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Backwards, March! Brexit, CANZUK, and the Legacy of Empire
- January 17, 2019
By Duncan Bell and Srdjan Vucetic
It was coined in the 1950s, but the term CANZUK — a union (or alliance or pact) of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom — has been repurposed in the wake of …
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Lest We Forget Why We Fought World War I
- November 7, 2018
Lauchlan T. Munro
School of International Development and Global Studies
On Remembrance Day, I think of my two grandfathers and my two great uncles who served in the Canadian army in World War I. I remember their sacrifice. But I …
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The Commonwealth’s Refusal to Address LGBTI Rights
- April 25, 2018
One of the best predictors of whether a country criminalizes homosexuality is whether it is a member of the Commonwealth. In 36 out of 53 Commonwealth countries, sexual acts in private between two consenting adults of the same sex are …
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The Queen of Canada is Dead; Long Live the British Queen
- February 4, 2013
by Philippe Lagassé
Published in Macleans.ca, February 3, 2012
Canada’s most monarchist government in decades has just dealt a serious blow to the Canadian Crown. In an effort to quickly enact changes regarding royal succession, the government has introduced …
READ MORESucceeding to the Canadian Throne
- December 5, 2012
By James W.J. Bowden and Philippe Lagassé
The full article was published in the Ottawa Citizen, December 4, 2012
We learned this week that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their first child. The news was greeted …
READ MOREThe Queen is the Canadian Crown
- January 10, 2012
by Philippe Lagassé
The full article was published in the Ottawa Citizen on January 9, 2012
Should Canada abandon its constitutional monarchy and become a republic? Several commentators and notable politicians think so.
Accustomed to seeing the monarchy as a …
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