Monarchist Heritage: Places Forevermore and Mother England

monarchist heritage: The Ontario Legislature, with its proudly monarchist heritage, was only too happy to provide a soft landing, according to Toronto Star. Being the polite colonials we were here in Central Canada, such rebellious sentiments toward Mother England were unimaginable not so long ago; surely he'd be safe here in Queen's Park of all places forevermore. It had found a more hospitable home than the one for which it had been made India, its original owner, had declared independence from British colonial rule more than 20 years before and was still eagerly in the process of dumping leftover monuments. But Canada 150, a fractious sesquicentennial if ever there was one, has done well to disrupt even the best-laid plans. Edward himself may remain amid the trees of Queen's Park, the only real threat to his position being pigeon droppings, but on the river his startlingly convincing doppelganger plays out as mere flotsam, which let's be real here seems no more than an honest appraisal of the current moment. Old Edward can be seen drifting south down the Don River every Sunday this month, a stubborn monument to a time seeming less and less relevant by the day. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.