And I think we have been so, so lucky to have the Queen as our head of state," he said in a Weekend Morning Show interview on Sunday. "She has conducted herself from Day 1 with dignity, confidence and grace.
Royal Fascinator Shadows of a difficult 2021 loom over Royal Family ahead of next year's Platinum Jubilee Stefanson also said the Queen's Platinum Jubilee flag will fly outside the Manitoba Legislative Building from sunrise until sunset on Sunday to mark to occasion.ĭwight MacAulay, former chief of protocol for the Manitoba government, has met the Queen numerous times on her trips to the province. Meanwhile, Premier Heather Stefanson announced the province is providing grant funding for Manitoba's six royally designated organizations to facilitate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee initiatives throughout the year "with a focus on reconciliation." Janice Filmon said in a statement on Sunday, congratulating the Queen on reaching the milestone. "Manitoba has always enjoyed a very special relationship with Her Majesty and The Royal Family," Lt.-Gov. The remaining 24 per cent said they weren't sure. While 38 per cent of Manitobans said they thought Canada should continue as a constitutional monarchy for generations to come, the exact same proportion voiced the opposite opinion. 7:05īut the poll suggested people in Manitoba were more evenly divided on the issue. WATCH | Poll suggests Canadians want end to constitutional monarchy:ĭuration 7:05 Angus Reid President Shachi Kurl joins Power & Politics to discuss her latest poll on Canada's support for the monarchy. Recent polling suggests Manitobans may be more tied to the monarchy than people in other parts of Canada.Īn Angus Reid poll published just over two months ago suggested that over half of Canadians think the country should not remain a constitutional monarchy indefinitely. But I think that what happens next needs to be taken very seriously," he said. "Certainly, we're not interested in being subjects of the Crown and being under the control of the federal government that represents that Crown. That would mean Canada reopening its treaty process with First Nations, which would be a challenge. It's not impossible for British Commonwealth counties to sever some ties with the Crown - Barbados recently did just that, shifting the country from a constitutional monarchy into a republic.īut taking that kind of step would be more complicated for Canada because the federal government has no legal claim to the land, Sinclair said. Niigaan Sinclair says the treaty relationship between First Nations and the Crown is complicated and often one-sided. But I mean, she ultimately has no power or say within the government itself," he said.
"She's a really remarkable, important person. One recent development in this relationship was the appointment of Mary Simon as the Governor General of Canada.īut while that move made Simon the first Indigenous person to ever hold the title, the designation was largely symbolic, Sinclair said. "And so how does Canada deal with that? Completely disrespectfully," Sinclair said. Instead, the monarchy has left the Canadian government to deal with First Nations people, he said. Sinclair said he believes the Crown does very little to uphold its treaty relationship with First Nations, which is meant to involve regular meetings and discussions. At the same time, I don't think the monarchy thinks of the relationship with us very seriously." "When Prince Charles showed up in the city a few years ago, it taken very seriously by First Nations people because we respect our relationship with that sacred monarchy. Analysis Apathy might be what's keeping Canadians from ditching the monarchy
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