tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162816964941896969.post2304396752193785132..comments2024-03-23T08:00:26.020+00:00Comments on THE MONARCHIST: What Century?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162816964941896969.post-31659064108525541462012-01-06T19:57:02.136+00:002012-01-06T19:57:02.136+00:00I wasn't saying that, @samstarrett. I'm d...I wasn't saying that, @samstarrett. I'm delighted about the succession changes! In my opinion, they are a good move.<br /><br />The difference lies in the ease by which the two changes could be effected - the succession changes require mere legislation, and my guess is that HMQ leaned on the prime ministers at CHOGM to facilitate the change.Crux Australishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11825759533462852679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162816964941896969.post-3422790051590003532012-01-05T17:21:26.873+00:002012-01-05T17:21:26.873+00:00@Western Civ: Don't get complacent. Right befo...@Western Civ: Don't get complacent. Right before the reform of the succession law, all the monarchists were saying "equal primogeniture will never be adopted because it would require the unanimous consent of all 16 Commonwealth Realms, which will never happen." Then, a few weeks later, it happened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162816964941896969.post-90047962722647476082012-01-04T15:52:14.997+00:002012-01-04T15:52:14.997+00:00Colby Cosh summed it up brilliantly yesterday on T...Colby Cosh summed it up brilliantly yesterday on Twitter. I apologize gentlemen for the four letter word, but I can't help myself in this particular case: "I am tempted to join the Liberal republicans just to watch their fucking faces when Don Cherry gets elected President."The Monarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362198840081512460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162816964941896969.post-53443906033200936032012-01-04T15:05:02.667+00:002012-01-04T15:05:02.667+00:00Canada will never abolish its Monarchy because tha...Canada will never abolish its Monarchy because that would require unanimous consent of all 10 provinces, which will never happen.Western Civnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162816964941896969.post-85704507684457753542012-01-04T11:29:35.336+00:002012-01-04T11:29:35.336+00:00Well just as the crown is secured in New Zealand a...Well just as the crown is secured in New Zealand and Australia, it comes under fire in Canada! Be warned, you may yet have to fight in a referendum. To top it all off the British Union is under threat from the SNP. We can only pray that come the Jubilee, across the crown commonwealth it ignites the Union Flag patriotism that no doubt the colonies felt during the last Diamond Jubilee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162816964941896969.post-70812402365279329992012-01-04T01:38:02.540+00:002012-01-04T01:38:02.540+00:00Desperation thy name is Liberal.Desperation thy name is Liberal.Kiplinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838567321326673782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162816964941896969.post-49031383311639105202012-01-03T23:54:33.309+00:002012-01-03T23:54:33.309+00:00It seems to me that in the last election, Canadian...It seems to me that in the last election, Canadians severed formal ties with the Liberals...Kevin McCreanoreply@blogger.com