Queen Elizabeth II is everything Canada could want in a ceremonial head of state: She’s widely and justifiably beloved, she’s ferociously hard-working and she understands the limits of her office perfectly. The biggest “mistake” often attributed to her –her failure to collapse in a teary heap, as many of her subjects did, when Princess Diana died–was, in fact, evidence of her greatest strength. This woman lived 20 miles from London during the Second World War, after all. ( “The children won’t go without me. I won’t leave the King. And the King will never leave,” her mother famously declared.) And she still projects an unwavering, stiff-upper-lipped dedication to service, and an ever-more anachronistic and welcome aversion to touchyfeeliness, ersatz grief and things that don’t matter.
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God Save the Queen!
Oddly enough this article does nothing to dampen my desire to see Canada become a Republic. Especially the line about monarchies tend to prevent deifying the head of state. Has he never heard of the ‘Divine Right of Kings’? Does he not know that the Emperor in Japan until recently was considered a god not to be looked on by mere mortals? In fact the overwhelming desire by the king to control men’s lives is the reason the US is a republic!!!
The Canadian civilian nuclear deal struck with India during the G-20 may be seen as the cornerstone relevant business initiative justifying the leaders meeting.
Reportedly, India, now a juggernaut and worthy economy rivalling China s and Canada s has according to reports asked the British Monarchy to return its heritage Crown jewels.
Therefore, whatever they re worth, the Queen enjoys an unprecedented opportunity to respectfully return the heritage jewels in good faith. This would in effect signal to all banking, business, et. al. a return to traditional, conservative ethical applications possibly kick starting a global economic recovery.
And the Queen reportedly responded ‘keep your filthy hands off my jewels’ at which point the Prince allegedly had a big grin on his face.
I dont know how these rumors get started.
We ll be accused of a love in again, UV if we laugh. heh, they can t take them with them. Seriously, Prince Upchuck, the organic farmer, couldn t possibly perform his farming tasks with stolen jewels.
i mean, it would signal to the banksters, in record profit territory now, at the people s expense, to knock off with the legalized thieving.
democracy question mark….undoubtedly will go down in history as the chief scam opiate of the masses. should we live so long.
Bonne chance, i m outta here.
Cassie — sounds like we are just two old right of centre hippies. ‘Make love, not war & smoke if you got one’ Strictly for medicinal problems of course. Is it true that Jack has a stash hidden somewhere in Windsor?
True, true UV. it s survival of the fittest as of now. however, days prior to the leaders meet in TO, the ground shook (by my count for 5 seconds) and it presages the big one, which will make the volcanic ash cloud inicident look like a picnic. no need to be frightened i maintain.
As I will today drop all cable and internet services from ROGERS, down Alice s wonder hole, in protest of HST tax grab on struggling ontario and b.c. families, our MPs offices apparently have natural disaster kit recommendations information for pick up. Good idea. Au revoir. i think being a Quebecer was the main reason such discourtesy was regularly extended to me, with the notable exceptions and you know who you are. Try to be nice to the trolls, eh going forward.
As a pensioner, the McGuinty ‘Harper Sales Tax’ will certainly make life more difficult for us, especially those who partially heat their homes with electricity as well as air conditioning with the ever increasing hydro prices plus gassing up the old ‘model T’ since theres no public transportation available in my neck of the woods.
“Cassie” — I can see it now. You’ll go to the public library and read a comment here and like the “terminator” — you’ll be back. You won’t be able to resist.
Catch you then.
And thanks for comparing me to the Terminator, for in spirit i really am. heck, who needs muscles when you got a supercharged brain cell. and an instinct. wink.
some people have it all, though, i mean stamina, stomach for the unbelievable territory we are now engrossed in. they’re talking six to ten years 21st century depression with genocides as spinoffs. While the pols and other top dogs rake it in hand over fist. Not acceptable and i see south american politics just around the bend for north america. americans won t stand for this much longer.