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Today we celebrate the union of the British North American provinces under the name of Canada. The celebrating began with a formal flag-raising ceremony on Parliament Hill.

A proclamation signed by the Governor General, Lord Monck, formed the British North American provinces in a federation under the name of Canada on July 1st, 1868.

Happy birthday!
Bon Anniversaire!

Mr. Rafal Heydel-Mankoo, of the Monarchist League of Canada, debates with J.J. McCollough of Citizens for a Canadian Republic. Does Canada need the monarchy? Watch here, and then give your thoughts in the comments section here at this post.

Many Canadians I’ve spoken to DO relate to the Queen. They are very happy about their British ties. What I am wondering is if J.J. McCullough and others like him are more interested in simply having a Canadian-born or in residence head of state, rather than the massive upheaval of changing government structure.

For example, say Prince Harry (or even Peter Phillips or the Earl of Ulster), is given a post in Canada like John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll. The Duke was Governor General of Canada for several years. He was married to Queen Victoria’s daughter Princess Louise, bringing the British monarchy and aristocracy directly into everyday Canadian life.

Adrienne Clarkson, former Governor-General of Canada, has written her memoirs. In it, she has decided to take “a swipe” at Her Majesty and even the late Queen Elizabeth.

Clarkson’s book, “Heart Matters”, was the opportunity to take the Queen to task publicly. Is it a political issue? A national issue? No. It was neither of those.

Let me save you your hard-earned money and reveal the plot now - it was jealousy.

According to the Daily Telegraph, “The Queen’s decision to powder her nose at the dinner table has so shocked the delicate sensibilities of Adrienne Clarkson, Canada’s former governor-general, that she has used her memoirs to draw attention to it. She also took a swipe at the Queen Mother’s use of mismatched china.”

It is Clarkson who should take lessons from the Queen; HM would never gripe about something so petty, least of all in her memoirs. Then again, the Queen has lived a remarkable life. She doesn’t need to use worthless filler.
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