![]() ![]() ![]() Duty, not glory, service not power, is the point of the coronation ritual. It is resolved in what we now call “servant leadership,” that the good leader, the good king, is willing to sacrifice - even to lay down his life - for the good of those he leads. That apparent contradiction will now lead Charles to his coronation. Jamming it into the back of a bill that lays out schedules for transfer payments is insulting to our system of Crown-in-Parliament and responsible government. ![]() Yet given that the Crown is at the heart of our Canadian Constitution, such an alteration of the sovereign’s title deserves a standalone bill in Parliament, with MPs and senators having the right to give their views. He will no longer be known in Canada as “Defender of the Faith,” a title first bestowed on Henry VIII by the pope and, after Henry’s breach with Rome, conferred anew by the British Parliament.Īn argument can certainly be had about the relative merits of that title - both in the 16th century and now. ![]() Meanwhile, as shabby behaviour goes, his government stuffed into its budget bill a change to the Canadian title of King Charles III. One hopes that our prime minister will manage to attend without causing a scene, as he did at the late Queen’s funeral. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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