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Zusatztext "?this volume deserves wide availability in secondary schools and public libraries across Canada." Informationen zum Autor Nathan Tidridge was awarded the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal for his 15 years of volunteer support in the education of Canadians on the role of the Crown. He teaches Canadian history and government at Waterdown District High School and was awarded the Premier's Award for Teaching Excellence (Teacher of the Year) in 2007. Tidridge lives in Carlisle, Ontario. Klappentext Canada's Constitutional Monarchy reintroduces Canadians to a rich institution integral to our ideals of democracy and parliamentary government. Author Nathan Tidridge presents the Canadian Crown as a unique institution at the very heart of our Confederation, exploring its history from its beginnings in 16th-century New France. Zusammenfassung The Canadian Crown is a unique institution that has been integral to our ideals of democracy from its beginning in 16th-century New France. Canadians enjoy one of the most stable forms of government on the planet! but there is a crisis in our understanding of the role the Crown plays in that government. Media often refer to the governor general as the Canadian head of state! and the queen is frequently misidentified in Canada as only the British monarch! yet she has been queen of Canada since 1952. Even government publications routinely cast the Crown as merely a symbolic institution with no impact on the daily lives of Canadians - this is simply not true. Errors such as these are echoed in school textbooks and curriculum outlines. Canada's Constitutional Monarchy has been written to counter the misinformation given to Canadians! reintroducing them to a rich institution integral to our ideals of democracy and parliamentary government. Nathan Tidridge presents the Canadian Crown as a colourful and unique institution at the very heart of our Confederation! exploring its history from its beginnings in 16th-century New France! as well as its modern relationships with First Nations! Honours! Heraldry! and the day-to-day life of the country. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue: A Road Trip! A Road Trip!: Manhattan! 2007; Go For Broke: Bracknell! England 2005; Put Up Your Dukes & Write!: New York City! 1940s; Ragged & Ecstatic Joy: Denver! 1940s; A Plank Where All the Angels Dove Off: San Francisco! 1940s-1960s; Rough and Hard and Extreme: Mexico! 1950s-1960s; Not Akin to Lustful Thoughts: Europe and Africa! 1950s-1960s; The Perfect Ecstasy: Lowell! 1920s to Present; Golden Ash! Blissful Emptiness: New England! 1890s-1960s; It Was Pure! in My Heart: New Jersey and New York! 1920s-1990s; Canada Was My Bosom of God: Quebec! 1950s-1960s and Early Years; Down into the Darks: Southern United States! 1940s-1960s; Everything is Ecstasy: Central United States! 1940s-1990s; Epilogue -- Five Million of Stars: Quebec and Toronto; Index. ...
