Canada to rejoin British Empire?
Sep 10th 2011, 4:45 am
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Re: Canada to rejoin British Empire?
It looks like it.
Last month the government announced the reintroduction of the terms Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Airforce. They were dropped in the 1960s.
Yesterday I read that all Canadian diplomatic missions are to now display pictures of the Queen. She is admittedly the head of state but it looks like a step backwards for a country that has spent decades trying to establish its own identity.
Last month the government announced the reintroduction of the terms Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Airforce. They were dropped in the 1960s.
Yesterday I read that all Canadian diplomatic missions are to now display pictures of the Queen. She is admittedly the head of state but it looks like a step backwards for a country that has spent decades trying to establish its own identity.
Sep 11th 2011, 9:36 am
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Sep 11th 2011, 2:31 pm
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Sep 12th 2011, 4:16 am
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Re: Canada to rejoin British Empire?
I agree with you. The requirement for non-state organizations to have to print things in both official languages is nonsense - let the consumer decide
(I appreciate that the state is not having to spend anything here).
I fail to see how a few piccies of Liz will cost loads of money and, again, you need to explain the justification for removing them and renaming everything by those previously in charge.
(I appreciate that the state is not having to spend anything here).I fail to see how a few piccies of Liz will cost loads of money and, again, you need to explain the justification for removing them and renaming everything by those previously in charge.
As for the bilingual thing, the main problem with it is that if you submit evidence to a parliamentary committee, it has to be bilingual, which obviously makes it difficult to make your opinion known.
Sep 12th 2011, 6:35 am
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Re: Canada to rejoin British Empire?
Well first of all, my understanding is this happened because the Minister of Foreign Affairs visited an embassy recently that didn't have the picture of the Queen up, they usually do, so he issued a directive to make it clear the picture should be up. Not exactly a monumental issue, but of course the liberal press back east have to do everything they can to put the knife into Harper.
As for the bilingual thing, the main problem with it is that if you submit evidence to a parliamentary committee, it has to be bilingual, which obviously makes it difficult to make your opinion known.
As for the bilingual thing, the main problem with it is that if you submit evidence to a parliamentary committee, it has to be bilingual, which obviously makes it difficult to make your opinion known.
The Supreme Court of Canada does not have such a stipulation and I can't think of a higher authority than that
Sep 12th 2011, 10:37 pm
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Re: Canada to rejoin British Empire?
How about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms? I think that has quite a bit to say about language.
Sep 13th 2011, 12:32 am
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