School Project: Places Right and Print Portraits

school project: League chairman David Finch said the move was unhelpful to Canada's identity as a constitutional monarchy, according to CTV. Downloading a print may be fine for a folder in a child's school project; but it ultimately discourages the hanging of display-sized photographic portraits of a beloved sovereign in government offices and public places right across the country, Finch said in a press release. The Monarchist League of Canada said it was informed by the Canadian Heritage department that it will no longer print portraits of Queen Elizabeth II, and the image will be available by download only. It will particularly impact on folk who are not tech-savvy, those who don't use computers and those living in medium and small-sized communities where there may not be copy shops to hand, and certainly not copy shops with large-sizes of coated stock or the capacity to print such an item. Finch said commercial printers had quoted him about 50 cents per picture, claiming cost to the government is entirely insignificant. The league said it was supportive of the government's move to reduce printing and welcomed the ability to download the picture. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.