As the Queen marks seventy years on the throne, this engaging work examines Canada’s constitutional monarchy.
As Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Platinum Jubilee in 2022 and nears the conclusion of her reign, much discussion and debate has taken place about the monarchy in Canada.
A Resilient Crown examines a broad range of issues related to Canada’s constitutional monarchy, its present state, and its future. Topics include Crown-Indigenous relations; the foundational place of the Crown in Canada’s system of government; the viceregal offices and the role of the administrator; the Crown and francophone Canada; the prime ministers and the Queen; royal tours; and Queen Elizabeth herself.
Drawing from academics, serving and retired public servants, and well-known commentators, this book brings together a rich collection of essays that delve into the Crown in Canada today.
Contents
Preface
D. Michael Jackson and Christopher McCreery
Introduction
D. Michael Jackson and Christopher McCreery
A CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
1 The Crown, the Queen, and the Structure of the Constitution
Warren J. Newman
2 The Crown’s Contemporary Constitutional Legitimacy
Jonathan Shanks
3 Canada’s Entrenched Monarchy: The “Offices” of the Queen and Her Representatives
Andrew Heard
THE CANADIAN CROWN AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
4 The Promise of the Crown in Indigenous-Settler Relations
Keith Thor Carlson
5 Overturning Royal Monuments: Confronting History, Reconciliation, and the Honour of the Crown
Serge Joyal
6 Treaty Spaces: The Chapels Royal in Canada
John Fraser, Carolyn King, and Nathan Tidridge
REPRESENTING THE SOVEREIGN
7 The Enduring Crown in Canada: Reflections on the Office of Governor General at the Platinum Jubilee
Barbara J. Messamore
8 The Lieutenant Governors — Second Fiddles or Coordinate Viceregals?
D. Michael Jackson
9 The Spare Fire Extinguisher: The Administrator of the Government of Canada
Christopher McCreery
PERSPECTIVES ON THE CROWN IN CANADA
10 A Right Honourable Journey: The Queen and Her Canadian Prime Ministers
Arthur Milnes
11 The Rise and Fall of French Canadian Loyalism
Damien-Claude Bélanger
12 Royal Tours of Canada in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth II
Carolyn Harris
13 Queen Elizabeth II: A Personal Tribute
David Johnston
Notes
About the Contributors
Image Credits
Index
About the Editors
