Title: Monarchy in Canada: its rise, evolution and future
Source document: Variations on community: the Canadian space. Otrísalová, Lucia (Editor); Martonyi, Éva (Editor). 1st edition Brno: Masaryk University, 2013, pp. 281-292
Extent
281-292
Stable URL (handle): https://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/digilib.81421
Type
Article
Language
English
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open access
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Description
Since 2006, the Conservative federal government led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been trying to turn the clock back and revive monarchical sentiments in Canada. As part of a larger political agenda, the Harper administration have recently put an emphasis on Canada's glorious monarchical past, holding a series of pompous ceremonies celebrating the War of 1812, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and royal visits. All this has been accompanied by further reaching actions of restoring the prefix "Royal" to the names of the air force and the navy and Harper's insistence on Queen's portraits being prominently displayed in the public lobbies of Canadian Foreign Affairs headquarters and Canadian embassies. The paper discusses the relevance and effectiveness of such initiatives, presenting them both in historical and contemporary contexts. The article also provides an overview of the evolution and recent developments in the monarchical system of government in Canada, as well as presents possible scenarios for its future.
Depuis l`an 2006 le gouvernement fédéral conservateur sous le premier ministre Stephen Harper a essayé de faire revenir le passé et revivre les sentiments monarchiques au Canada. Faisant partie d`une agenda politique plus ample, l`administration de Harper a mis en relief tout récemment le passé monarchique du Canada glorieux avec toute une série de ceremonies pompeuses pour commémorer la Guerre de 1812, l`anniversaire de diamants de la Reine ainsi que les visites royales. Tout cela avec des actions qui allaient plus loin dans le sens de restaurer le préxife "royal" devant les noms des forces armées aériennes et maritimes . Monsieur Harper a en plus insisté qu`on devait mettre en vue des portraits de la reine dans des lieux visibles et notamment dans les couloirs des sièges des Offices des Affaires Etrangères et ceux des ambassades du Canada à l`étranger. Cet article repasse en revue la rélévance et les effets possibles de ce type d`initiatives en les présentant tant du point de vue historique, comme celui du contexte contemporaire. On y présente également une revue de l`évolution et les faits courants au sein du système monarchique du gouvernement au Canada ainsi que des scenarios pour le future possibles.
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