The Canadian Kingdom

150 Years of Constitutional Monarchy

Buch | Softcover

248 Seiten

2018
Dundurn Group Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4597-4118-8 (ISBN)

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An integral part of Canada’s political culture, constitutional monarchy has evolved since Confederation to become a uniquely Canadian institution. How has it shaped twenty-first-century Canada? How have views on the monarchy changed? Eleven experts on the history of Canada’s Crown take up these questions from diverse perspectives.

An integral part of Canada’s political culture, the constitutional monarchy has evolved over the 150 years since Confederation to become a uniquely Canadian institution.

Canada inherited the constitutional monarchy from Britain even before Confederation in 1867. In the 150 years since then, the Crown has shaped, and been shaped by, Canada’s achievement of independence, its robust federalism, the unique identity of Quebec, and its relationship with Indigenous peoples.

What has this “Canadian Crown” contributed to the Canada of the twenty-first century? How is this historic yet resilient institution perceived today? The essays in this book respond to these questions from a variety of perspectives, encompassing the arts, the role of the vice-regal representatives, the Indigenous peoples, and the contemporary position of the monarch. In discussing whether there is a distinctly Canadian monarchy, the authors look beyond Canada’s borders, too, and explore how Canada’s development has influenced other Commonwealth realms.

D. Michael Jackson was chief of protocol for the Government of Saskatchewan from 1980 to 2005. He is the president of the Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada and was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order by Queen Elizabeth II in 2005. He lives in Regina.

John Fraser and D. Michael Jackson: Preface

D. Michael Jackson: Introduction: The Canadian Crown at 150 Years

Part 1: The Crown in Canadian History

Barbara J. Messamore: Confederation, Continuity, and the Crown: Some Reflections on Canada 150

Carolyn Harris: Royalty and the Arts in Canada

Robert E. Hawkins: Vimy and the Role of Canada’s Monarchy

Part 2: The Crown and Indigenous Peoples

Steven Point: The Crown and First Nations in British Columbia: A Personal View

Nathan Tidridge: Decolonizing the Crown in Canada: Restoring the Queen at the Council Fire

Part 3: The Crown and Indigenous Peoples

Andrew Heard: The Crown in Canada: Is There a Canadian Monarchy?

Serge Joyal: The Oath of Allegiance: A New Perspective

Christopher McCreery: The Vulnerability of Vice-Regal Offices in Canada

Part 4: The Crown and the Realms

Peter Boyce: Australian Perspectives on a Shared Monarchy

Sean Palmer: The Path to Nationalization: How the Realms Have Made the Monarchy Their Own

John Fraser: A Tale of Two Sovereigns; or, How the Queen of Canada Helps the Queen of the United Kingdom

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Erscheinungsdatum	13.06.2018
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Toronto
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 228 mm
Gewicht	396 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-4597-4118-8 / 1459741188
ISBN-13	978-1-4597-4118-8 / 9781459741188
Zustand	Neuware