The Monarchist League of Canada recently held a contest to gather
impressions of the King's opening of Parliament. Below is my submission
sent on June 6th, 2025
My reflection on the King's opening of Parliament:
Sometimes good news comes in dribs and drabs and at other times it comes all at once as a deluge that you almost forget the drought you endured. Monarchists have not had a whole lot to celebrate for a decade now. While the out-pouring of heartfelt tributes for Queen Elizabeth II and the glories of King Charles III's coronation were certainly welcomed, I have felt an unease growing; polls continued to go in the wrong direction, Barbados cut ties with the monarchy, and the fallout from Prince Harry's split with the Royal Family never seemed to end. Even in the lead up to the King opening Parliament a figure as illustrious as Peter Mansbridge stated he had lost faith in the monarchy over its lack of response to Trump's egregious annexation threats.
So, to say a lot was riding on this one day would be no understatement. Perhaps it is the magic of the monarchy that one day could so easily turn things around. Polls began to rise, the media (for once) was fully behind the King, and in the online communities I moderate there was a positivity about the monarchy, and the King, I had not seen in some time - if ever. The previously expressed comments by some that King Charles would be a deeply unpopular monarch who paved the way for a republic aged so poorly as to become ridiculous. Even organizations opposed to the monarchy largely kept silent. For all the Bloc's bluster one online commenter wrote that they saw at least one of the party's MPs amidst the crowd listening to the throne speech. If the throne speech demonstrated anything, it is that Canadians aren't overly opposed to the monarchy as an institution, they are opposed to a monarchy that is uninvolved in Canada.
It was a successful event and it underlines what our late Queen once said regarding 'needing to be seen to be believed'. It is my profound hope that this is not just a cloudburst of good news, but the start of a more consistent trend of involving the monarchy in the daily life of Canadians. In this the Monarchist League of Canada has a role to play in bringing forward helpful suggestions to His Majesty's ministers.
[Name Redacted]
New Brunswick
impressions of the King's opening of Parliament. Below is my submission
sent on June 6th, 2025
My reflection on the King's opening of Parliament:
Sometimes good news comes in dribs and drabs and at other times it comes all at once as a deluge that you almost forget the drought you endured. Monarchists have not had a whole lot to celebrate for a decade now. While the out-pouring of heartfelt tributes for Queen Elizabeth II and the glories of King Charles III's coronation were certainly welcomed, I have felt an unease growing; polls continued to go in the wrong direction, Barbados cut ties with the monarchy, and the fallout from Prince Harry's split with the Royal Family never seemed to end. Even in the lead up to the King opening Parliament a figure as illustrious as Peter Mansbridge stated he had lost faith in the monarchy over its lack of response to Trump's egregious annexation threats.
So, to say a lot was riding on this one day would be no understatement. Perhaps it is the magic of the monarchy that one day could so easily turn things around. Polls began to rise, the media (for once) was fully behind the King, and in the online communities I moderate there was a positivity about the monarchy, and the King, I had not seen in some time - if ever. The previously expressed comments by some that King Charles would be a deeply unpopular monarch who paved the way for a republic aged so poorly as to become ridiculous. Even organizations opposed to the monarchy largely kept silent. For all the Bloc's bluster one online commenter wrote that they saw at least one of the party's MPs amidst the crowd listening to the throne speech. If the throne speech demonstrated anything, it is that Canadians aren't overly opposed to the monarchy as an institution, they are opposed to a monarchy that is uninvolved in Canada.
It was a successful event and it underlines what our late Queen once said regarding 'needing to be seen to be believed'. It is my profound hope that this is not just a cloudburst of good news, but the start of a more consistent trend of involving the monarchy in the daily life of Canadians. In this the Monarchist League of Canada has a role to play in bringing forward helpful suggestions to His Majesty's ministers.
[Name Redacted]
New Brunswick
Winners were announced on June 19th, 2025. Below is my (somewhat
shortened) entry.
[Name Redacted], New Brunswick
...to say a lot was riding on this one day would be no understatement. Perhaps it is the magic of the monarchy that one day could so easily turn things around. Polls began to rise, the media (for once) was fully behind the King, and in the online communities I moderate there was a positivity about the monarchy, and the King, I had not seen in some time - if ever. The previously expressed comments by some that King Charles would be a deeply unpopular monarch who paved the way for a republic aged so poorly as to become ridiculous. Even organizations opposed to the monarchy largely kept silent. For all the Bloc's bluster one online commenter wrote...saw at least one of the party's MPs amidst the crowd listening to the Throne speech. If the throne speech demonstrated anything, it is that Canadians aren't overly opposed to the monarchy as an institution, they are opposed to a monarchy that is uninvolved in Canada. It was a successful event and it underlines what our late Queen once said regarding 'needing to be seen to be believed'. It is my profound hope that this is not just a cloudburst of good news, but the start of a more consistent trend of involving the monarchy in the daily life of Canadians. In this the Monarchist League of Canada has a role to play in bringing forward helpful suggestions to His Majesty's ministers.
shortened) entry.
[Name Redacted], New Brunswick
...to say a lot was riding on this one day would be no understatement. Perhaps it is the magic of the monarchy that one day could so easily turn things around. Polls began to rise, the media (for once) was fully behind the King, and in the online communities I moderate there was a positivity about the monarchy, and the King, I had not seen in some time - if ever. The previously expressed comments by some that King Charles would be a deeply unpopular monarch who paved the way for a republic aged so poorly as to become ridiculous. Even organizations opposed to the monarchy largely kept silent. For all the Bloc's bluster one online commenter wrote...saw at least one of the party's MPs amidst the crowd listening to the Throne speech. If the throne speech demonstrated anything, it is that Canadians aren't overly opposed to the monarchy as an institution, they are opposed to a monarchy that is uninvolved in Canada. It was a successful event and it underlines what our late Queen once said regarding 'needing to be seen to be believed'. It is my profound hope that this is not just a cloudburst of good news, but the start of a more consistent trend of involving the monarchy in the daily life of Canadians. In this the Monarchist League of Canada has a role to play in bringing forward helpful suggestions to His Majesty's ministers.
