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Sixtieth Anniversary of the Reign of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II   Pierre Trudeau was known to admire the Queen personally. It is even said that so great was his personal regard for Her Majesty as a stateswoman with encyclopedic knowledge of Canada, that he deliberately entrenched the monarchy in the Constitution Act of 1982, which, of course, can

June 4th, 2012House debate

Jason KenneyConservative

Golden Jubilee   of Canadian government”. This institution is solidly anchored in the past. The crown symbolizes the protection of the rights of the most humble citizen by the monarchy, across the kingdom. In exchange, we owe our sincere allegiance to the monarchy. I believe that it was John Farthing who

February 6th, 2002House debate

Jason KenneyCanadian Alliance

Modernization Of House Of Commons Procedure   will see the consequences of that. In other words, we cannot take democracy for granted. It is a system that has evolved. This constitutional monarchy, with a democratic legislature and a representative legislature, is a system that has evolved over centuries of struggle. It did

March 21st, 2001House debate

Jason KenneyCanadian Alliance

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Ii  ”. That is wrong. Queen Elizabeth is the Queen of Canada and as a minister of her crown he ought to know that. The monarchy is a fundamental aspect of our distinctiveness as a nation. The crown defines a distinct Canadian identity contrary to that of the republic to the south. An elected

May 28th, 2001House debate

Jason KenneyCanadian Alliance

Standing Orders And Procedure   respect for the traditions this place represents. I am a traditionalist. I for instance am a strong supporter of our constitutional monarchy. However, I support our constitutional monarchy, our institutions and our traditions as embodied in this parliament not for the sake

April 21st, 1998House debate

Jason KenneyReform

Member for Ottawa South   there will be differences of opinion on matters such as the monarchy. But the Deputy Prime Minister is not a private citizen. He is a senior representative of Her Majesty's government, and he therefore has a high responsibility to lead Canadians in honouring our sovereign as we thank her for her 50

October 7th, 2002House debate

Jason KenneyCanadian Alliance

Golden Jubilee   of parliament, what Eugene Forsey described as “the first principle of Canadian government”. We as members of this place will come and go depending on the political fashions of the day. But the Crown goes on as the ultimate symbol of order and continuity in our constitutional monarchy

February 5th, 2002House debate

Jason KenneyCanadian Alliance

Sir John A. Macdonald Day And The Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day Act   us today they would find it ironic and would undoubtedly vote against it, in part because they would see the sort of recognition of mere politicians in a constitutional monarchy as something inappropriate. However, I do think that these great men, who contributed so much to carve

June 7th, 2001House debate

Jason KenneyCanadian Alliance

Golden Wedding Anniversary   tomorrow. It was the 11th year of the reign of King George VI. Britain was beset by economic problems. Monarchies and democracies in half of Europe had fallen under the hammer of Soviet communism. The empire, which Canada helped to defend through the dark days of the second world war

November 19th, 1997House debate

Jason KenneyReform