09-12-2022, 12:07 AM
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#401
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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I can't believe you guys are being so disrespectful talking about passports in the thread about our dearly departed Liz.
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09-12-2022, 08:48 AM
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#402
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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
I can't believe you guys are being so disrespectful talking about passports in the thread about our dearly departed Liz.
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She's our head of state that spent a total of what, 30 days in our country during her 70 year reign? Not sure many of us have amusing anecdotes or fond memories of her.
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09-12-2022, 09:03 AM
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#403
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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Originally Posted by CroFlames
She's our head of state that spent a total of what, 30 days in our country during her 70 year reign? Not sure many of us have amusing anecdotes or fond memories of her.
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I was joking, although talking about passports is about as uninteresting as discussing the monarchy.
I just got an alert that the corgis will stay with Prince Andrew. Well, thank god that’s settled and I was informed as soon as humanly possible.
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09-12-2022, 09:26 AM
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#404
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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09-12-2022, 10:29 AM
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#405
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First Line Centre
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it wouldn't surprise me to get an annual holiday. We have Victoria day and QEII had a significant impact on several generations of the Commonwealth.
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09-12-2022, 10:40 AM
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#406
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Locke
You think King Chuck is going to make it to 143?
I was speaking Historically though, how many Kings, Queens, Dukes and Duchesses and whatever the hell else has England had? If we got a day off for each one we'd never have to work again!
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We have literally only had 2 Monarchs since confederation. I doub't anyone is arguing we should have a holiday for Every Monarch since Henry VIII in 1400's 
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09-12-2022, 10:45 AM
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#407
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Montréal, QC
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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
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New Zealand is doing so as well.
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09-12-2022, 11:27 AM
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#408
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I'll probably come in anyway to catch up on emails etc.
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09-12-2022, 11:40 AM
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#409
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by MacDaddy77
We have literally only had 2 Monarchs since confederation.
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We've had six—seven including Charles.
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09-12-2022, 01:11 PM
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#410
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Originally Posted by MacDaddy77
it wouldn't surprise me to get an annual holiday. We have Victoria day and QEII had a significant impact on several generations of the Commonwealth.
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If only we didnt just get Alberta Day!
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09-12-2022, 01:49 PM
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#411
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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Ugh, it’s going to take me forever to remember it’s Court of King’s Bench now.
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09-12-2022, 02:11 PM
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#412
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by MacDaddy77
We have literally only had 2 Monarchs since confederation. I doub't anyone is arguing we should have a holiday for Every Monarch since Henry VIII in 1400's
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It may seem that way, but certainly not literally - it was Queen Victoria during confederation, and it didn't go straight from Queen Victoria to QEII. There's a couple Georges and Edwards in between them.
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09-12-2022, 05:53 PM
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#413
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
Ugh, it’s going to take me forever to remember it’s Court of King’s Bench now.
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As someone who used to work at the Courthouse, there will be definitely a lot of little changes like this that will be fun to see how long it takes to change old habits.
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09-12-2022, 07:28 PM
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Ben
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: God's Country (aka Cape Breton Island)
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The sheriff in the court I was in this morning got ribbed pretty hard at the first break for saying "All rise, the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia is now open in honor of her majesty the Queen"
So, has the capital of Saskatchewan changed its name to Rex yet?
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09-12-2022, 07:41 PM
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#415
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: California
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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
The sheriff in the court I was in this morning got ribbed pretty hard at the first break for saying "All rise, the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia is now open in honor of her majesty the Queen"
So, has the capital of Saskatchewan changed its name to Rex yet?
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Still rhymes with fun.
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09-12-2022, 10:18 PM
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#416
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
The sheriff in the court I was in this morning got ribbed pretty hard at the first break for saying "All rise, the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia is now open in honor of her majesty the Queen"
So, has the capital of Saskatchewan changed its name to Rex yet?
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Condolences on your charges.
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09-13-2022, 12:33 AM
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#417
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I have no immediate need to protest the monarchy or the UK system of governance.
However, I am very disturbed by a system that allows police overreach to arrest those that do protest.
People are being arrested for the most benign forms of protest i.e. just standing around with a sign, or for what they say.
Now, you can make an argument that coul, depending on the situation, be in bad taste, but we either have a democratic right to free speech and assembly or we don’t.
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09-13-2022, 04:37 AM
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Ben
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: God's Country (aka Cape Breton Island)
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Originally Posted by Locke
Condolences on your charges.
Fraud? Murder? Worse? |
Worse ... much, much, worse ...
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09-13-2022, 04:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Barnet Flame
Now, you can make an argument that coul, depending on the situation, be in bad taste, but we either have a democratic right to free speech and assembly or we don’t.
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I agree in part... But I can say that anyone protesting a funeral or a funeral procession is the ####### in the situation. Yelling at someone whose mother just died is just a bad thing to do no matter the circumstances.
I don't really think that Charles will be a great monarch (whatever that is in a modern, educated society)and I think that it will eventually lead to the establishment of Republics in many Commonwealth nations but give him a bit of time to grieve.
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09-13-2022, 07:25 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Barnet - North London
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I agree that anyone yelling at a funeral cortège or at someone whose mother just died is beyond the Pale. I understand someone has been arrested for heckling Andrew as he followed his mother’s coffin. But that isn’t what my post was about.
But arresting someone for holding a placard or expressing a viewpoint peaceably nowhere near any of the family is…disturbing.
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