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Battle Royal
Monarchists vs. Republicans and the Crown of Canada|
10,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Dundurn |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 20.01.2018 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781459740150 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 288 |
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Beschreibungen
<b>What is the future of the monarchy in Canada?</b>
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<br>A strong republican movement in Canada stresses that the monarchy is archaic and anti-democratic, an embarrassing vestige of our colonial past. An equally vibrant monarchist movement, however, defends its loyalty to royalty, asserting that the Queen is a living link to a political and constitutional tradition dating back over a thousand years. But is the monarchy worth keeping?
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<i>Battle Royal</i> answers this question and many more: What does the Queen really do? What are the powers of the governor general? Has the Crown strengthened or weakened Canadian democracy? If we abolish the monarchy, what do we replace it with? And will we have to re-open the constitution?
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<br>Charles will soon become King of Canada, but a Canada highly ambivalent to his reign. This presents the representatives of the Crown with the opportunity to build a better monarchy in both Britain and Canada, one relevant to the twenty-first century.
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<br>A strong republican movement in Canada stresses that the monarchy is archaic and anti-democratic, an embarrassing vestige of our colonial past. An equally vibrant monarchist movement, however, defends its loyalty to royalty, asserting that the Queen is a living link to a political and constitutional tradition dating back over a thousand years. But is the monarchy worth keeping?
<br>
<br>
<i>Battle Royal</i> answers this question and many more: What does the Queen really do? What are the powers of the governor general? Has the Crown strengthened or weakened Canadian democracy? If we abolish the monarchy, what do we replace it with? And will we have to re-open the constitution?
<br>
<br>Charles will soon become King of Canada, but a Canada highly ambivalent to his reign. This presents the representatives of the Crown with the opportunity to build a better monarchy in both Britain and Canada, one relevant to the twenty-first century.
A nuanced and thorough investigation of the cases for preserving or abolishing the monarchy in Canada. Subjecting both sides to searching critiques, political scientist David Johnson examines the republican challenge to the Crown and the monarchist defence of it, while giving a tantalizing view of what the reign of King Charles III might look like.
David Johnson, a professor of political science at Cape Breton University, has studied and taught Canadian politics, government, and the constitution for more than thirty years. His columns appear regularly in the
<i>Cape Breton Post</i>. He lives in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
<i>Cape Breton Post</i>. He lives in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
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<li>An engaging, thought-provoking look at the great debate headed our way on whether to continue the monarchy in Canada after the death of Elizabeth</li>
<li>Carefully looks at both the pro- and anti-monarchist sides and how they fit into Canadian political traditions</li>
<li>Also highlights the problems associated with abolishing the monarchy in Canada</li>
<li>Many Canadians have said they want to abolish the monarchy after Queen Elizabeth dies, rather than pass the crown on to her son Prince Charles</li>
<li>Rich in detail on the Crown in Canadian history, how our democratic system has developed alongside it, and the real political powers still held by the Queen and her vice-regents today</li>
</ul>
<li>An engaging, thought-provoking look at the great debate headed our way on whether to continue the monarchy in Canada after the death of Elizabeth</li>
<li>Carefully looks at both the pro- and anti-monarchist sides and how they fit into Canadian political traditions</li>
<li>Also highlights the problems associated with abolishing the monarchy in Canada</li>
<li>Many Canadians have said they want to abolish the monarchy after Queen Elizabeth dies, rather than pass the crown on to her son Prince Charles</li>
<li>Rich in detail on the Crown in Canadian history, how our democratic system has developed alongside it, and the real political powers still held by the Queen and her vice-regents today</li>
</ul>
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