The Canadian Crown is a unique institution that has been integral to our ideals of democracy from its beginning in 16th-century New France.
Canadians enjoy one of the most stable forms of government on the planet, but there is a crisis in our understanding of the role the Crown plays in that government. Media often refer to the governor general as the Canadian head of state, and the queen is frequently misidentified in Canada as only the British monarch, yet she has been queen of Canada since 1952. Even government publications routinely cast the Crown as merely a symbolic institution with no impact on the daily lives of Canadians — this is simply not true. Errors such as these are echoed in school textbooks and curriculum outlines.
Canada’s Constitutional Monarchy has been written to counter the misinformation given to Canadians, reintroducing them to a rich institution integral to our ideals of democracy and parliamentary government. Nathan Tidridge presents the Canadian Crown as a colourful and unique institution at the very heart of our Confederation, exploring its history from its beginnings in 16th-century New France, as well as its modern relationships with First Nations, Honours, Heraldry, and the day-to-day life of the country.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 342.7102/9
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 9781459700840 9781554889808
- LCCN
- KE4199
- LCCN Item number
- T53 2011eb
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- CaBNVSL
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- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (285 p. )
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00227996 (OCoLC)732948877 (CaOOCEL)439943
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- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Canada's Constitutional Monarchy 5
- Copyright 6
- Table of Contents 11
- Acknowledgements 13
- Introduction 17
- Chapter One 25
- Chapter Two 56
- Chapter Three 72
- Chapter Four 83
- Chapter Five 96
- Chapter Six 105
- Chapter Seven 127
- Chapter Eight 143
- Chapter Nine 155
- Chapter Ten 171
- Chapter Eleven 181
- Chapter Twelve 191
- Chapter Thirteen 202
- Appendix A 209
- Appendix B 235
- Appendix C 242
- Appendix D 251
- Appendix E 253
- Appendix F 257
- Bibliography 267
- Index 273
- About the Author 288
- Of Related Interest 289
