at The Queen was undertaking engage - risk. And in so low-key a way arrived ments in the province! the now venerated date of July 1st, In his measured account of a tor - that Monck arrived to the festivities tuous history, Point reflects on how in street clothes, writing to his son the significant flaw of the Treaty- that “he would be obliged to go to making processes was that the First Ottawa for a few days on some busi - Nations’ nature was to give more George V acclaimed by Canadian troops near ness.” weight to the words spoken in the Reningheist, 1917 Robert Hawkins explores some negotiations – including tones and litle-known historical details in his actions – than to the written docu - Charles, William and Harry essay discussing the Battle of Vimy ments emerging, which so often at Vimy centenary, 2017 Ridge’s effect on the Canadian Mon - omitted the promises made orally. archy. Who was aware that George V The Douglas Treaties put emphasis had observed on the arrival of Cana - on the safety of his company’s em - dian troops, “I shall follow with in - ployees and incoming settlers, then terest the progress and work of my on the well-being of First Nations, Canadians”? or that he proclaimed whom the Governor believed would low – fill in the blanks?” No one “The whole Empire will rejoice” benefit from the influx of settlers suggests the representative of The when word of the Vimy victory ar - via education and farming. Growing Queen does not have a constructive rived? HM’s 1921 selection of red up on a reserve, Point knew of no role to play in Canadian re-engage - and white in selecting separate “relationship” with the Crown. The ment with probably its most diffi - Arms for Canada – as emblematic of band might be asked “to dress up cult historic issue. However, the While Lieutenant Governor, blood and bandages. Whatever else and celebrate” royal visitors, but was brief suggestions in Mr Point’s essay Steven Point tried to shift he may have done, Edward VIII’s otherwise invisible. are but a starting point in a fuller public opinion on First Nations popularity and common touch shone To change public opinion is not consideration of how this is to be through at the Vimy Memorial’s ded - really a vice-regal task; perhaps Mr achieved without making a vice-re - ication in 1936, his first official en - Point’s summation intended rather gals a sort of super-Ombudsman gagement as King. The veterans to reflect his desire to provoke with consequent inevitable enmesh - as sembled on this hallow ed piece of thought and open a new perspective ing in highly-controversial issues Canadian soil let out “such a roar as on First Nations people, and, as he within the body politic. you never heard in war or peace,” also writes, to allow non-Indigenous This review will be continued in the next and the King’s sensitivity shone people who wanted to help less fear - issue of Canadian Monarchist News . through as he took the hand of a ful of backlash from within their In the meantime, The Canadian King - Winnipeger, a Mrs Wood who had own community. There is a fine line dom is available for purchase through the lost eight of her 11 sons in the War, between his recommendation that Monarchist League of Canada either via and told her, “I wish all your sons vice-regal offices become a places the League Store online or through the were here.” that promote reconciliation and Sales for Subjects page at the end of this This high point of the national where grievances can be presented issue. – Ed. pilgrimage to Vimy was broadcast to and properly passed on to the polit - Canadians by the Canadian Radio ical leaders of the day, on the one Broadcasting Commission, and to hand. On the other, two issues that CORONATION MEMORIES Sir James Douglas, the entire Empire via the BBC. In could arise from that: the percep - – JUNE 2, 1953 – Governor of BC 1850-64 the fullness of time his niece would tion of vice-regal “encouragement” From a member in Edmonton, as Queen of Canada re-dedicate the which is a part of the mandate, al - AB, then “a child living in restored Monument – “the founda - though one best exercised privately; Edinburgh” tions of Canada’s distinction”; and and the perhaps more troubling I do remember everyone fifteen years later her Heir, Charles, concern that might be asked, “Why scrambling to their feet at the would speak at the centennial ob - should Government House not also singing of God Save the Queen and servance of the Battle, reminding serve as a safe and respectful place seeing my mum wipe away a tear the crowd, many of whom where for my grievance and the historic from her eyes... high school students, “they did not injustices perpetrated against my fel -

Canadian Monarchist News – Spring-Summer/Printemps-Été 2018 – 11 League Notes

ROBERT MAXWELL OUR MEDIA TEAM not only learn a deal about the MORROW, UE We appreciate the labours of Crown, but who sometimes even join the League. “Their labour is not August 9, 1946 – February 4, 2018 those who allow their contact infor - mation to be posted for media com - in vain.” If you feel for Neal, you will Hamilton’s longest serving Mayor mentary on behalf of the League admire no less our friend and Life and lifelong monarchist, Robert during events such as Harry and Member, Rhys Watson in Whitehorse. Mor row was elected in 1970 as an Meghan’s wedding. And that several As a result of the time zone in Alderman,rising to become Mayor former commentators also kindly Yukon Territory, he had to leave his 1982-2000. In 2002 he was awarded helped out, notably Robert Oldham of high school prom early to engage in Life Membership in the Monarchist Hamilton and Josh Traptow of Cal - wedding watching/commentary, for League of Canada by Prince Michael gary. The League supplements this which rugged demand on his con - of Kent at a Toronto ceremony, and team’s knowledge of the Crown stitution his Cadet career must have Robert Morrow, monarchist received the Diamond Jubilee well prepared him. Faint heart , etc... Mayor of Hamilton, welcomed with talking points; but nothing can Medal in 2012. Prince of Wales to raucous prepare the uninitiated for the chase TRANSITION IN welome for the City’s 1986 A “man of the people,” he repre - producers’ seeking six sources for sesquicentennial sented Hamilton on a broad stage, the same brief interview, always on FACEBOOK & TWITTER arranging visits by world leaders an “urgent” basis, of course! Nor for COORDINATION from Lech Walesa to Luciano Pa - the student broadcaster of little ex - Many thanks to Jane Harris , of vorotti – and representing multi- perience, less knowledge and awk - Leth bridge, who for several years cultural Hamilton in official visits to ward diction. Nor, especially, for the found a variety of interesting mate - China, Portugal, Japan and Italy. He vagaries of live network television rials to post regularly to the League’s encouraged diversity and co-opera - with its last-minute changes and Facebook and Twitter feeds. Jane tion to make the city dynamic de - competing agendas. decided that she wished to devote spite recessions which changed the So while we are happy to find new full-time to her writing career. city’s traditional reliance on the the spokesmen emerging, we feel for Chair man Finch decided that it steel industry. A keen TiCat fan, members such Neil Macalasdair – our would take at least two volunteers to Robert was also an accomplished man in Cambridge, UK (a Toronto - replace her. The first member of the musician, for many years leading nian out of termtime) – who heed - new team is long-time member Neal choirs and playing the organ at sev - less of the progress of his thesis, Moogk-Soulis of Waterloo, Ontario. eral local churches. crowded (understatement!) trains to Welcome to Neal – and our corpo - Robert was a passionate leader and from Windsor, access barred to rate hands outstretched to find a Roddy MacKenzie: tv who strongly supported our consti - many streets and general inconve - second volunteer for this interest - commentator, Life member, tutional monarchy, He promoted nience, trekked “o’er the trackless ing and challenging work. hanging with the Royals royal visits to the city from Queen ocean” for some hours to keep a in Windsor! KYRIAKOS RETURNS AS Beatrix and Prince Klaus of the long-standing commitment to CTV Netherlands, Princess Margaret and only to find that “technical difficul - INTERN TO PRINCE’S most importantly, Prince Charles, ties” rendered his services unneces - CHARITIES CANADA who in 1986 celebrated city’s Ses qui - sary. Wins prestigious centennial with 16,000 Hamilton - This sort of thing could drive Neil scholarship to China ians in Copps Coliseum. The re - permanently back to his lab rats – Andreas Kyriakos of Trinity College, ception, wrote the Daily Mirror royal another metaphor – but we do so University of Toronto was the reporter. was “a rapturous Third value him and our diverse and de - League’s first intern to PCC last World welcome”! In his last months voted porte-parole who indeed carry summer, when he found himself of Mayor he helped with initial the word to the public, who in turn thrown into media in advance of planning for The Queen’s Golden Charles & Camilla’s homecoming Jubilee homecoming when she for Canada 150, not to mention would present new Colours to her CORONATION MEMORIES many other projects. He did so well Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders – JUNE 2, 1953 – that he has returned to the same Regiment. From Jamie Hill, League Intern wins post this summer, before he departs It is no accident that Robert St Agatha, ON China scholarship for a year in China as a Yenching Morrow was a constitutional mon - My grandmother was in Scholar, who will spend 12 months archist. His Buchner ancestors, Unit - London. She ordered four pursuing an interdisciplinary, Eng - ed Empire Loyalists, were willing to swatches of the tapestry that lish language Master’s degree in sacrifice their American homes to hung in Westminster Abbey and China Studies at Yenching Academy settle in Upper Canada in order to were put on sale to the public of Peking University. The fully- remain loyal to the Crown. His fa - shortly thereafter. I am in funded residential program will also vorite childhood book about monar - possession of the one framed allow Andreas to immerse himself chs since Elizabeth I remain ed on his piece that now holds pride of in Chinese culture and learn Man - bookshelf until his death – emblem - place in our front hall. darin. He has been a much sought- atic of his useful and loyal life. – RO

12 – Canadian Monarchist News – Spring-Summer/Printemps-Été 2018 BY THEIR LAST WILL & TESTAMENT Make Sure The Work Goes On! Members who would like to ensure the continuation of the work of the Monarchist League of Canada in the years ahead, so that generations of the future may know the benefits of the Monarchy, are urged to consider the League’s needs in making their wills. A suggested form of bequest is as follows: I give and bequeath to the Monarchist League of Canada Incorporated, PO. Box 1057, Lakeshore West Station, Oakville, ON L6K 0B2, the sum of ______. The Monarchist League of Canada gratefully remembers those departed members whose bequests over the years have assisted to provide for the maintenance of the League’s work across Canada. Among late members after media spokesman for the whose bequests have been received in the last several years are League over the last year; and we Annie Monique Daguet, Victoria, BC will miss him in that role very much even as we wish him well in a career Lois Humphrey, Kingston, Ontario that will doubtless combine Inter - Joyce Kirby, Victoria, BC national Relations and corporate Madeline McCue, Halifax, NS communications strategy. Alexander Ray Paton, Victoria, BC BYRON THOMAS HELPS Frank Price, Winnipeg MAKE SELL-OUT Erik Searight, Burnaby, BC CORONATION CONCERT John Middleton Sturgess, London, Ontario PROUDLY CANADIAN Alison Watson, Regina, SK Extracts from a Letter to the Members of the Monarchist League of Canada about your will, from Dr Roy Eappen, Life Member and Benefactor As a fellow member of the Monarchist League of Canada for over 35 years, I am writing to ask that you consider making a bequest to the League in your will. Although always a deeply- personal decision, how we dispose of our belongings can enable us to continue support for loved ones and causes important to us. For many, our normal expenses do not permit sup - porting the League beyond modest dues and the occasional small donation. But the value of our home, stock portfolio or other assets may permit us to make a more substantial gift via The Queen with Byron Thomas our wills. Byron Thomas , of Georgtown, Ontario Over the years, bequests have ranged from a few thousand dollars to one estate which in - – a pleasant bedroom community cluded an emerald seal ring whose provenance was traced to an early Shah of Persia, and NW of Toronto – lent his loyalty which we sold at auction in London for no less than £50,000! Common stock, insurance poli - and can-do energy to ensure the cies and remainder trusts as well as cash and residues of estates: all forms of bequest are wel - success of the Community Choir’s come. The impact of such bequests has, for instance, enabled the League to be the first loyal May tribute to the 65th Anniversary society to establish a website, and then to make that most important outreach bilingual and of The Queen’s Coronation. Crowning flexible; to print and distribute over 36,000 copies of our educational booklet; to initiate and Glory was a sellout. A 90-voice choir, support activities across Canada and to engage frequently with decision-makers in Ottawa. organist, trumpeter and bagpipes Nor are these funds wasted on fancy offices or expensive consultancies: our “consultants” are in- performed as film of the Coronation was played on big screens. The sec - house, our computers and blackberries serve as receptionists; success via loyalty and volunteer ond half of the performance focused spirit are our payment. on HM’s favourite music – and even The League has a clear future vision: to maintain its position as the respected voice of rational a funny skit about Princesses Eliza - monarchism to public, elected officials and media; to widen its educational outreach; to com - beth and Margaret. municate the loyalty of past generations in a thoroughly contemporary way. Its history shows Wanting to ensure that this was a a clear record of continuous achievement in doing exactly these things as the only organization Canadian celebration I worked with whose sole purpose is advocacy for our Monarchy. the organizers and brought a large I know that the current popularity of the Canadian Crown and many of the recent successes portrait of The Queen and a large of League campaigns have come about in no small measure because of the vision of 1970, Maple Leaf flag to be positioned when a small band of monarchists came together in common cause. And I feel absolute con - prominently at the venue; and I also fidence that the vigour of those early days coupled with 47 years of achievement will continue rolled copies of The Jubilee portrait to characterize the spirit of the League. The good work, and the continuance of the Maple of The Queen to be given out at the Crown, mean a great deal to me. Accordingly, I have made provision for the League in my end of the concert as the people left. own will, and respectfully invite you in this Sapphire Jubilee year of our beloved Sovereign Their significance as representing to join me in making a bequest as your circumstances permit. Canada’s Queen (and the League’s Thank you for considering this challenging subject. Chairman Finch would be happy to ad - work!) was explained by the MC; all vise you in complete confidence in respect of any questions you might have. went like hotcakes! Since I had been invited to the dress rehearsal, I was able to suggest to conductor Christopher Dawes Both were sung enthusiastically. evening. It goes to show the crucial that he include in the actual concert The head organizer subsequently role of the Monarchist League hav - not only the planned grand three- told me that the Society has seldom, ing its members “stand on guard” in verse rendition of The Royal Anthem if ever received as many rave re - helping to promote the Canadian but also the Canadian National An - views. From a letter from the Palace monarchy as opportunities present them at the end of the proceedings, to home made goodies at intermis - themselves. I was fortunate to be to emphasize HM’s role as our Queen. sion, we all enjoyed a memorable able to help to do just that.

Canadian Monarchist News – Spring-Summer/Printemps-Été 2018 – 13 League Notes LETTER TO THE EDITOR CFB Halifax. Aron Spidle reports From Michael King St Clair, the goodies were spread on the very QUÉBEC MEMBER Life Member, Mill Bay, BC table where The Queen dined with IN FRENCH PRESS Located on Vancouver Island, Officers many decades ago! Ottawa Montreal’s Gary Sims speaks Mill Bay is a true village of less than members enjoyed seeing the Coro - of his loyalty to the Journal de 1,000 residents. The village has nation Anniversary stamp unveiled Montréal. at Rideau Hall. Sandra Barker of shops including the Canada Post www.journaldemontreal.com/ London, ON; Anne Shuttleworth out let at PharmaSave. Cathy, the 2018/05/19/il-attendait- of Mississaugo, ON and Belleville postmistress, regularly requests impatiemment – le-mariage- benfactor Audrey Cowan ably rep - stamps of Her Majesty. Today I pur - royal-dharry chased ten booklets of the new resented the League at a Patrons’ stamps. Cathy, a sweet Irish-Cana - event held by the Lieutenant Gov - dian woman who really does know ernor at Queen’s Park. Aandra tiara. Everyone wore either a tiara or everyone in Mill Bay village, still has writes: “As a person who appreciates fascinator. Lots of fun!” In Regina, S several booklets left, although she is architecture and art, I was delighted Saskatchewan Branch members doing, in her words, “quite a brisk to get a first hand look inside that gathered May 12 to celebrate The business”... I share this just to report magnificent building known as Queen’s Birthday and welcome the what is possible here in a small vil - Queen’s Park and to view the Awak - new Lieutenant Governor. Bruce lage in Canada with an unofficial ening Exhibition curated by Bruce Farrer reports of a Royal Wedding ‘postmistress’ who is always most Mau.” Dominion Branch Coordina - celebration convened by the Corin - pleased to help her customers. tor Bradley Barbour , who knows thian Chapter, OES in Govan, SK. VARIED ACTIVITIES all worth knowing about the Maple Wedding cake, true to the recipe of Crown, was tapped by the Royal the day, was served; and there are BY THE BRANCHES Canadian Mint to share his expertise even rumours “The Queen” made a AND MEMBERS: with its special guests at a Tor onto brief appearance! Roddy MacKen - from east to west! event on May 9... Port Hope, ON, zie of Vancouver flew overseas to see Jo Gilliland Power of Portugal member Bonnie Lou Garrett family and friends, and took part in Cove, Newfoundland, has been se - writes: “ I went to the Port Hope li - CBC and CTV interviews as an en - lected to participate in the Invictus brary for 6 am. About 30 women thusiastic League life member. Vic - Games, Sydney. Congratulations! watched the wedding on a big screen toria Branch members helped line Pictou, NS’ indefatigable Olive Pas - and atw breakfast supplied by Inde - the Legislature driveway for the tor arranged for a Royal Wedding pendent grocers. We got a group pic - Governor General’s first official visit window display at a local Pharma - ture taken by the Northumberland to the Province. Bands and a troupe care . Halifax members gathered for News . I wore an over the top cocktail of Indigenous dancers created a fes - a tour and tea at Admiralty House, dress with 4 inch heels and my tive atmosphere. Mme Payette was met by Premier Horgan, and to - CHARLIE P FINDS RECIPE FOR ROYAL WEDDING CAKE gether they strolled along the recep - tion line. One enterprising Girl Thanks to our faithful and expert translator for this! Guide was in the line with a supply life.spectator.co.uk/2018/04/ of their cookies, and sold a box right royal-wedding-let-them-eat-elderflower-cake/ then and there to the Premier! If you wish to receive it in print, please let the League know, either electronically to [email protected] or by enclosing a stamped self- DANNY RANDELL’S BLOG addressed envelope sent to our Oak ville PO Box. Danny is a young Monarchist from the Prairies. Have a look at ORDER OF SERVICE this fine posting about the Mon - You can read or print the formatted pdf file of the service booklet archy in his recent blog. Keep up given to guests at Harry and Meghan’s Wedding.: the good work, Danny! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/19/ dcrandell.weebly.com/blog/ from-the-songs-to-the-vows-the-royal-wedding- 8-reasons-canadians-should-care- order-of-service-in-full?CMP=fb_gu about-the-monarchy

14 – Canadian Monarchist News – Spring-Summer/Printemps-Été 2018 Canadian Monarchist Attends Queen’s Birthday Concert Arranged by the Commonwealth Heads of Government by Blair Beed

For many Canadians, the only head of state of Canada we have known is Queen Elizabeth II. I am proud to say she is my Queen. With a trip planned to the UK to attend the British Titanic Convention the timing was right to start my travel with Easter Service at Saint George’s Chapel, Windsor, the Royal Family in attendance. To end my UK trip I was part of the audience at the Queen’s birthday party at Royal Al - bert Hall, London on April 21st. While the Easter service was sedate and formal, the birthday party was just the opposite. Even the singing of the National Anthem was dis - pensed with. Thousands attended the concert including delegates of the Com mon - wealth Conference that had just ended. My seat in a second tier box gave an excellent view of both the again on the street as the Queen’s plause. Laughter broke out as Prince stage and the Royal boxes. A BBC motorcade departed, when I was re - Charles used his well known greet - camera next to me gave additional warded by a royal wave. ing of ‘Your Majesty – Mummy’. He views of the entire hall, including. Performers from around the also commented that in 1948 when many close-ups of the Queen who at Com mon wealth added to the even - he was born that the Queen could 92 still paid close attention to all the ing in a review of 92 years of music not have imagined he at 70 would be acts no matter how noisy some of and dance. Kylie Minogue, Shaggy wishing her well on her 92nd birth - the music, The close-ups also allow- and Sting presented multiple num - day. With more applause Her ed me to see that HM applauded for bers that had the audience waving Majesty gave a last wave and walked some acts longer than others. Sir their arms in the air. The Queen’s back stage to be introduced to the Tom Jones being a favorite. performers. Prince William was seated To the sound of popping next to the Queen in place of Another writer mentions balloons the crowd dis - Prince Philip and was very persed, though I noticed attentive to his grandmother. seeing a Canadian flag being some lingered to say hello to Prince Harry made a stage celebrities in the audience appearance to announce a waved at the Queen’s such as Dame Judy Dench. birthday present of a new Commonwealth delegates in Queen’s Trust to help fund Birthday Party. I was that national dress to ordinary studies for students from citizens in blue jeans, were around the Commonwealth. flag waver! greeted alike by a warm dry I waved the Canadian flag, spring evening and friendly about the size of a large pillowcase, children resisted the urge to sway London Bobbies. Everyone felt very during the sing ing of Happy Birth - with the music, Prince Charles was happy to have spent the evening day and the applause afterwards, and tapping his fingers at times to the with the birthday girl. On Victoria amusement of his wife Camilla. Day in May I will once again cele - CORONATION MEMORIES Princess Michael of Kent was brate the birthday of the Queen of – JUNE 2, 1953 – waving her fan quickly, but that was Canada with the sounds of the Lon - due to the heat in the Hall, not don evening of her actual birth day From Lady Chatfield, the music. Princesses Beatrice and in my thoughts. Victoria, BC Eugene were having fun with other I found a nice spot on the younger members of the extended sidewalk. The procession itself family. Often moving to the music was magnific ent with all the with a beautiful smile was The Commonwealth troops, many Countess of Wessex as she chatted in exotic uniforms. Queen Salote happily with her daughter Lady of Tonga won the hearts of the Louise. crowd, waving to us all in her Members of the Royal family were open carriage. all smiles during the grand finale From John Yogis, QC, when the performers gathered on Halifax, NS Clearly a loyal but stage for one last song. After a large naughty lad , you have to request the drop of balloons Prince Charles led full memories to read his story! – Ed his mother on stage to great ap -

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