Why all Canadians should be monarchists
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Queen Elizabeth represents continuity with the past, including the best developments in Canadian history
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Tag: Britain
Catholic Ireland’s conflicted interest in the monarchy
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Dublin cinemas planned to screen the Queen’s coronation but opted not to after receiving threats
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Irish lead the way in the push to decolonize
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Language and culture played a big role in helping the Irish survive and fueled their cultural renaissance
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A love letter from Canadian LGBQT artist to the Queen
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She led me to the intersection of the many roads I could walk, in a bigger world with room for us all
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The last children of Anglo-Saxon England
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For the upper class of England, the Norman conquest was wipe out time
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Boris Johnson: the man who got Brexit done
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Like all trade deals, the agreement involves elements of compromise. But the concessions come from both sides. Johnson’s negotiators were able to protect their red lines
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Christmas pantomime a charming holiday tradition
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There’s no requirement to stick to the details of the original story. The entertainment imperative trumps ‘authenticity’ every time
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Margaret Thatcher and the end of apartheid
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The Thatcher-Nelson Mandela relationship is a reflection of how very different people can evolve a respectful, albeit wary, understanding
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More than just a Spectator to world events
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The long-running weekly publication offers depth, broad perspective on a variety of issues, and doesn’t shy away from controversy
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Statue-toppling and the narrowness of righteous minds
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Just because someone else’s history makes you uncomfortable doesn’t give you a moral licence to erase it from public space
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COVID-19 shows modern politics lacks common sense
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Placing trust in the public has become an alien idea. Our governments have become too large and self-serving
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