Comments on: Peak: Canada doesn’t need the Queen

By: dizi izle

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:27:49 +0000

the Olympics and the Commonwealth games are completely different competitions. If anything, the monarchy is more a symbol of our racist past (and somewhat present). Hereâ??s a quick test: name the last black queen or king? Exactly.

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By: Ian

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:42:06 +0000

The Olympics and the Commonwealth games are completely different competitions. If anything, the monarchy is more a symbol of our racist past (and somewhat present). Here’s a quick test: name the last black queen or king? Exactly.

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By: Trisha Carter, Gone Green

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:33:57 +0000

But isn’t the olympics also has asian and african countries participating? Don’t tell me that this “not needing the queen” is a facade for racism? It’s 2010, there is no room for that in the world now.

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By: Linda

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:49:56 +0000

Personally, I wouldn’t know what to say to a person from another country abouthaving a queen as head of state. No advantages come to mind.

Having the monarchy means being attached to the embarrassing Commonwealth Games. A third rate sporting event with Asian and African countries that still feel attached to a dead empire. And countries that are not democratic and have little to offer in terms of women’s rights. Go figure.

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By: Joe

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:49:09 +0000

It’s time to rid ourselves of the monarchy. It’s time is done and Canada should become a republic. The queen and Charles are from another era and it is time we voted for a president of some sort.

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By: JohnnieCanuck

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:11:38 +0000

I guess I am a wishy-washy monarchist. Things could be worse than they are now.

Of course if a republic was the only way to prevent Charles from becoming King, that would be tempting. How can someone with presumably the best education money and privilege can buy and on top of that his own set of personal advisers, be such a sucker for new age woo?

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By: Trisha Carter, Gone Green

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 10:20:36 +0000

Why hate the Queen? I don’t think there is sexism in the traditional monarchy. Just look, we a Queen and not a King as head of state. This is not the Catholic Church which will never ordain a female priest.

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By: Royalist

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:05:55 +0000

True, Julia Guillard mentioned her preference for a republic “when we see the monarch change”. However, her Labor Party lost 2.6% and nearly was sent back to the opposition benches. On the other hand, Monarchist Tony Abbott’s coalition gained 2.6% and 10 seats and nearly won the prime ministership. That does not indicate that the Australians rewarded a republican statement.

In fact a survey taken two weeks before the recent general election and released on 29th August showed that 48 per cent of Australians said there should be no change in the country’s links with the monarchy. Australian support for the country becoming a republic is at its lowest level since 1994.

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