Is the monarchy relevant in my life?
Not really. The queen has always been on our money, her portrait was in our schools until they weren’t anymore, and there was a giant one in our old hockey arena. I think we (our government) still has to ask permission from the monarchy (through a symbolic representative) to do stuff, and we get to send our athletes to the Commonwealth Games.
When I was growing up, I thought the Queen seemed like a pretty nice lady, and Coronation Street along with many British sitcoms were a staple on Canadian television.
Does the monarchy cost the Canadian government money? It sure does:
‘While Canada might not pay money directly to the monarchy, the country’s ties to the House of Windsor could cost taxpayers more than $58.7 million annually.
That’s according to the Monarchist League of Canada, which calculated the figure for the 2019-2020 fiscal year based on costs such as maintaining historic buildings, running the Governor General’s office, and covering travel-related expenses for visiting royals like security for Prince Harry and Meghan. The pro-monarchy group says the total represents $1.55 per Canadian.“*
Worth it?
-Leon
*from CTV.ca
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Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.
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Hi Leon,
I co-sign this; the responsiblity to share about other Indie authors in a crowded world. I feel the sentiment, with all authors.
I hope to continue to do the same, to help promote other writers. If you know anyone writers that are interested in being promoted and or promoting themselves, I am actively looking for writers to feature in a Writers’ Podcast that I hope to launch this year.
Jamesedgarskye8@gmail.com
Thank you so much, Leon. Also, for sharing your thoughts about the coronation. My sister mentioned that some of her friends were going to conduct a coronation for one of their friends … I think that the coronation is free for everyone. I had not known the information you shared about the Queen’s coronation and her relevance in your life.
I have spent my entire life in the state of California and hearing your perspective is an opportunity for me to think more on this.
-James
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