Recent content by NCSnotty

The notion of swearing an oath of allegiance is important, because it implies a relationship with a person (the Queen) and not an abstract idea.  We don't swear to uphold a constitution, or to a politician (God forbid), or to the holder of an office, but to a real person.  In our system we are...

I'll try to refer my post about Prince Charles to the original topic: In our leaders -- military, political, royal, or otherwise -- we generally consider their ability to perform their duties as more important than their personal lives.  In our Governor General, or King, or Queen, their primary...

"her retarded son"  ?! I presume this refers to Prince Charles.  I don't see how can deserve this, so I will defend some of his accomplishments:  He has a degree (the first ever for an heir to the throne) in history from Cambridge.  He speaks French and Welsh.  He spent most of the 1970s in the...

"The Brits share our colour scheme" I don't know about that.  I think only the Royal Marines wear green, thus keeping a somewhat special status for the colour, like the Americans, but unlike us.  Also, our artillery no longer wears blue, unlike the RA. As for our Navy, berets have only become...

There was a piece about blood diamonds (Dec. 5th) on TVO's "The Agenda."  In the context of Angola, Sierra Leone, etc., it referred to the use of slave labour to mine diamonds that were sold to buy arms for rebels.  I find the native leader's analogy...[insert adjective here]...

The quoted article may not be based entirely in fact, or without error, but it is far from the first to question the qualifications - political, social, constitutional, or otherwise - of the Governor General.  For an informed opinion on this, one need look no further than the recently released...

It looks like the idea was short-lived; no re-rolling (and no 9 month tours): http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061023/oconnor_rerolling_061023/20061023?hub=TopStories

Listen to the debate here: http://alumni.queensu.ca/studiesandtravel/EducHomecoming.htm