I'll start out by admitting flatly that I'm not a member of the Armed Forces - however, this thread was drawn to my attention, and after reading through all six pages I can say that my heart was gladdened to see that so many in Her Majesty's Canadian Forces have such profound respect for the Canadian Crown. It worries me that so many Canadians remain unaware of our constitutional structure, and how, because it vests the Crown with all executive authority in this land, it makes the Crown the embodiment of the Canadian State, with the Sovereign who wears that crown the physical, living representation of Canada.
This makes the bitterness of republicans all the more sad - they're so angry and slobber so much over perceived injustices and offences against Canadian "values" (as though their values mattered more, or were morally superior to all others), but the ignorance it's all based on makes their rantings so completely hollow. They become the cries of petulant children, as someone here so aptly put it.
If they'd at least acknowledge that, whether they like it or not, the Crown is the source of all authority in Canada, apart from and above the political machinations of government, and that allegiance is given to the Queen as the person who exercises that power under a reciprocal oath taken during her coronation, not as a wealthy individual, as well as being to her as the legally distinct Queen of Canada, not as Queen of the UK (as though Canada were still some kind of colony instead of a sovereign kingdom), then their criticisms might actually hold some weight. But instead they'd rather imagine problems that don't exist, and then tell us all how we should solve them!
It might also give more credibility to their position on taking the oath required to enter into the Services - they'd at least recognise what is legally true, and promise to obey the authority of the Crown in a legal manner, whether they personally agreed with the constitutional system, which we have democratically achieved, or not.
None-the-less, you all certainly took those various trolls' bulls**t and rubbed it right back in their faces!
I should also forewarn that there may be other republicans here soon - this thread came to my attention because someone from here appealed for help on the Citizens for a Canadian Republic message board (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ccr_ccrc/), stating: "A bunch of monarchists in the military are hounding a few anti-
monarchist soldiers at this forum. I am suggesting a show of support," signed "Soldier." So, just a heads-up.
Keep up the good work all, and thanks for serving Her Canadian Majesty so well.
God Save the Queen/Dieu garde la Reine!
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