[EyeBrock]

ridenrain ridenrain:

Odd to see the GG in a uniform. I would assumed that she's have a more queenly, less military outfit. For all her exaulted rank, I always cringe when I see people in uuniform who didn't do the time.

She still looked pretty hot but I know what you mean. You ever seen a worse beret than Prince Edward's?
He's lucky a Chinook never landed on it.

[Terence]

ridenrain ridenrain:

Odd to see the GG in a uniform. I would assumed that she's have a more queenly, less military outfit. For all her exaulted rank, I always cringe when I see people in uuniform who didn't do the time.

I doubt anyone will ever deserve to wear a uniform as much as, or look as good as....

[EyeBrock]

Nah, this guy deserves it more.

http://archives.cbc.ca/war_conflict/vet ... ips/14958/

You need to get with the worthy flow on military matters mate. You are well outside the respect zone.

[Terence]

Yeah, my brothers, Father, Uncles and Mother who all serve/d never imparted anything.

And we were talking about ceremonial uniforms of GG's.

Oh and Fred Topham V.C. is connected to me, although I was five when he died.

My family is a military family. I am the only one who hasn't served, because I was first to go to university.

[EyeBrock]

Still, you never served eh?

[Terence]

cadets, but my academic grades were good enough to get a full ticket at a nice school.

You can't give that opportunity away. Plus the 1980s were a depressing time for the services. I did consider it.

[EyeBrock]

InternetChatter InternetChatter:

cadets, but my academic grades were good enough to get a full ticket at a nice school.

You can't give that opportunity away. Plus the 1980s were a depressing time for the services. I did consider it.

Cadets eh?

The Crown rests.

[Choban]

EyeBrock EyeBrock:

No, but we have a shared heritage with the UK.

Also, the military value tradition and heritage and no branch more than Maritime Command.

Client state? Are you for real?

Again, your avatar? If you were so inclined to diss our heritage, find another avatar.

As for Rome, you will find it's influence still very much felt in the UK. Even though the last Legions left 1500 or so years ago, so, not a great example.

Tradition yes, and I can tell you that the navy guys are stiplers for tradition, try and change anything traditional in the navy and you'll hear about it. All branches of our forces were part of the British forces until WWI and the tradition runs deep. I'd hardly call us a client state. It's been a long time since Britian pulled our strings. So in response to Chatters rant against the Monarchy, all I can say is, when was the last time a british decision directly or indirectly affected your day to day life.
Good on you EyeBrock for standing up!

[EyeBrock]

Choban Choban:

EyeBrock EyeBrock:

No, but we have a shared heritage with the UK.

Also, the military value tradition and heritage and no branch more than Maritime Command.

Client state? Are you for real?

Again, your avatar? If you were so inclined to diss our heritage, find another avatar.

As for Rome, you will find it's influence still very much felt in the UK. Even though the last Legions left 1500 or so years ago, so, not a great example.

Tradition yes, and I can tell you that the navy guys are stiplers for tradition, try and change anything traditional in the navy and you'll hear about it. All branches of our forces were part of the British forces until WWI and the tradition runs deep. I'd hardly call us a client state. It's been a long time since Britian pulled our strings. So in response to Chatters rant against the Monarchy, all I can say is, when was the last time a british decision directly or indirectly affected your day to day life.
Good on you EyeBrock for standing up!

Thanks mate!

[Terence]

You will respect the Canadian public's authoritah, Stan and Kyle!
You will one day lose this connection, for good. You can only stop the Republican movement for so long. We win once, you lose forever.

In my lifetime, I am sure.

$1:

Majority of Canadians want to drop monarchy: poll
Mon Oct 1, 2007 5:55pm EDT


By Jonathan Spicer

TORONTO (Reuters) - More than half of Canadians want to cut ties with the British monarchy and scrap the constitutional system under which Queen Elizabeth is Canada's head of state, according to an online opinion poll released on Monday.

The survey by Angus Reid Strategies found that 53 percent wanted Canada to drop the monarchy.

Support for severing ties was highest among men, and among French speakers, while women, and those earning more than C$50,000 ($50,418) a year, were most likely to support the current system, the survey of 1,032 adults found.

"These are the lowest results for the monarchy that I've ever seen," said Tom Freda, national director of Citizens for a Canadian Republic, noting that support was similarly low shortly after the death of Princess Diana.

Like Britain and Australia, Canada is a constitutional monarchy. The queen's image is on the currency and she is represented in Canada by Governor General Michaelle Jean.

But the idea of dropping the monarchy occasionally seeps into public consciousness in Canada as in Australia. That took place most recently in 2002 when then-Deputy Prime Minister John Manley escorted the queen on a trip to Canada after musing about cutting regal ties when her reign ends.

The monarchy "sets us apart from our neighbor to the south, and I like it that way," said Prudence Preeper, of the Monarchist League of Canada.

In a separate question, 35 percent of respondents said they wanted Prince William to succeed the queen, compared with 20 percent who favor Prince Charles.

Support for cutting ties to the monarchy increases to 55 percent if Prince Charles were to become king -- a common thread in Commonwealth countries, said Mario Cansenco, director of global studies at Angus Reid.

© Thomson Reuters 2009 All rights reserved

[Choban]

I noticed your reply Chatter, I don't place much stock in polls myself
Notice how support for abolishing the Monarchy is highest amongst Men (particularily French speaking), and those making under 50k/year (like their financial situation would improve if the queen wasn't on our money)

I know that these polls only cover a percent of the population but 1,032 people seems like a very small portion compared to our population.

For myself, if it's abolishe, eh oh well, if not same thing, it in no way affects my day to day life.

[EyeBrock]

InternetChatter InternetChatter:

You will respect the Canadian public's authoritah, Stan and Kyle!
You will one day lose this connection, for good. You can only stop the Republican movement for so long. We win once, you lose forever.

In my lifetime, I am sure.

$1:

Majority of Canadians want to drop monarchy: poll
Mon Oct 1, 2007 5:55pm EDT


By Jonathan Spicer

TORONTO (Reuters) - More than half of Canadians want to cut ties with the British monarchy and scrap the constitutional system under which Queen Elizabeth is Canada's head of state, according to an online opinion poll released on Monday.

The survey by Angus Reid Strategies found that 53 percent wanted Canada to drop the monarchy.

Support for severing ties was highest among men, and among French speakers, while women, and those earning more than C$50,000 ($50,418) a year, were most likely to support the current system, the survey of 1,032 adults found.

"These are the lowest results for the monarchy that I've ever seen," said Tom Freda, national director of Citizens for a Canadian Republic, noting that support was similarly low shortly after the death of Princess Diana.

Like Britain and Australia, Canada is a constitutional monarchy. The queen's image is on the currency and she is represented in Canada by Governor General Michaelle Jean.

But the idea of dropping the monarchy occasionally seeps into public consciousness in Canada as in Australia. That took place most recently in 2002 when then-Deputy Prime Minister John Manley escorted the queen on a trip to Canada after musing about cutting regal ties when her reign ends.

The monarchy "sets us apart from our neighbor to the south, and I like it that way," said Prudence Preeper, of the Monarchist League of Canada.

In a separate question, 35 percent of respondents said they wanted Prince William to succeed the queen, compared with 20 percent who favor Prince Charles.

Support for cutting ties to the monarchy increases to 55 percent if Prince Charles were to become king -- a common thread in Commonwealth countries, said Mario Cansenco, director of global studies at Angus Reid.

© Thomson Reuters 2009 All rights reserved

You should look at changing your provincial flag then Cadet IC.
The 'Lion Rampant' is the symbol of royalty in Scotland, as in the British Crown.

You really need to read up on your own history.

[Terence]

You are pretty much a one trick pony Eye. How many times do you repeat the same thing?

I like the look of the flag, one of the nicest of any on the planet. If it changes, so be it. You like repeating yourself, to each his own. I don't obsess over a piece of cloth like a fundamentalist obsessive. I believe nations, and traditions evolve. People and societies advance. It was tradition to do many racist and bigoted things under the Crown, less now than before.

I will be part of the national movement to successfully get the Prince of Kotex off our money. You will be on the losing side.

[EyeBrock]

InternetChatter InternetChatter:

You are pretty much a one trick pony Eye. How many times do you repeat the same thing?

I like the look of the flag, one of the nicest of any on the planet. If it changes, so be it. You like repeating yourself, to each his own. I don't obsess over a piece of cloth like a fundamentalist obsessive. I believe nations, and traditions evolve. People and societies advance. It was tradition to do many racist and bigoted things under the Crown, less now than before.

I will be part of the national movement to successfully get the Prince of Kotex off our money. You will be on the losing side.

Well you are not getting the point are you?
You slag off tradition but you have an avatar with a well known symbol of the very thing you are slagging off.
It makes your 'argument' much less credible.

Maybe you should stick to things you have some knowledge on eh? Your 'cutting and pasting' is no substitute for some educated input.

And me, I'll go with whatever happens in the future, history and tradition matter to warriors. It doesn't seem like you can get that ethos from the cub scouts or whatever cadets you were in.

You go and start on your republic now my crazy chum.

[Terence]

Here is a lesson of civil rights, soldier.

There is nothing worse than a soldier thinking "soldiers" views trump a democratic public. Freedom at it's core requires soldiers acquiesce and not stand in the way of the democratic majority.

If my side wins, great, if your side does, so be it. But to pretend your view trumps my side is height of arrogance.

Here is a reason why the Monarchy is supremely un-Canadian in 2009. The largest religion in Canada is Catholic, by far larger than all the Protestants combined. Yet the act of settlement which is relevant to both Canada's and the UK's law, means the Monarchy you bow before, takes people out of the line of succession for their religious affiliation.

In 2007 Peter Phillips (Princess Anne's son) was going to be removed from the line for marrying a Roman Catholic CANADIAN in 2008, so she HAD to convert.

George Windsor in 1988 was removed for marrying a Catholic.

I want State sanctioned bigotry taken out of my Canada.

You can support it all you want. I chose freedom, liberty and civil rights over traditions based in intolerance and state sanctioned discrimination.

Just like the Flag debate, we chose Canada over Britain.