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Spring-Summer/Printemps-Été 2018 — No. 43An occasional Newsletter for members and friends of The Monarchist League of Canada

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THE MONARCHIST LEAGUE OF CANADA – 48th ANNIVERSARY 1970-2018

FOUR GENERATIONS OF OUR ROYALS:SEVEN WEEKS OF CELEBRATIONTHE 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 gentlemanleads 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 andtraditional, with a spry-looking Duke of Edinburgh walking and climbing stairs unaided.

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The living personalities who bring a sense of humanity to the MapleCrown joined happy crowds in seven-week period of celebrationfrom April 21st to June 2nd. In date order, The Queen, shaking offher 92 years, celebrated a bittersweet birthday, likely the last time shewill be surrounded by leaders of the Commonwealth to which shehas given such care and prestige throughout her reign. Yet the affir-mation of all she has striven for – and a rare, publicly-expressed wishgranted – 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 affirmedwith 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 upthe aisle of the Quire of St George’s Chapel, take every care for herMother during the day’s service and festivities following, and in thenext 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 thattoday 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 hereto say a huge thank you to you for your incredible work over nearly50 years.” Five members of the Regina Symphony Orchestra werepresent at this event – HRH is their Patron.

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William & Catherine ~ by nowaccomplished hands at parent-ing, were clearly head over heelsas Prince Louis arrived on StGeorge’s Day to make their im-mediate family a fivesome. Ac-companying their two olderchildren to Harry & Meghan’snuptials, the couple looked intop form as, true to style, asomewhat-reserved George andwinsome waver Charlotte playedtheir roles in attending on thebride.

Harry & Meghan ~ what morecan we say? So happy a weddingon a summery day, hundreds ofthousands lining the Windsorprocessional route, and sometwo billion of their friendswatching every moment world-wide. Plenty of Canadian Flagseverywhere, and the Mulroneykids accomplished train-bearers.A fiery bishop. Choirs traditionaland gospel, An amazing cellist.You who watched – all of us –remember that on this day thefuture of the Crown was madepatent even as The Queen andPhilip, one senses and prays,have plenty of life in them!

CORONATION MEMORIES– JUNE 2, 1953 –

From Joanna Howard,Calgary, ABMy Grandmother was with usthe day of the Coronation. [Wewere] watching with great pride:(I was 11 and my brother 12) andRAPT attention. At the momentthe Crown went down on herhead, he said PLONK!! I thoughtmy grandma would neverrecover!!

FIRST MATCHING FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN:CENTRES ON CORONATION ANNIVERSARYYour $65 becomes $130!

Two members of the League whowish to remain anonymous havemade a most generous offer ofmatching gifts in honour of the65th Anniversary of The Queen’sCoronation. They specified that it bea match challenge in which manymembers could participate, not onlya few who are able to be particularlygenerous. Accordingly, they invitedmembers to make a $65 gift to theFighting Fund – which they willmatch, up to a total of 100 donors –thus a potential total of $6,500from 100 members would become$13,000 for our projects and out-reach: social media, educationalbooklets, advertising, our internshipat Prince’s Charities Canada and allthat the League does day in day out.

To participate in this first-evermatching fund challenge the Leaguehas been privileged to announce,simply paste click on or paste intoyour browser the League Store atstore.monarchist.ca/en/products and fol-low the easy prompts to make a $65gift to the Fighting Fund – the sec-ond item on our Sales menu. “Can Igive more?” some of you might ask.“Of course,” is our grateful reply toanyone choosing to do so. And yes,you can send a cheque if you prefer.

The campaign is off to an encour-aging start, with about 68% of its goalachieved at press time. We appreciateeveryone’s anticipated support; andthank you to the loyal, thoughtfulmembers who have initiated such afine challenge for us all.

Tribute toour Sovereign p 3

Trudeau’s vice-regalappointments pp 4-5

Two newroyal books pp 6-11

Queen’s 92ndbirthday Concert p 14

IN THIS EDITIONOF CMN – DANS CENUMÉRO DE NMC

A 21st Century transition:Part 2

Part 2 of both book reviewsbegun in this issue

Thoughts on a 50th Anniversary

IN THE NEXT ISSUE

OURSOVEREIGN

On the 65th Anniversary of the Coronation,we send our respect, good wishes and deep af-fection to The Queen, a Mother of our Confed-eration, Head of our nation, Head of theCommonwealth and, above all, our friend.

In the very different world of the early1950’s, it took more than fifteen months fromthe time of The Queen’s Accession to theThrone on February 6, 1952 to organize herCoronation on June 2, 1953. Time had a verydifferent connotation in that period as theworld was still re-building after the War, andjet travel, cyber-space and electronic commu-nication lay in the realm of science fiction.

That time passed then in a more measuredmovement than today was no bad thing; for itallowed enormous anticipation and great ex-citement to build throughout the Com mon -wealth, and gave the young Monarch theopportunity to engage in and show her naturalaffinity for exercising the responsibilities, con-stitutional, ceremonial and community, inwhich she had been so well trained by her lateFather, a King deeply admired, just as hisdaughter is today. That Coronation, The Queenrecently reflected, was “sort of, I suppose, thebeginning of one’s life, really, as a sovereign.”

One of the many marvellous characteristicsof our Queen, long known to her family andcircle of friends, but not so often seen in public,is the emergence in the seventh decade of herreign of what we dare to suggest is a sense ofpeace and ease in all she has achieved, so manystorms weathered, so much set in place for thefuture of the Crown. This feeling has been mostmanifest in Her Majesty’s allowing herself toreveal a little more often a dash more of herself,her feelings and her wicked sense of humour.

We have seen this in the BBC documentaryon the Coronation, with her wry remarks aboutthe physical weight of the Crown and discom-fort of riding in the leather-sprung CoronationCoach. In her skit with “James Bond” at theopening of the London Olympics. In herfeigned horror – “boom? really!” – as she satnext to her grandson who was engaging insome Invictus Games rivalry on his smartphone with Michelle Obama. In her teasingPrime Minister Trudeau at the Commonwealthgathering in Malta “for making me feel so old.”And most recently, in HM enjoying banter withSir David Attenborough as, while filming TheQueen’s Green Planet, as they strolled through thePalace Gardens – when the Sover eign felt ableto remark on the noise of a jet overhead: “Thatsounds like President Trump, or PresidentObama.” With just enough of a pause betweenthe first name and the second.

If sometimes in the course of The Queen’slong service she must have felt the aptness ofShakespeare’s Henry IV musing how “Uneasylies the head that wears a crown,” we all mayhope today that our Sovereign, beloved of herpeople, may continue to enjoy health, happi-ness and much humour in the many years wepray lie before her.

May God bless Your Majesty!

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NOTRESOUVERAINE

Au 65e anniversaire du Couronnement, noustransmettons notre respect, nos meilleurs voeux etnotre profonde affection à la Reine, une Mère denotre confédération, chef de notre nation, chef duCommonwealth et, surtout, notre amie.

Dans le monde très différent du début des annéescinquantes, il fallut plus de quinze mois entre l’ac-cession de la Reine au trône le 6 février 1952 pourorganiser son couronnement le 2 juin 1953. Le tempsavait une connotation très différente à cette époque.Alors que le monde se reconstruisait encore aprèsla guerre et que le voyage par jet, le cyber espace etla communication électronique étaient reservés surle domaine de la science-fiction.

Que le temps a passé à un rythme plus lent qu’au-jourd’hui n’était pas une mauvaise chose; car cela apermis une anticipation énorme à travers le Com-monwealth. Également, un tel intervalle a donné àla jeune monarque le temps de s’engager et de dé-montrer son affinité naturelle pour l’exercice desresponsabilités constitutionnelles, cérémonielles etcommunautaires, dans lesquelles elle avait été sibien entraînée par son père défunt, un roi aimé deses peuples comme l’est sa fille aujourd’hui. Ce cou-ronnement, a récemment déclaré la Reine, était« en quelque sorte, je suppose, le début de sa vie,en tant que souveraine ».

L’une des nombreuses caractéristiques merveil-leuses de notre Reine, connue depuis longtempspar sa famille et ses amis, mais pas si souvent vueen public, est l’émergence dans la septième décen-nie de son règne de ce que nous osons suggérer estun sentiment de paix et de facilité à tout ce qu’ellea accompli, tant de tempêtes affrontées, tant dechoses mises en place pour l’avenir de la Couronne.Ce sentiment a été le plus manifeste dans le fait queSa Majesté se permise de révéler plus souvent unpeu plus d’elle-même et de son sens de l’humour.

Nous l’avons vu dans ses remarques sur le poidsphysique de la Couronne et l’inconfort de roulerdans le carrosse coronation lors d’un documentairede la BBC sur le Couronnement. Dans son sketchavec « James Bond » à l’ouverture des Jeux Olym-piques de Londres. Dans son horreur feinte –« boom! vraiment »” quand elle a été assise à côtéde son petit-fils qui participait à une rivalité ami-cale à propos des jeux Invictus sur son téléphoneintelligent avec Michelle Obama. Lorseque qu’ellea taquiné M. Trudeau au rassemblement du Com-monwealth à Malte « pour me faire sentir si agée. »Et Plus récemment, elle a plaisanté avec Sir DavidAtten borough alors qu’ils filmaient la Planète verte dela Reine: quand ils se promenaient dans les jardinsdu Palais, la Souveraine se sentait capable de réagirau bruit d’un avion : « Cela ressemble au présidentTrump. Ou au président Obama. » Avec juste assezde pause entre le premier et le deuxième nom!

Si parfois, au cours du long service de la Reine,elle a dû se rendre compte des paroles que Shakes-peare a donné à Henry IV, que « la tête qui porteune couronne est inquiète », nous pouvons tous es-pérer aujourd’hui que notre Souveraine, aimée deson peuple, puisse continuer d’apprécier la santé, lebonheur et beaucoup d’humour dans les nom-breuses années que nous prions s’étirent devantelle.

Que Dieu bénisse Votre Majesté!

(from top) Queen with PM’s St-Laurent,Diefenbaker; visiting Expo 67 with PM Pearson;

at Canada Day 1992


CROWNS & MACESPM good; office confusion not so much ... Canada Post calls HM “British”...Rosemary Dunsmore a star in every sense

CROWN to the Prime Minis-ter for publicly promoting the

Prince of Wales as next Head of theCommonwealth during the Leaders’meeting. But MACE for the PMO’sinaccurate response to Canadianswho asked him to do so; they werereferred to the Foreign Affairs Min-ister with an anodyne statement thatit was her responsibility. Not so. ThePM alone has the duty to handle issues directly touching the Throne.

CROWN to Canada Post forproducing a striking stamp to

commemorate the 65th Anniversaryof the Coronation. However, MACEfor the its failure to issue one forHarry and Meghan’s wedding: anappropriate tribute to the Canadianroots of their courtship, and profit -able, too! A further MACE: CP’s pub-licity calls HM “the longest reigningmonarch in British history” (ouremphasis). Why not “in Canadian his-tory?” HM is Queen of Canada andCanada Post a Crown Corporation.It might as well have written “inJamai can history” or “in the historyof the Solomon Islands.”

CROWN to Rosemary Duns -more, the noted actress who

this winter appeared in a Torontoproduction of the controversial KingCharles III. A reporter elicited fromher and fellow leads’ negative com-ments about the monarchy, hers re-ported as, “I don’t really think ofher (Elizabeth II) as our queen. I

have to be reminded that, “Oh yeah,right, she’s our queen too.’ The Queenof Canada?’ It sounds phoney. Butthe Queen of England, I’m all forthat.” Monarchist League ChairmanFinch wrote to each star, pointingout politely the error of their ways!Only Ms. Dunsmore replied, with agraceful letter: “...my remarks in theToronto Star were lifted out of context...My deepest satisfaction was researchinto the royal family, attempting togain more human and intimate per-

spective of the most unusual andadmirable roles they play so effec-tively in the fabric of our society.My research indicated to me a PrinceCharles I hadn’t known before indetail. I am full of admiration forhis vision and the determinationwith which he pursues it, I wishhim and the whole Royal Familywell... The joy of births and weddingsand stability is much cherished andnourishes us all.” What a lovely andloyal response!

Rosemary Dunsmore, playingopposite David Schurmann inthe Mirvish production ofKing Charles III

Commentary by Charles Dundas

Since coming into office in early2015 the government of Prime Min-ister Justin Trudeau has returnedthe pattern of vice-regal appoint-ments to a more robustly partisanmodel than we have seen in nearlya decade. The direction of the previ-ous government under StephenHarper had witnessed the establish-ment of the now moribund vice-regal consultation committee,which sought to establish a less-par-tisan mechanism for the selection ofGovernors General, LieutenantGov ernors and Territorial Commis-sioners. This was first employed in2010 with the appointment of DavidJohnston as Governor General.

It is worthwhile noting at the out-set that the vice-regal appointmentcommittee model was not perfect,and its membership invariably in-cluded at least one member associ-ated with the more partisanele ments of the Conservative Party,however the vice-regal and commis-sioner appointments made as a result of the committee’s re com -mend ations were overwhelminglynon-partisan individuals; of theseven appointed under the commit-tee model, only one had a connec-tion to any significant politicalparty, though one or two certainlywere influenced by senior cabinetministers.

To date the Trudeau governmenthas overseen the appointment of six

vice-regals and two Territorial Com-missioners. Despite the govern-ment’s mantra of adopting an “openand transparent merit based” selec-tion process for senior appoint-ments, this model has not beenadopted in relation to vice-regal andCommissioner’s appointments. Ofthose six-vice regals, half have overtlinks to the federal Liberal Party –one a freshly-resigned federal cabi-net minister, as follows: and two for-mer fund-raisers for venerablepolitical figures Alan J. MacEachenand Otto Lang. The recently ap-pointed Lieutenant Governors ofNova Scotia, Prince Edward Islandand Newfoundland & Labrador,each of whom have strong past con-nections to the federal Liberal Party,

VICE-REGAL APPOINTMENTSUNDER MR TRUDEAU

WHITHER THE GG’S SPEECHES?We regret that our friends at RideauHall decided, shortly after her Instal-lation, no longer to post on its web-site texts of the Governor General’sspeeches. Responding to our query,the Public Affairs team explained:

The Governor General delivers speechesin a spontaneous, conversational manner,often speaking from notes or memoryrather than a prepared script. For thisreason, the Office has fewer writtenspeeches to share or post online; however, the Governor General issues written statements and records videomessages to mark selected occasions orevents of national significance (e.g. HerMajesty The Queen’s 92nd Birthday, Re -membrance Day, New Year’s Day). Also,Order of Canada ceremonies are broad-cast on our website, providing an oppor-tunity to hear Her Excellency’s investiturespeeches. The Governor General’s officialsocial media accounts are additionalsources of quotes from Her Excellency.

While we appreciate Her Excel-lency’s ebullient style of delivery,our MPs’ speeches are transcribed(in Hansard, often “corrected” bypols “for clarity”!); so can the GG’s.Great to provide official statementsand social media outreach; but thedecision renders it impossible forthe public and journalists to knowand cite accurately the representa-tive of The Queen’s views on themany topics on which any GG iscall ed to speak.

More, republicans - or the merelycynical – could suggest that nothing– or too much – of consequence wasbeing said in those addresses.

This is harmful to the office, con-trary to its recent transpar ency andunfair to the capable and lively in-telligence of Mme. Payette.


may have very rosy relationshipswith their Liberal Premiers and thefederal Liberal government, butthere is no guarantee that this willcontinue when the political actorschange as a result of elections. Onthe other hand, M. Chrétien’s open -ly-partisan vice-regal appointmentshave, collectively, never been sur-passed – he knew “people skills”when he saw them; and that capac-ity is of course a key necessary qual-ity for a Lieutenant Governor.

It is a most curious situationwhereby the present federal govern-ment has taken the vice-regal ap-pointment committee model andapplied it to the selection processfor Senators and other senior ap-pointments, yet it has abandonedthe same process for all vice-regalappointments. This could lead oneto conclude that they view the vice-regal roles as of marginal impor-tance to our system of governmentand simply as sinecures that are tobe populated by loyal partisans whohave served the party with aplomb.

Anecdotal evidence suggests thatin place of the vice-regal consulta-tion committee, recommendationsare once again coming directly fromthe senior political minister in eachjurisdiction – with the exception ofthe appointment of the governorgeneral, the source of whose ap-pointment was personally close tothe Prime Minister.

In fairness to those vice-regalswho have previously been involvedin politics, be it in an elected capac-ity or as party operatives, manymake excellent representatives ofthe Crown, providing there is rea son able hiatus between their political involvement and enteringvice-regal service. One has only tolook at the example set by DavidJohnston, Iona Campagnolo andLinda Haverstock. They tended tocome to the role with an under-standing of the Crown’s functionand position in the constitutionaland social life of a particular juris-diction, and are accustomed to afast-paced public life. Nevertheless,ideally there needs to be an elementof distance between a vice-regal’spartisan past and non-partisan func-tion as the Crown’s representative.

Since Confederation, Newfound-land & Labrador has a long historyof appointing recently active politi-cians to the Lieutenant Governor’srole. Indeed Atlantic Canada haslong been riddled with a patronagepatter of vice-regal appointmentsthat was the norm for both Gritsand Tories for more than a century.

The appointment of the Honour -able Judy Foote, only 7 months afterleaving active political life, and Cab-inet, is not unprecedented. In 1986

James McGrath was appointed Lieu-tenant Governor of the prov ince directly out of Cabinet by the PrimeMinister Brian Mulroney. EdRoberts took up residence in Gov-ernment House St. John’s just sixyears after leaving the provinciallegislature, and the venerable JohnCrosbie came to the Governor’schair 15 years after leaving politics

As we saw during the tenure ofMme. Jean through the proroga-tions of 2008 and 2009 and most re-cently in British Columbia, wherethe Lieutenant Governor had to playa role in a very tenuous minoritygovernment situation, there is greatimportance to not only being polit-ically neutral in the exercise of theroyal prerogative, but also to beingseen as being above politics andcompletely neutral. It does thesegovernors and the Crown no serviceto have their role second guessedbecause of recent previous politicalinvolvements – even if they are inearnest acting in a neutral and non-partisan way. The optics are wrong.

The Trudeau government hashitherto been relatively positive inits attitude towards the Crown withRoyal Tours, ebullient messages ofloyalty, the PM’s support for thePrince of Wales succeeding as Com-monwealth Head and a general re-spect for the role of constitutionalmonarchy in our system of govern-ment, so the pattern of vice-regalappointments is by contrast some-what anomalous.

NEWLY-APPOINTEDLIEUTENANT GOVERNORS

British Columbia: TheHonourable Janet Austin,30th Lieutenant Governor

Installation: April 24, 2018. Posi-tion most recently held: CEO,YWCA Vancouver. Key focus: fair-ness, social justice, vulnerable people.

Quotable: “Our Queen has givenus a symbol of civility, dignity, andself-sacrifice. Ever gracious andcourteous, she has earned the re-spect of people around the world. Ipromise to do my best to representher in British Columbia with thecommitment to public service andthe kind concern for others that shehas always exemplified.” (from Instal-lation address).

Newfoundland andLabrador: The HonourableJudy May Foote, 14thLieutenant Governor

Installation: May 3, 2018. Positionmost recently held: Federal andprovincial cabinet minister. Keyfocus: Community support: cancermentoring, children, heritage.

Quotable: “There is no place onour planet that is perfect, but weneed to come together to face whatwe’re being confronted with and todeal with those challenges... weshould never think that those weelect have all of the answers.” (fromInstallation address).

Prince Edward Island:The Honourable AntoinettePerry, 42nd LieutenantGovernor

Installation: October 20, 2017. Po-sition most recently held: Music andFrench teacher. Key focus: Acadianculture.

Quotable: “I am honoured to ac-cept with gratitude the role bestow -ed on me today, in accepting theresponsibility I am inspired by thededicated service displayed sograce fully and elegantly by hermajesty Queen Elizabeth II... As agirl guide, I recall having a great de-sire to meet her one day and now Iget to live that dream – a few yearslater,” (from Installation address).

Farewell and Hailto SaskatchewanLieutenant Governorsby Carolyn Speirs,Communications Manager,Office of the LieutenantGovernor

On March 16, 2018, SaskatchewanPremier Scott Moe hosted a farewelldinner for The Honourable VaughnSolomon Schofield to mark the con-clusion of her time as LieutenantGovernor of Saskatchewan. Ms.Solomon Schofield became Sask -atche wan’s 21st Lieutenant Gover-nor in March of 2012. During hertime in office, she established theLieutenant Governor’s Military Ser-vice Pin and hosted a national Sup-port Our Troops Gala.

His Honour the Honourable W.Thomas Molloy was sworn-in asSaskatchewan’s 22nd LieutenantGov ernor by Saskatchewan ChiefJustice Robert Richards at theSaskatchewan Legislature on March21, 2018. A respected lawyer and au-thor, Tom Molloy has been called a“modern father of Confederation”for his work in treaty-making andreconciliation with Indigenous people of Canada, in particular thehistoric Nunavut Land Claim Agree -ment, and the equally historicNisga’a Final Agreement in BritishColumbia. The Installation cere-mony included an honour song byJoe Kingfisher and Jason Littletentfrom the Kawacatoose First Nationand the presentation of a Métis Sashby the Métis Nation of Saskatch -ewan.

Janet Austin

Judy May Foote

Antoinette Perry

W. Thomas Molloy


by David JohnsonReview by Kevin GillespiePublished by Dundurn Press,

Toronto, 2018. Also available viathe Monarchist League ofCanada: See Sales for Subjects pagein this issue of CMN and theLeague Store online

Kevin Gillespie is a lawyer in the Office ofthe Attorney-General of Yukon – Ed.

IntroductionIn his recently published book,

Battle Royal: Monarchists vs. Republicansand the Crown of Canada, David John-son provides a valuable addition tothe academic literature on the topicof the Canadian Crown. While re-cent years have seen an uptick inpublications dedicated to the social,political, and constitutional role ofthe Canadian monarchy, to myknowledge this is the first to con-centrate primarily on the debate be-tween monarchists and republicans.

In order to reach the heart of thedebate, the author provides a de-tailed account of the history of theCrown in Canada and describes indetail the important political andconstitutional role that it continuesto play in Canada. Only after thereader has a firm grasp upon the so-cial and legal significance of the in-stitution does he enter the quagmirethat forms the debate betweenmonarchists and republicans.

In an age where public opinionseems is divided, monarchists willbe better able to understand the re-publican point of view, if only tocounter it; while republicans will bemore informed about the institu-tion they want to abolish, and thepotential hurdles that they would

need to overcome to achieve theiraim.

Each chapter begins with an inter-esting vignette from Canadian his -tory – evocatively describing aparticular course of events to sum upthe chapter’s theme. From the storyof the burning of the Legislative As-sembly of the Province of Can ada, tothe Death of Diana, Prin cess ofWales, the author provides historicalsnapshots that illustrate significantthemes in the Great Mon archy De-bate, such as the role of the monar-chy in the evolution of responsiblegovernment, and the importance ofpublic opinion to the continued sur-vival of the institution.

While, from a lawyer’s perspec-tive, some of the discussion aroundthe legal and constitutional role ofthe monarchy is simplistic, and notalways entirely accurate, in generalthe author does a good job at pro-viding a fair take on the issues thatinform the debate – providing botha critical view of monarchist and re-publican thought.

Ultimately, the author describeshimself as a “pragmatic monarchist,”which will undoubtedly result insome republican readers to declarethe book to be a monarchist puffpiece; yet from the view of someonewho supports the monarchy inCanada, the author doesn’t shy awayfrom discussing what he considersweak points on the monarchist side.

Chapter 1:Rivers of Blood: Legacies ofConflict and Reconciliation

The first Chapter begins with dis-cussion of some of the historicaltensions that endure within themonarchy debate. According to theauthor, while monarchists oftenpoint out that the conception ofmonarchy long pre-dates its Britishorigins in Canada – with both theFrench and many of Canada’s FirstNation populations subscribing toforms of this type of government –the British monarchy neverthelessbrought with it a certain amount ofbaggage.

Some French Canadians, for in-stance, still remember the humiliat-ing loss at the Battle of the Plains ofAbraham in 1759, and the formalcession of France’s North Americanpossessions to Great Britain in 1763.So too, do they remember to plight

of the Acadiens, who refused toswear oaths of allegiance to the Brit -ish Crown, and were punished withimprisonment, expulsion and exile– the Grand Dérangement. This senseof loss, the author claims, remains apart of the French Canadian psycheto this day, and informs the repub-lican debate in Canada.

An equally complex history existsbetween Canada’s First Nations andthe Crown. The formal link betweenthe monarchy and Canada’s originalinhabitants goes back at least as faras the Royal Proclamation of 1763when representatives of 24 First Na-tions met with representatives ofthe British Crown to ratify their in-tention to be bound by the RoyalProclamation, and to enjoy ongoingprotection of the British Crown. TheRoyal Proclamation and the historictreaties remain part of Canada’s con-stitutional law today, recognized bythe Supreme Court of Canada as be-stowing important obligations uponthe Crown. Yet many First Nationsbelieve these sacred bonds havebeen broken – the author claimsthat thus a certain amount of hostil-ity towards the Crown remainsamong First Nations.

Chapter 2: The Developmentof Responsible Government

After this brief introduction tosome of the historical flashpoints ofmonarchist-republican debate thesecond Chapter finds the authordelving into the long evolutionfrom traditional colonial gover-nance – direct rule by the Crownthrough local governors in the vari-ous colonies – to responsible gov-ernment, which had itself beenslowly developing in Britain duringthe 18th and early 19th Centuries.

Johnson correctly draws the linkbetween the monarchy and the development of this important con-stitutional principle. Today’s Re-sponsible Government began as acompact between the King, and Par-liament. Its advent meant that allministers of the Crown, with theirexecutive and legislative policies,had to have the confidence of theelected Legislature; and that the firstminister – the pre-eminent politicalposition in government – had soleresponsibility for advising the mon -arch or his representative.

In the colonies, however, such an

Battle Royal: Monarchists vs.Republicans and the Crown of Canada

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Expulsion of Acadians – stillpart of psyche today?

Royal Proclamation of 1763:First Nations adhered toprotection of Crown


evolution progressed more slowlythan in Britain. While grumblingsfrom reformers grew in the early1800s, the Imperial Parliament wasloath to give up what amounted todirect rule from Britain. Yet whenchange finally occurred in BritishNorth America, remarkably it didnot require formal constitutional re-structuring. Just as the relationshipbetween the British Crown and Par-liament evolved through practice, sotoo did constitutional practicechange in the colonies.

Nova Scotia was tasted the fruitsof responsible government in 1848– the first colony in the British Em-pire to be so dowered. New Bruns -wick followed that same year, withPrince Edward Island and New-foundland coming into the fold in1851 and 1855, respectively.

By the time of Confederation, theCrown and the monarchical form ofgovernance were seen by Canada’spolitical elite as the essential lynch-pin to the entire experiment. Thus,it was unanimously decided by theFathers of Confederation in 1867 tomaintain the historic role of theMonarchy – then held by QueenVictoria––as the focal point of Cana-dian governance. The roles of thegovernors (now styled lieutenantsgovernor), was continued, alongwith British parliamentary tradi-tions and Canada’s membership inthe Empire. The position of gover-nor general was also created, withthe British Government appointingthe vice-regal officer to officiallyrepresent the Queen in Canada.

All this was achieved without therepublican fervour and bloodshedthat characterized the French Revo-lution and the American War of Independence. So it was that on July1st, 1867, the former colonies ofCan ada, Nova Scotia and NewBruns wick became “united into oneDominion under the Crown of theUnited Kingdom of Great Britainand Ireland, with a Constitutionsimilar in principle to that of theUnited Kingdom.”

Chapter 3:The Ceremonial Crown

This historical background out-lined, the author moves on in Chap-ter 3 to delve into the most obviousrole of the modern monarchy inCanada: the ceremonial Crown.

While ancient and medievalmon archs are often – quite justly –criticized for their relative lack ofconcern towards society’s least ad-vantaged people, the author pointsout that in the British monarchy,such an attitude began to diminisharound the same time that the dejure political power of the monarchwas waning. By the reign of Queen

Victoria, the modern emphasis oncharitable work by the royal familywas well-entrenched, with the roy-als being world leaders in philan-thropy for the succeeding twocenturies. However limited its rolewithin the political realm, this hasnot stopped the Monarchy from ex-ercising its social influence and vis-ibility to great effect in pursuit ofsocial causes and charitable endeav-ours.

Yet, as most monarchists wouldagree, it is often the largely ceremo-nial nature of the today’s monarchythat ardent republicans first point toin arguing against the institution. Ifthe Royal Family is a just an expen-sive figurehead – so the argumentgoes – why bother to keep it? Whileproponents of this view tend to ig-nore or minimize the philanthropicrole of the monarchy, the authorpoints out that this view also un-fairly dismisses the important roleof the symbolic, or ceremonialCrown.

While it might seem easy to car-toon monarchy as naught but a for-eign lady, bedecked with jewels, theauthor contends that the Crown is amuch more complex institution. InCanada, as it is in England, theCrown is the most ancient and en-during part of the Canadian consti-tution. It thus, possesses immensehistorical symbolism and legitimacy.

In Canada, the role of The Queenis deeply interwoven into the polit-ical and legal fabric of the country.She is at once, Head of the Com -mon wealth, Queen of Canada; inlegal possession of all executive au-thority and a constituent part ofParliament; fount of justice andsym bolic embodiment of the Cana-dian state. Yet, the Queen can alsobe portrayed as a distant figurehead,residing in the United Kingdom,rarely exercising the visible role ofthe Canadian head of state. Thus,unfortunately, the central legal roleof the monarchy is lost on manyCanadians, who are usually onlyfaced with its ceremonial aspect.

It is here, the author declares – interms of royal visits, ThroneSpeeches, and public openings ofinstitutions such hospitals and li-braries – that we confront the firstmajor fault line in the debate overthe future of the monarchy inCanada. Republicans tend to viewthe ceremonial role of the Crown asan archaic vestige of our colonialpast, unneeded in today’s demo-cratic world; while mon archistsview the traditions, pomp and cere-mony surrounding the monarchy asimportant and dignified remindersof the historical evolution of ourconstitutional system from royalrule to responsible government.

Chapter 4: Crown Prerogative& Constitutional Monarchy

The author now moves on to thepolitical role that the monarch andher vice-regal representatives playin Canada. Today, the Royal Prerog-ative is what remains of the vast au-tocratic power once held by Englishkings and queens. While the dayswhere kings ruled through royal de-cree are long gone, Canada, Britainand the other CommonwealthRealms still retain the position ofmonarch.

To understand how the Canadianmonarchy works, one must knowthe history behind the slow processof evolution that transformed an au-tocratic institution into the modernconstitutional monarchy that wehave today. Consequently, the au-thor begins this chapter by explor-ing the many important historicalmilestones on the path to constitu-tional monarchy – from MagnaCarta to the English Civil War andthe Glorious Revolution, the authorguides the reader through thoseseminal moments in history thathave led to the development of responsible government and thesupremacy of Parliament.

By the 19th Century, the sov er -eign’s royal prerogatives had beenvastly reduced – with the monarchbarred from enacting laws, raisingtaxes or suspending laws withoutthe consent of Parliament, or to in-terfere with parliamentary electionsor judicial proceedings. Throughslow evolution, the author arguesthat the Crown was turned into aninstitution that existed to serve thecountry and Parliament, and notvice versa.

With royal rule now firmly sub-ject to the will of Parliament, mod-ern political conventions, includingresponsible government, were ableto sprout and flourish, resulting inthe modern constitutional monar-chy which protects the parliamen-tary democracy that we know today.But while monarchists tend to viewthe Crown as an essential part of our

Joseph Howe championedresponsible government in

Nova Scotia

By Victoria’s reign, monarchyentrenched in social causesand charitable endeavours

Walter Bagehot’s 1867delineation of a

constitutional monarch’srights remains current


modern democracy, republican seeit as an anachronistic appendagethat has long ceased to serve a valu-able purpose. So, the author asks:what legal role does the Queen stillexercise on her own initiative? andwhy is this important?

To answer this question, the au-thor turns his mind first to what hecalls “the soft power” role of themonarchy. As the famous constitu-tion scholar, Walter Bagehot, wrotein 1867: “the sovereign has, under aconstitutional monarchy such asours, three rights – the right to beconsulted, the right to encourage,the right to warn…” This role, John-son argues, is the quintessentialstatement of the type of influenceand power that the sovereign or hervice-regents still exert today. It isoften exercised in private, one-on-one meetings between the represen-tative of the Crown and the firstminister. This, in theory, allows thefirst minister speak his mind freely,and expect an equally untrammeled– and potentially critical – responsefrom the Crown’s representative.

In their weekly meetings, theQueen has an unrivalled chance toexpose her British prime ministersto the wisdom that only age andlong tenure in a position at the apexof political life can bring.The authornotes, however, this this soft powerrole of the monarchy is less promi-nent in Canada, with British primeministers enjoying a greater level ofdirect access to the monarch thantheir Canadian counterparts. In theQueen’s place are her Canadian vice-regal officers – lieutenant governorsat the provincial level, and a gover-nor general on the federal stage. Un-like the monarch, these appointedofficials have relatively short peri-ods in office – five or so years – andthus have a hard time attaining any-thing near the stature and influenceof the monarch that they represent.For the author, this is one obviouslimitation on the ability of theCanadian monarchy that is not pre-sent in Britain.

Another limitation to whichJohn son points is that in Canadianhistory, vice-regals appointmentshave often been treated as political,with many having clear partisancon nections to the appointingprime minister’s party. This dy-namic has sometimes led to ten-sions between vice-regents andtheir governments, with the authorarguing that it has obstructed thedevelopment of closer relationshipsbetween first ministers and themonarch’s representatives in Can -ada. Yet, this soft power role of theCrown is not entirely absent inCanada: Johnson is quick to pointout that Canadian prime ministersoften do still get the chance to speakconfidentially about matters of public policy with their GovernorGeneral. While weekly meetings be-tween first minister and TheQueen’s representative are largelyabsent in Canada, he suggests that atleast the provinces of British Col -umbia, Nova Scotia and Prince Ed-ward Island do still hold suchmeet ings on a regular basis.

Unfortunately, the author seemsto forget about the Queen’s softpower role in Canadian politics.While there are certainly no weeklymeetings between the Queen andher Canadian prime ministers, one-on-one contact does occur, withseveral past prime ministers re-ported to have been surprised by herremarkable knowledge of Canadianaffairs. We’ll likely never know howmuch personal influence the Queenhas had on her Canadian primeministers, but it is hard to imaginethat she has had none – for instanceduring the difficult process of thefinal patriation of the Constitutionnearly four decades ago.

Additionally, a republican mighthave some issues with the contentof this chapter, which tends to as-sume that ability of the monarchy toinfluence first ministers in areas ofpolitical policy is a good thing. Re-publicans might well see aspect ofthe monarchy as unacceptable intoday’s age of accountability andtransparency. Thus, it was somewhatsurprising that in a book dealingprimarily with the debate betweenmonarchists and republicans, thatthis particular argument was notraised.

Chapter 5: The Reserve PowersJohnson now turns to the reserve

powers of the Crown. Our constitu-tional monarchy now works withina system of responsible government.The Sovereign’s representative mustalmost always follow the advice ofthe first minister, who presumablypossesses the confidence of Parlia-ment. However, matters grow murky

when the government does notcommand a majority in Parliament.

In minority or coalition situa-tions, the political dynamics canchange almost overnight, and avice-regal can find herself in a situ-ation where she must decidewhether to follow the advice of afirst minister who may or may notstill hold the Legislature in hisgrasp. In such situations, the mon -arch or her representative possessesthe full legal power to resolve thesituation. The Governor has thepower to dismiss a first minister andappoint a new one from one of theother parties; the right to call a freshelection; and the ability to deny therequest of a prime minister to pro-rogue Parliament to indefinitelyavoid a confidence vote. However, asalways, the Crown is bound by pastprecedent, and will consult consti-tutional experts to determine theappropriate course of action.

Happily, the author provides anum ber of examples that show Can -ada’s vice-regents acting on theirown initiative in order to protect re-sponsible government, includingthe Earl of Aberdeen’s late 19th Cen-tury refusal to appoint senators afterPrime Minister Tupper had lost anelection; the King-Byng controversyof 1926; the 2008 prorogation situa-tion; and BC Lieutenant GovernorJudith Guichon’s 2017 refusal to fol-low Premier Christy Clark’s adviceto call an election less than a monthafter one had been held. Quite un-derstandably, the author spends themost time discussing the more re-cent examples from 2008 and 2017.

As most political observers re-member, in 2008, Prime MinisterHarper – then leading minoritygovernment – was faced with a pro-posed coalition of the Liberal andNDP parties, which was to bepropped up by the separatist BlocQuebecois. Expecting to lose a con-fidence vote – but still not formallyhaving lost the confidence of Parlia-ment – Prime Minister Harper ad-vised Governor General MichaëlleJean to prorogue Parliament in anattempt to stave off the proposedcoalition. The Governor Generalwas faced with a difficult situation:should she refuse a prime minister’sadvice, despite the fact that the gov-ernment was only threatened withdefeat in Parliament rather than ac-tually having lost a confidence vote;or should she let the prime ministereffectively avoid that vote?

Ultimately, the Governor Generalchose to allow Prime MinisterHarper a brief prorogation of lessthan two months, but on the condi-tion that when Parliament resume,he allow the confidence vote to pro-ceed. As it turned out, in that brief

Queen receives her PrimeMinisters – but audiences ofCanadian PM with GovernorGeneral remain rare

Governor General Byng –acted correctly, but becamecentre of controversy insubsequent election


interval, the proposed coalition fellthrough, and Harper won the vote –allowing him to continue governingfor a number of years, and eventu-ally winning a majority.

As the author points out, this sit-uation remains one of the mosthotly debated uses of the royal pre-rogative in recent years. Most con-stitutional scholars have sided withthe Governor General, citing thefact that no prime minister had everbeen denied a prorogation in Can -ada, along with the fact that theconfidence vote had only temporar-ily postponed. This view however, isnot universally shared among con-stitutional experts, some of whomview Prime Minister Harper’s ad-vice as being unconstitutional itself,in the face a clearly-viable coalitionalternative on the day of that thepostponed confidence vote wasorigin al ly scheduled. Whatever thereader’s view of this situation, theauthor points out that it is a clearexample of a governor general whowas forced to make an difficult and“political” decision on her own ini-tiative, in the face of a unique polit-ical/constitutional crisis.

The author also discusses themost recent example of a vice-regalhaving to exercise the Crown’s re-serve powers in defiance of a sittingfirst minister. In the 2017 BC elec-tion, Premier Christy Clark of thegoverning Liberals won 43 seats inthe Legislature – not a majority –while the NDP had 41 and theGreens, 3. Thus arose the questionas to whether any party could com-mand the confidence of the Assem-bly. Premier Clark met the leg is -lature, as was her right, but was thendefeated on the Throne Speech de-bate. After losing this vote, she ad-vised the Lieutenant Governor todissolve the Legislature and callfresh elections to resolve the politi-cal stalemate.

Ultimately Lieutenant GovernorJudith Guichon made the right call,disregarding Premier Clark’s advicewhich she was no longer bound toaccept after the Premier had lost theconfidence of the House – and in-stead Her Honour invited JohnHorgan, the leader of the NDP, to

form government. From a constitu-tional standpoint, this was almostcertainly the correct course of ac-tion, and the NDP-Green alliancemanaged to be stable enough so thatit still remains in power today.

The author then moves on to hy-pothesize other situations where theCrown might refuse to follow theadvice of the prime minister, oreven Parliament. Johnson posits aparticularly thought-provoking ex-ample: what if a vice-regal represen-tative was asked to grant RoyalAssent to a bill that was clearly un-constitutional – for instance, if Par-liament had approved a Bill thateviscerated the opposition, or abol-ished elections? Here, the authorcontends, it would be the duty of aGovcrnor to refuse Assent in the in-terest of preserving Canada’s consti-tutional system of government.

While I agree that the Crown pos-sesses the power to withhold Assentto a bill, the reality is that the Courtshave taken on the role of decidingwhether or not legislation is consti-tutional. While the Crown couldvery well refuse Assent in such a sit-uation, an equally realistic alterna-tive would be for the Crown not toexercise its power in the full knowl-edge that the courts would resolvethe issue. While this is a very theo-retical and unlikely situation, it sug-gests that the Crown, in certaincir cumstances, has the legal powerto act on its own accord – and maybe expected to do so, in an emer-gency.

The author also discusses theCrown’s ability to remove a sittingfirst minister from office. While thishas never been exercised at the fed-eral level, this remains a power ofthe Crown. In fact, it has been usedtwice in the provinces during theearly years of Confederation. In 1891in Quebec, and in 1903 in BC, lieu-tenant governors chose to dismisstheir first ministers in situationswhere significant government cor-ruption had been unearthed. Theauthor contends that the rarity ofthis situation does not precludesuch vice-regal action in the future,if it were warranted.

It is surprising that Johnson didnot add to this discussion two situ-ations, one hypothetical, the otherreal. First, how would a lieutenantgovernor act in the event a sittingpremier lost the confidence of hisparliamentary caucus but had notbeen defeated in the legislature? Thesecond goes to the vice-regal role inforcing the 1991 resignation of scan-dal-ridden BC Premier Bill VanderZalm during the so-called FantasyGardens scandal. It was widely re-ported that Lieutenant GovernorDavid Lam told the Premier that he

would dismiss him from office if hefailed to resign – which VanderZalm did.

To complete this Chapter, the au-thor discusses the potential role ofThe Queen in exercising reservepowers in Canada. One very inter-esting aspect of the 2008 proroga-tion issue that the author brieflymentions – one wishes he discussedmore fully – is the possibility that ifthe Governor General had declinedMr Harper’s request to prorogueParliament, the Prime Ministercould have recommended to TheQueen that Michaëlle Jean be dis-missed from her role. This was a sce-nario supposedly discussed at thehighest levels of the Conservativegovernment, and shows that even inCanada, where the Queen oftenseems to play a distant constitu-tional role, the monarch can poten-tially be implicated in an issue ofconstitutional dimensions. Unfortu-nately, Johnson glosses over this in-teresting possibility; but the factremains that it is fully within thepower of the Queen herself to wadeinto a contentious moment of Cana-dian governance if the situation sodemanded.

Part two of this Review will appear in theAutumn issue of Canadian MonarchistNews. In the meantime, Battle Royal isavailable for purchase through the Mon -archist League of Canada, either via theLeague Store online or through the Salesfor Subjects page at the end of this issue.– Ed.

Readers interested in a fuller discussion oftwo controversial uses of vice-regal powerraised in Professor Johnson’s book and al-luded to in the above Review, are related tothe extensive treatment given them inCMN and accessible online. The 2008prorogation issue article appears on pp 5-6 of the Autumn, 2009 issue, while theBritish Columbia election aftermath istreated on pp 6-7 of the Autumn 2017issue. Both may be accessed via the “Pub-lications” section of the Monarchist Leagueof Canada’s website at www.mon archist.ca – Ed

Mme Jean correctly grantedPM Harper’s request for

prorogation of Parliamentin 2008...

...while BC LieutenantGovernor Judith Guichon

rightly refused PremierClark’s advice for a second

election in 2017

In 1991 BC LieutenantGovernor David Lam warned

Premier Vander Zalm toresign or face dismissal

Could Harper have askedQueen to dismiss the Governor

General had she refused hisadvice to prorogue

Parliament? Queen can still“wade into contentious moment”CORONATION MEMORIES

– JUNE 2, 1953 –From Carol, in Tisdale, SK:As I wasn’t yet in school, I didn’treceive the coronation coingiven to school children.However, the following fall, anolder girl gave me hers coveredin a plummy pink nail polish!My mother got rid of the polishand I still have it.


Essays edited by Michael Jacksonby SenexPublished by Dundurn Press,

Toronto, 2018. Also available viathe Monarchist League ofCanada: See Sales for Subjects pagein this issue of CMN and theLeague Store online

The latest volume of assortedessays on the Canadian Realmhas once again been edited by

Michael Jackson -whose work TheCrown & Canadian Federalism wouldsuffice to establish his credentialseven if he had done nothing else inlife. One might observe a few im-portant truths before proceeding tocomment on the assorted contribu-tions, some of which inevitablycover well-trodden ground.

First, of course learned capital ‘C’Constitutional argument is impor-tant. However, in that most Canadi-ans are profoundly ignorant of whatmight be dubbed even the basics ofour nation’s “civics,” it is not surpris-ing that high-flown reasoning out ofacademe and law lie beyond thecomprehension of most of us. SuchAllegiance as exists in Canada ismainly person-centric, media-driv -en, fickle and uninformed much be-yond the latest “news” picked up viathe British tabs and imported herewithout much context. And on theperson of The Queen, universallyadmired, and each person’s next-fa-vorite royal.

To paraphrase the Princess Royal,a canny observer if ever there wasone, loyalty can fade quickly if theroyals aren’t visible! That conditionis profoundly dangerous, and it ren-ders the monarchy dependent onmany anni mirabili and hostage to the

downticks of a monarch who is per-sonally unpopular, or to the recur-rence of an annus horribilis. This bookstrikes a fair balance between iviedhallers, who write comprhensibly,and the more popular gestalt of theTidridge/Harris ilk, which is to thegood. Oh that there were more read-ers in this realm! Given the string ofroyal celebrations over recentmonths and years, it is fair to sug-gest that we are living ore or less ina monarchical paradise. It wouldseem churlish to remind readers ofthat condition’s susceptibility tobeing lost, pace Mr Milton.

Second, the fairly constant streamin recent years of “serious” booksabout the Maple Crown demon-strates that in quarters that takethemselves very seriously indeed,the institution itself is considered“serious”, and worthy of the atten-tion given it by the political scienceelite which is decidedly driven nei-ther by personality nor bread andcircuses. Should the debate ever bejoined politically, it is a good thingthat individuals considered worthyof attention by the Laurentian eliteswill be heard on the monarchicalside as well as on behalf of republi-cans.

Jackson’s introduction to the bookstates rightly a great strength of theMaple Crown – and a constanttheme of its contributors – is that adistinctly-Canadian brand of monar-chy has evolved; that it is non-static.He goes too far, however, in suggest-ing that the Crown here is arguably“more potent” than that of the UK,where he says monarchical powerhas “evaporated.” This is wrong ontwo counts. First, it compares applesto oranges. The UK is a unitary king-dom, where the relative sophistica-tion of its – any – national govern -ment and the understanding of mostof its senior players how their dutylies to avoid placing the Sovereignin a position where she would needto act exercise independently herundoubted “power.” This cannot becompared to a federal state, whereten premiers eagerly jockey for po-sition in small legislatures, withoutan ethos resembling UK-type loyaltytowards protecting Lieutenant Gov-ernor/Crown. The more accuratecomparison would be with the Gov-ernor General, who, Mme Jean ex-cepted, have not had any more need

than the Palace to use reserve pow-ers. Moreover, Jackson’s position ignores the enormous “soft power”of The Queen: it is no insult to ourvice-regals – even the exemplaryDavid Johnston – to recognize thatin five or so years in post they sim-ply cannot compete with the per-manence of a monarch, let alone thedeeply-felt reverence to the presentQueen. Nor is HM an “abstraction”here, whatever the self-styled na-tional newspaper might opine!

Jackson is on much firmer groundwhen he cites approvingly JohnFraser’s pithy observation that whileCanada is “not exactly seething withroyalist fervour,” most Canadiansunder stand that the stability ourmonarchy provides “ is “infinitelyless scary than all the posited alter-natives.” Equally, that indeed the“republican option” has made littleheadway in Canada. And the Editoris on the most solid soil existingwhen he explains the dedication ofthe volume to David Johnston, in-deed “A Model Governor General.“

Barbara Messamore’s compellingsurvey of 150 years of continuity fo-cuses on the fact that the Crownemerged – not dramatically – in asomewhat-independent Canada fromColonial times to 1867, by “gradualevolution.” Many readers will be sur-prised to learn how even as early as1849, Lord Elgin felt constrained togive the Royal Assent to the deeply-controversial Rebellion Losses Bill,pelted by “rotten eggs and oavingstones” by the mob, but recognizinghis duty was to his responsible advi-sors and not to Westminster. He hadacted nationally, and not imperially.This autonomy would continue un-abated but at measured speed.

Messamore also explodes a flawed

The Canadian Kingdom150 Years of Constitutional Monarchy

PART ONE

Princess Royal: a cannyobserver of Canada’s Crown

Even the best GovernorGeneral does not possess

“soft power” of Sovereign


From Pauline Sesula,Regina, SK:Our family was among theover 20 million-plus Britswho watched on the telly, Iremember my Dad getting acoloured plastic sheet that fitover the front of the tv, blue ontop, pink in the middle andgreen on the bottom –voila! colour tv!


national myth taught to generationsof schoolboys: that Confederation“represented a decision by Frenchand English Canadians to come to-gether.” It was much more a ques-tion of undoing an inconvenientlegislative marriage of Canada Westand Canada East, with a shiftingpopulation balance and multipledisputes producing so unstable a re-sult that Lord Monck, asked for dis-solution in 1864, was faced with thefact that there had been nine min-istries in the last decade!

Thus structural change was a prin -cipal impetus towards the 1867 re-arrangement, the progress towardswhich the author sums up in a suc-cinct and readable fashion. Continu-ity was a central need in those deliberations, thus the position ofthe government “continuing in thename of The Queen” was never atrisk. And in so low-key a way arrivedthe now venerated date of July 1st,that Monck arrived to the festivitiesin street clothes, writing to his sonthat “he would be obliged to go toOttawa for a few days on some busi-ness.”

Robert Hawkins explores somelitle-known historical details in hisessay discussing the Battle of VimyRidge’s effect on the Canadian Mon -archy. Who was aware that George Vhad observed on the arrival of Cana-dian troops, “I shall follow with in-terest the progress and work of myCanadians”? or that he proclaimed“The whole Empire will rejoice”when word of the Vimy victory ar-rived? HM’s 1921 selection of redand white in selecting separateArms for Canada – as emblematic ofblood and bandages. Whatever elsehe may have done, Edward VIII’spopularity and common touch shonethrough at the Vimy Memorial’s ded-ication in 1936, his first official en-gagement as King. The veteransas sembled on this hallow ed piece ofCanadian soil let out “such a roar asyou never heard in war or peace,”and the King’s sensitivity shonethrough as he took the hand of aWinnipeger, a Mrs Wood who hadlost eight of her 11 sons in the War,and told her, “I wish all your sonswere here.”

This high point of the nationalpilgrimage to Vimy was broadcast toCanadians by the Canadian RadioBroadcasting Commission, and tothe entire Empire via the BBC. Inthe fullness of time his niece wouldas Queen of Canada re-dedicate therestored Monument – “the founda-tions of Canada’s distinction”; andfifteen years later her Heir, Charles,would speak at the centennial ob-servance of the Battle, remindingthe crowd, many of whom wherehigh school students, “they did not

waver... [they] embodied the truenorth, strong and free.” And Williamand Harry would each lay a pair ofsoldier’s boots on the memorial.

Who better than Steven Point towrite a personal memoir of theCrown and First Nations in BC? Asthe province’s 28th Lieutenant Gov-ernor, he was relieved to receivefriendly greetings from elders andtribe members alike as he travelledfirst to Port Alberni and thenthrough out “Indian country.”

He confesses to having previouslyknown nothing of the job, and encountered confusion between aLieu tenant Governor and a Gover-nor General – concluding accuratelythat “Canadians in general knowvery little about the country’s con-stitutional governance model.” Heeven was left off guest lists whenThe Queen was undertaking engage-ments in the province!

In his measured account of a tor-tuous history, Point reflects on howthe significant flaw of the Treaty-making processes was that the FirstNations’ nature was to give moreweight to the words spoken in thenegotiations – including tones andactions – than to the written docu-ments emerging, which so oftenomitted the promises made orally.The Douglas Treaties put emphasison the safety of his company’s em-ployees and incoming settlers, thenon the well-being of First Nations,whom the Governor believed wouldbenefit from the influx of settlersvia education and farming. Growingup on a reserve, Point knew of no“relationship” with the Crown. Theband might be asked “to dress upand celebrate” royal visitors, but wasotherwise invisible.

To change public opinion is notreally a vice-regal task; perhaps MrPoint’s summation intended ratherto reflect his desire to provokethought and open a new perspectiveon First Nations people, and, as healso writes, to allow non-Indigenouspeople who wanted to help less fear-ful of backlash from within theirown community. There is a fine linebetween his recommendation thatvice-regal offices become a placesthat promote reconciliation andwhere grievances can be presentedand properly passed on to the polit-ical leaders of the day, on the onehand. On the other, two issues thatcould arise from that: the percep-tion of vice-regal “encouragement”which is a part of the mandate, al-though one best exercised privately;and the perhaps more troublingconcern that might be asked, “Whyshould Government House not alsoserve as a safe and respectful placefor my grievance and the historic injustices perpetrated against my fel-

low – fill in the blanks?” No onesuggests the representative of TheQueen does not have a constructiverole to play in Canadian re-engage-ment with probably its most diffi-cult historic issue. However, thebrief suggestions in Mr Point’s essayare but a starting point in a fullerconsideration of how this is to beachieved without making a vice-re-gals a sort of super-Ombudsmanwith consequent inevitable enmesh-ing in highly-controversial issueswithin the body politic.

This review will be continued in the nextissue of Canadian Monarchist News.In the meantime, The Canadian King-dom is available for purchase through theMonarchist League of Canada either viathe League Store online or through theSales for Subjects page at the end of thisissue. – Ed.

Edward VIII surrounded by soldiers and subjects at Vimy, 1936

George V acclaimed byCanadian troops near

Reningheist, 1917

Charles, William and Harryat Vimy centenary, 2017

While Lieutenant Governor,Steven Point tried to shift

public opinion on First Nations

Sir James Douglas,Governor of BC 1850-64


From a member in Edmonton,AB, then “a child living inEdinburgh”I do remember everyonescrambling to their feet at thesinging of God Save the Queen andseeing my mum wipe away a tearfrom her eyes...


League NotesROBERT MAXWELLMORROW, UEAugust 9, 1946 – February 4, 2018

Hamilton’s longest serving Mayorand lifelong monarchist, RobertMor row was elected in 1970 as anAlderman,rising to become Mayor1982-2000. In 2002 he was awardedLife Membership in the MonarchistLeague of Canada by Prince Michaelof Kent at a Toronto ceremony, andreceived the Diamond JubileeMedal in 2012.

A “man of the people,” he repre-sented Hamilton on a broad stage,arranging visits by world leadersfrom Lech Walesa to Luciano Pa-vorotti – and representing multi-cultural Hamilton in official visits toChina, Portugal, Japan and Italy. Heencouraged diversity and co-opera-tion to make the city dynamic de-spite recessions which changed thecity’s traditional reliance on the thesteel industry. A keen TiCat fan,Robert was also an accomplishedmusician, for many years leadingchoirs and playing the organ at sev-eral local churches.

Robert was a passionate leaderwho strongly supported our consti-tutional monarchy, He promotedroyal visits to the city from QueenBeatrix and Prince Klaus of theNetherlands, Princess Margaret andmost importantly, Prince Charles,who in 1986 celebrated city’s Ses qui -centennial with 16,000 Hamilton -ians in Copps Coliseum. The re -ception, wrote the Daily Mirror royalreporter. was “a rapturous ThirdWorld welcome”! In his last monthsof Mayor he helped with initialplanning for The Queen’s GoldenJubilee homecoming when shewould present new Colours to herArgyll & Sutherland HighlandersRegiment.

It is no accident that Robert Morrow was a constitutional mon -archist. His Buchner ancestors, Unit -ed Empire Loyalists, were willing tosacrifice their American homes tosettle in Upper Canada in order toremain loyal to the Crown. His fa-vorite childhood book about monar-chs since Elizabeth I remain ed on hisbookshelf until his death – emblem-atic of his useful and loyal life. – RO

OUR MEDIA TEAMWe appreciate the labours of

those who allow their contact infor-mation to be posted for media com-mentary on behalf of the Leagueduring events such as Harry andMeghan’s wedding. And that severalformer commentators also kindlyhelped out, notably Robert Oldham ofHamilton and Josh Traptow of Cal-gary. The League supplements thisteam’s knowledge of the Crownwith talking points; but nothing canprepare the uninitiated for the chaseproducers’ seeking six sources forthe same brief interview, always onan “urgent” basis, of course! Nor forthe student broadcaster of little ex-perience, less knowledge and awk-ward diction. Nor, especially, for thevagaries of live network televisionwith its last-minute changes andcompeting agendas.

So while we are happy to find newspokesmen emerging, we feel formembers such Neil Macalasdair – ourman in Cambridge, UK (a Toronto-nian out of termtime) – who heed-less of the progress of his thesis,crowded (understatement!) trains toand from Windsor, access barred tomany streets and general inconve-nience, trekked “o’er the tracklessocean” for some hours to keep along-standing commitment to CTVonly to find that “technical difficul-ties” rendered his services unneces-sary.

This sort of thing could drive Neilpermanently back to his lab rats –another metaphor – but we do sovalue him and our diverse and de-voted porte-parole who indeed carrythe word to the public, who in turn

not only learn a deal about theCrown, but who sometimes evenjoin the League. “Their labour is notin vain.” If you feel for Neal, you willadmire no less our friend and LifeMember, Rhys Watson in Whitehorse.As a result of the time zone inYukon Territory, he had to leave hishigh school prom early to engage inwedding watching/commentary, forwhich rugged demand on his con-stitution his Cadet career must havewell prepared him. Faint heart, etc...

TRANSITION INFACEBOOK & TWITTERCOORDINATION

Many thanks to Jane Harris, ofLeth bridge, who for several yearsfound a variety of interesting mate-rials to post regularly to the League’sFacebook and Twitter feeds. Jane decided that she wished to devotefull-time to her writing career.Chair man Finch decided that itwould take at least two volunteers toreplace her. The first member of thenew team is long-time member NealMoogk-Soulis of Waterloo, Ontario.Welcome to Neal – and our corpo-rate hands outstretched to find asecond volunteer for this interest-ing and challenging work.

KYRIAKOS RETURNS ASINTERN TO PRINCE’SCHARITIES CANADAWins prestigiousscholarship to China

Andreas Kyriakos of Trinity College,University of Toronto was theLeague’s first intern to PCC lastsummer, when he found himselfthrown into media in advance ofCharles & Camilla’s homecomingfor Canada 150, not to mentionmany other projects. He did so wellthat he has returned to the samepost this summer, before he departsfor a year in China as a YenchingScholar, who will spend 12 monthspursuing an interdisciplinary, Eng -lish language Master’s degree inChina Studies at Yenching Academyof Peking University. The fully-funded residential program will alsoallow Andreas to immerse himselfin Chinese culture and learn Man-darin. He has been a much sought-

Robert Morrow, monarchistMayor of Hamilton, welcomedPrince of Wales to raucouswelome for the City’s 1986sesquicentennial

Roddy MacKenzie: tvcommentator, Life member,hanging with the Royalsin Windsor!

League Intern winsChina scholarship


From Jamie Hill,St Agatha, ONMy grandmother was inLondon. She ordered fourswatches of the tapestry thathung in Westminster Abbey andwere put on sale to the publicshortly thereafter. I am inpossession of the one framedpiece that now holds pride ofplace in our front hall.


after media spokesman for theLeague over the last year; and wewill miss him in that role very mucheven as we wish him well in a careerthat will doubtless combine Inter-national Relations and corporatecommunications strategy.

BYRON THOMAS HELPSMAKE SELL-OUTCORONATION CONCERTPROUDLY CANADIAN

Byron Thomas, of Georgtown, Ontario– a pleasant bedroom communityNW of Toronto – lent his loyaltyand can-do energy to ensure thesuccess of the Community Choir’sMay tribute to the 65th Anniversaryof The Queen’s Coronation. CrowningGlory was a sellout. A 90-voice choir,organist, trumpeter and bagpipesperformed as film of the Coronationwas played on big screens. The sec-ond half of the performance focusedon HM’s favourite music – and evena funny skit about Princesses Eliza-beth and Margaret.

Wanting to ensure that this was aCanadian celebration I worked withthe organizers and brought a largeportrait of The Queen and a largeMaple Leaf flag to be positionedprominently at the venue; and I alsorolled copies of The Jubilee portraitof The Queen to be given out at theend of the concert as the people left.Their significance as representingCanada’s Queen (and the League’swork!) was explained by the MC; allwent like hotcakes!

Since I had been invited to thedress rehearsal, I was able to suggestto conductor Christopher Dawesthat he include in the actual concertnot only the planned grand three-verse rendition of The Royal Anthembut also the Canadian National An-them at the end of the proceedings,to emphasize HM’s role as our Queen.

Both were sung enthusiastically.The head organizer subsequently

told me that the Society has seldom,if ever received as many rave re-views. From a letter from the Palaceto home made goodies at intermis-sion, we all enjoyed a memorable

evening. It goes to show the crucialrole of the Monarchist League hav-ing its members “stand on guard” inhelping to promote the Canadianmonarchy as opportunities presentthemselves. I was fortunate to beable to help to do just that.

BY THEIR LAST WILL & TESTAMENTMake Sure The Work Goes On!

Members who would like to ensure the continuation of the work of the Monarchist Leagueof Canada in the years ahead, so that generations of the future may know the benefits of theMonarchy, are urged to consider the League’s needs in making their wills. A suggested formof 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 theyears have assisted to provide for the maintenance of the League’s work across Canada. Among late memberswhose bequests have been received in the last several years are

Annie Monique Daguet, Victoria, BCLois Humphrey, Kingston, Ontario

Joyce Kirby, Victoria, BCMadeline McCue, Halifax, NS

Alexander Ray Paton, Victoria, BCFrank Price, Winnipeg

Erik Searight, Burnaby, BCJohn Middleton Sturgess, London, Ontario

Alison Watson, Regina, SK

Extracts from a Letter to the Members of the Monarchist League of Canada aboutyour 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 toask 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 forloved 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 ofour home, stock portfolio or other assets may permit us to make a more substantial gift viaour wills.

Over the years, bequests have ranged from a few thousand dollars to one estate which in-cluded an emerald seal ring whose provenance was traced to an early Shah of Persia, andwhich we sold at auction in London for no less than £50,000! Common stock, insurance poli-cies and remainder trusts as well as cash and residues of estates: all forms of bequest are wel-come. The impact of such bequests has, for instance, enabled the League to be the first loyalsociety to establish a website, and then to make that most important outreach bilingual andflexible; to print and distribute over 36,000 copies of our educational booklet; to initiate andsupport activities across Canada and to engage frequently with decision-makers in Ottawa.Nor are these funds wasted on fancy offices or expensive consultancies: our “consultants” are in-house, our computers and blackberries serve as receptionists; success via loyalty and volunteerspirit are our payment.

The League has a clear future vision: to maintain its position as the respected voice of rationalmonarchism to public, elected officials and media; to widen its educational outreach; to com-municate the loyalty of past generations in a thoroughly contemporary way. Its history showsa clear record of continuous achievement in doing exactly these things as the only organizationwhose sole purpose is advocacy for our Monarchy.

I know that the current popularity of the Canadian Crown and many of the recent successesof League campaigns have come about in no small measure because of the vision of 1970,when a small band of monarchists came together in common cause. And I feel absolute con-fidence that the vigour of those early days coupled with 47 years of achievement will continueto characterize the spirit of the League. The good work, and the continuance of the MapleCrown, mean a great deal to me. Accordingly, I have made provision for the League in myown will, and respectfully invite you in this Sapphire Jubilee year of our beloved Sovereignto join me in making a bequest as your circumstances permit.

Thank you for considering this challenging subject. Chairman Finch would be happy to ad-vise you in complete confidence in respect of any questions you might have.

The Queen with Byron Thomas


LETTER TO THE EDITORFrom Michael King St Clair,Life Member, Mill Bay, BC

Located on Vancouver Island,Mill Bay is a true village of less than1,000 residents. The village hasshops including the Canada Postout let at PharmaSave. Cathy, thepostmistress, regularly requestsstamps of Her Majesty. Today I pur-chased ten booklets of the newstamps. Cathy, a sweet Irish-Cana-dian woman who really does knoweveryone in Mill Bay village, still hasseveral booklets left, although she isdoing, in her words, “quite a briskbusiness”... I share this just to reportwhat is possible here in a small vil-lage in Canada with an unofficial‘postmistress’ who is always mostpleased to help her customers.VARIED ACTIVITIESBY THE BRANCHESAND MEMBERS:from east to west!Jo Gilliland Power of PortugalCove, Newfoundland, has been se-lected to participate in the InvictusGames, Sydney. Congratulations!Pictou, NS’ indefatigable Olive Pas-tor arranged for a Royal Weddingwindow display at a local Pharma-care . Halifax members gathered fora tour and tea at Admiralty House,

CFB Halifax. Aron Spidle reportsthe goodies were spread on the verytable where The Queen dined withOfficers many decades ago! Ottawamembers enjoyed seeing the Coro-nation Anniversary stamp unveiledat Rideau Hall. Sandra Barker ofLondon, ON; Anne Shuttleworthof Mississaugo, ON and Bellevillebenfactor Audrey Cowan ably rep-resented the League at a Patrons’event held by the Lieutenant Gov-ernor at Queen’s Park. Aandrawrites: “As a person who appreciatesarchitecture and art, I was delightedto get a first hand look inside thatmagnificent building known asQueen’s Park and to view the Awak-ening Exhibition curated by BruceMau.” Dominion Branch Coordina-tor Bradley Barbour, who knowsall worth knowing about the MapleCrown, was tapped by the RoyalCanadian Mint to share his expertisewith its special guests at a Tor ontoevent on May 9... Port Hope, ON,member Bonnie Lou Garrettwrites: “ I went to the Port Hope li-brary for 6 am. About 30 womenwatched the wedding on a big screenand atw breakfast supplied by Inde-pendent grocers. We got a group pic-ture taken by the NorthumberlandNews. I wore an over the top cocktaildress with 4 inch heels and my

tiara. Everyone wore either a tiara orfascinator. Lots of fun!” In Regina, SSaskatchewan Branch membersgathered May 12 to celebrate TheQueen’s Birthday and welcome thenew Lieutenant Governor. BruceFarrer reports of a Royal Weddingcelebration convened by the Corin -thian Chapter, OES in Govan, SK.Wedding cake, true to the recipe ofthe day, was served; and there areeven rumours “The Queen” made abrief appearance! Roddy MacKen-zie of Vancouver flew overseas to seefamily and friends, and took part inCBC and CTV interviews as an en-thusiastic League life member. Vic-toria Branch members helped linethe Legislature driveway for theGovernor General’s first official visitto the Province. Bands and a troupeof Indigenous dancers created a fes-tive atmosphere. Mme Payette wasmet by Premier Horgan, and to-gether they strolled along the recep-tion line. One enterprising GirlGuide was in the line with a supplyof their cookies, and sold a box rightthen and there to the Premier!

CHARLIE P FINDS RECIPE FOR ROYAL WEDDING CAKEThanks to our faithful and expert translator for this!

life.spectator.co.uk/2018/04/royal-wedding-let-them-eat-elderflower-cake/If you wish to receive it in print, please let the League know, eitherelectronically to [email protected] or by enclosing a stamped self-addressed envelope sent to our Oak ville PO Box.

ORDER OF SERVICEYou can read or print the formatted pdf file of the service bookletgiven to guests at Harry and Meghan’s Wedding.:www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/19/from-the-songs-to-the-vows-the-royal-wedding-order-of-service-in-full?CMP=fb_gu

League NotesQUÉBEC MEMBERIN FRENCH PRESSMontreal’s Gary Sims speaksof his loyalty to the Journal deMontréal.www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/05/19/il-attendait-impatiemment – le-mariage-royal-dharry

DANNY RANDELL’S BLOGDanny is a young Monarchistfrom the Prairies. Have a look atthis fine posting about the Mon -archy in his recent blog. Keep upthe good work, Danny!dcrandell.weebly.com/blog/8-reasons-canadians-should-care-about-the-monarchy


by Blair Beed

For many Canadians, the onlyhead of state of Canada we haveknown is Queen Elizabeth II. I amproud to say she is my Queen. Witha trip planned to the UK to attendthe British Titanic Convention thetiming was right to start my travelwith Easter Service at Saint George’sChapel, Windsor, the Royal Familyin attendance. To end my UK trip Iwas part of the audience at theQueen’s birthday party at Royal Al-bert Hall, London on April 21st.While the Easter service was sedateand formal, the birthday party wasjust the opposite. Even the singingof the National Anthem was dis-pensed with.

Thousands attended the concertincluding delegates of the Com mon -wealth Conference that had justended. My seat in a second tier boxgave an excellent view of both thestage and the Royal boxes. A BBCcamera next to me gave additionalviews of the entire hall, including.many close-ups of the Queen who at92 still paid close attention to all theacts no matter how noisy some ofthe music, The close-ups also allow -ed me to see that HM applauded forsome acts longer than others. SirTom Jones being a favorite.Prince William was seatednext to the Queen in place ofPrince Philip and was veryattentive to his grandmother.Prince Harry made a stageappearance to announce abirthday present of a newQueen’s Trust to help fundstudies for students fromaround the Commonwealth.I waved the Canadian flag,about the size of a large pillowcase,during the sing ing of Happy Birth-day and the applause afterwards, and

again on the street as the Queen’smotorcade departed, when I was re-warded by a royal wave.

Performers from around theCom mon wealth added to the even -ing in a review of 92 years of musicand dance. Kylie Minogue, Shaggyand Sting presented multiple num-bers that had the audience wavingtheir arms in the air. The Queen’s

children resisted the urge to swaywith the music, Prince Charles wastapping his fingers at times to theamusement of his wife Camilla.Princess Michael of Kent was waving her fan quickly, but that wasdue to the heat in the Hall, notthe music. Princesses Beatrice and Eugene were having fun with otheryounger members of the extendedfamily. Often moving to the musicwith a beautiful smile was TheCountess of Wessex as she chattedhappily with her daughter LadyLouise.

Members of the Royal family wereall smiles during the grand finalewhen the performers gathered onstage for one last song. After a largedrop of balloons Prince Charles ledhis mother on stage to great ap-

plause. Laughter broke out as PrinceCharles used his well known greet-ing of ‘Your Majesty – Mummy’. Healso commented that in 1948 whenhe was born that the Queen couldnot have imagined he at 70 would bewishing her well on her 92nd birth-day. With more applause HerMajesty gave a last wave and walkedback stage to be introduced to the

performers.To the sound of popping

balloons the crowd dis-persed, though I noticedsome lingered to say hello tocelebrities in the audiencesuch as Dame Judy Dench.Commonwealth delegates innational dress to ordinarycitizens in blue jeans, weregreeted alike by a warm dryspring evening and friendly

London Bobbies. Everyone felt veryhappy to have spent the eveningwith the birthday girl. On VictoriaDay in May I will once again cele-brate the birthday of the Queen ofCanada with the sounds of the Lon-don evening of her actual birth dayin my thoughts.

Canadian Monarchist Attends Queen’s Birthday ConcertArranged by the Commonwealth Heads of Government


From Lady Chatfield,Victoria, BCI found a nice spot on thesidewalk. The procession itselfwas magnific ent with all theCommonwealth troops, manyin exotic uniforms. Queen Saloteof Tonga won the hearts of thecrowd, waving to us all in heropen carriage.From John Yogis, QC,Halifax, NS Clearly a loyal butnaughty lad, you have to request thefull memories to read his story! – Ed

Another writer mentionsseeing a Canadian flag beingwaved at the Queen’sBirthday Party. I was thatflag waver!


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