Category Archives: Monarchism v Republicanism

Flawed Republican Arguments Sadden One Canadian

Posted on 2011/08/18 by J.W.J. Bowden

Bob Hepburn of the Toronto Star expressed his dismay over the Harper government’s decision to restore the Royal designations to the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Canadian Navy in his column Royal Return Saddens One Canadian. For the … Continue reading →

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The “Republic of Canada, Est. 1837”: Distortion of History and of Responsible Government

Posted on 2011/08/11 by J.W.J. Bowden

The Institute for Liberal Studies sells t-shirts emblazened with the flag of the short-lived Republic of Canada and the text “Republic of Canada est. 1837”, accompanied by the following description: The short-lived Republic of Canada is a little-known chapter in … Continue reading →

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Republican Ignorance of Parliamentarism and Constitutional Monarchy

Posted on 2011/07/17 by J.W.J. Bowden

While I emphasize parliamentarism, like most of my Whiggish predecessors, I support our current constitutional monarchy and Crown-in-Parliament as a system of government and oppose the argument that Canada ought to become a federal republic. Steve LaFleur wrote an excellent … Continue reading →

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