It is right to protest oppressive practices wherever they occur, but this is not one of them. Roach was asked to affirm the government of the country he immigrated to.
If he refuses, I hope he never gets citizenship. If Roach wants discussions on the monarchy, he can become a citizen first and enter the debate. Until then, he is a guest who should play by the rules.
It is disrespectful when some newcomers demand that Canada alter its history and tradition to suit them, rather than the other way around. Roach would probably not appreciate it if I went to his birth country and demanded the same.
If he can't handle our monarchy, he should have thought about that first.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/News/Columnists/Quesnel_Joseph/2007/05/12/pf-4173926.html
[Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on May 14, 2007]
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Honour Our Traditions
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It may be worth pointing out that Canada's constitution applies to both citizens and non citizens when on Canadian soil.
"Charles Roach, a lawyer from Toronto, is attempting a class action lawsuit against the government for requiring newcomers to recite an oath of allegiance to the monarch."
Good luck to Roach and his lawsuit, no one should have to pledge an oath of allegiance to anyone, especially not to inbred figure heads that serve no useful function other than as entertainment for the numbed of mind. As pathetic as it is, we can get better and cheaper entertainment by gawking at caged animals at the local zoo.
"It is insulting that Justice Edward Belobaba, the presiding judge, referred to Queen Elizabeth as an 'offshore queen.'"
Well she's not exactly 'onshore', now is she? The only thing I find insulting with this whole affair, is to see someone suing you and me, people who have virtually no say in what the Canadian government does.
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At a time when the forces of so-called political correctness would certainly excoriate, and possibly bring down legal consequences upon the head of anyone maligning another individual or group on the basis of race, colour and so forth, one ethnic group in Canada has continued to remain fair game for mockery. The hypocrisy of such an attitude, and the substantial pride every Canadian should feel in the British aspects of our Dominion, is passionately argued by Editors Arthur Bousfield & Garry Toffoli in their April, 1996 Monarchy Canada article. <br />
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<a href="http://www.monarchist.ca/mc/britchar.htm">http://www.monarchist.ca/mc/britchar.htm</a><p>---<br>Perception is two thirds of what we perceive reality to be.<br />
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Difficult decisions are a privilege of rank.<br />
Let's not forget that not everyone in Canada has fond memories of British imperialism. The business of conquest is full of blood and misery.
This guy is playing "try and make me".
My solution: send his ass back to where he came from.
If he's not going to abide by the rules, why accept him or anyone else like him into Canada?
I'm no big fan of the Queen, but she is still our monarch and should be respected as such.
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The two most common things in the universe are apparently Hydrogen and stupidity.