It would appear that the Canadian Heraldic Authority has developed a bit of a backlog due to high demand. While certainly an annoyance for anyone seeking a grant of arms, it is great to see more people taking advantage of one of the more unique gifts the Crown bestows. And, indeed, it is good to
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The Maple Monarchists - Blog: The Royal St. John’s Regatta
Photo Credit: Ken Eckert The Royal St. John’s Regatta is North America’s oldest annualsporting competition. It also has had interesting ties to themonarchy since its earliest days. 1818 The earliest records for the event date from 1816 but there iscredible conjecture that the event was held earlier. Ship crewswould often
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: The Monarchy’s Situation in Ontario
Premier Doug Ford There has been a couple of initiativesundertaken by the Ontario Governmentrecently which might be of interest toCanadian monarchists. The first is therenaming of Ontario’s medal of merit tothe Queen Elizabeth II Ontario Medalfor Good Citizenship. A bit wordy but itis a welcome tribute to a Queen whospent
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Justin Trudeau’s Partial About Face on the Monarchy
Photo Credit: Reuters I have, for a while now, been critical of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s handling of the monarchy. Perhaps, surprisingly, he has done several positive things for the monarchy in a very short amount of time and it is worth examining what the effects of his actions will be. Approval of Coronation Medallions Trudeau faced a fair amount
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Coronation Cost Too Much? Its A Steal At Double The Price.
The King’s coronation this past Saturday went off without a hitch and frankly was a beautifulaffair. It is hard to believe that the British were once held to be rather bad at pulling off such highly orchestrated events. And, as with all things these days itseems, someone is worried that too much money is being spent. The
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Canadian Emblem for the Coronation of King Charles III
With less than a month to go before thecoronation there has been an increase in government announcements in regards to the various aspects of thecelebration. The Department of Canadian Heritage recently released the design for the King’s Coronation Emblem. It is full of symbolism regarding the outlook of the King and how he views
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: A Collection of Loyal Quotes: Part Six
“I do not consider myself to be a rabid monarchist. I am pretty laissez-faire aboutour relationship with the monarchy. It doesnot bother me in my day-to-day workings,not only as a citizen of our country but alsoas a member of Parliament. In my humbleopinion, monarchs can truly be abovepolitics. They do not have
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Romana Didulo: Canada’s False Pretender
The face of treason There has been, since 2020, a woman in Canada claiming to be the real Queen of Canada. Her name is Romana Didulo. The basis of her claim to the throne? Nothing. No secret royal parentage and certainly no popular acclaim or noble support. Some media outlets in their eternal quest for neutrality use the word ‘pretender’ and repeat her self-granted title.
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
It has been quite a year. Queen Elizabeth II oversaw a historic platinum jubilee. Her death, while saddening, resulted in no mad rush for the door at the prospect of King Charles III as republicans had long predicted (hoped?). Instead, the new king has taken to his role with vigor and the people have
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Demographic Breakdown of Support and Opposition to the Monarchy Earlier This Month in Parliament
Late last month there was a motion introduced by MP Yves-François Blanchet of the Bloc Quebecois advocating for theabolition of the monarchy. I have been somewhat busy thismonth due to municipal elections in New Brunswick and wasnot able to get to it right away. As it turns out the Parliamentof Canada
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: How King Charles III Can Keep His Voice During His Reign
Earlier this month former British Prime Minister Liz Truss managed, during her very short time in office, to advise His Majesty not to attend the environmental gathering known as COP27. By convention the king hasa duty to follow the advice of hisprime minister even if pretty mucheveryone knows he doesn’t want to.Even now, with a brand
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: The Monarchist Angle to the Lisa LaFlamme Story
By now most people have heard thenews about CTV News Nationalanchor Lisa LaFlamme being fired without cause. I’m not going to re-hash the opposing claims as I wanted to highlight one aspect of the story that sometimes gets overlooked. Dispute Over Jubilee Coverage. At this time I would like to
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Royal Residences: Fredericton Government House
In late June I had the pleasure to visit New Brunswick’s Government House in Fredericton to attend a garden party hosted by the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, Brenda Murphy. For those unfamiliar, a ‘government house’ isthe term for an official residence of the monarch in Canada and around the Commonwealth. In Canada the government houses also
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Albert County Museum Jubilee Event: Speeches and a Surprise Announcement
The Albert County Museum held a tree planting and receptionto mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. The event was wellattended and, besides a tipsy flag, went off without a hitch. Speeches by the Dignitaries There were several invited guests including a representativefrom the provincial government (MLA Mike Holland), Villageof Hillsborough (Mayor
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Platinum Jubilee Calendar of Events for June in New Brunswick
Jubilee celebrations are finally starting to heat up along with the weather. Note that this is a partial list that may be updated as I learn about other events taking place. Unfortunately, trying to keep track of events across the country is a bit too much for me so I will only
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Her Majesty Anne II, Queen of Canada?
Anne, The Princess Royal There are sometimes calls for the royal succession to skip the Prince of Wales and for the throne to go directlyto Prince William. This has a great deal to do with the continuing, and arguably unfair, low popularity of Prince Charles. While the succession should not be based on popularity contests which do nothing
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Conservative Leadership Candidates and the Monarchy: Jean Charest
Just yesterday I received a reply from Jean Charest to my survey of the tory leadership candidates regarding their views on the monarchy. Before getting into the survey answers I will briefly go over any statements Jean Charest has made in Parliament or in the media. In this case very briefly as I could not find much. The
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Prince Charles, His Detractors, and the Future of the Monarchy
Prince Charles Prince Charles has been sometimes criticised for the way he expresses his views on matters of personal interest to him such as environmental affairs. However, a monarch being involved in political affairs is hardly something that would doom a constitutional monarchy. Charles’s image is really bound-up with the drama of his two marriages rather than his
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Failure to issue a medal marking the Platinum Jubilee just the most recent act in a troubling pattern of behavior by this government
On February 17th the Monarchist League of Canada finally received confirmation by the government that no medal would be produced to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. Now, given the number of people who have went above and beyond during the pandemic (and ought to be honoured in some way) this is not a great decision.
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Platinum Jubilee News
We are officially in the 70th year of Her Majesty’s reign.While events won’t likely get started till the summer I wanted to go over what we know so far. Event Funding The Department of Canadian Heritage opened applications for funding in November. I know that the manager of theAlbert County Museum applied for funding.
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