Roundup: The Queen is dead. Long live the King.

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The Queen is dead. Long live the King.

With the passing of the Queen, Charles immediately has ascended to the throne as Charles III, as you do in a monarchy. Because of the continuity of the Crown as a corporation sole, everything carries on as it was, with a few cosmetic changes as all of the references to the Queen in legislation and in offices and institutions transition to references to King, all done automatically thanks to legislative instruments like the Interpretation Act.

  • Here is a BBC royal correspondent’s look back at the Queen’s life.
  • Philippe Lagassé lays out the legal matters of succession in Canada.
  • Anne Twomey explains the Queen’s use of soft power in the Australian context, where she had more power than she let on.
  • From the archives, Susan Delacourt spoke with former prime ministers and Governors General about their time spent with the Queen.
  • The Queen’s image will remain on coins and banknotes for years to come, and would be phased out gradually as new coins and bills enter circulation.

 

Ukraine Dispatch, Day 198:

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Ukrainian forces have liberated over 1000 square kilometres of territory since the counter-attacks began on September 1st, but information is still hard to come by.

https://twitter.com/War_Mapper/status/1568026453157228545

Good reads:

  • The government was set to announce a cost-of-living plan including doubled GST rebates, rent assistance and dental care for children, which will be delayed now.
  • Marco Mendicino “has questions” about the death of Myles Sanderson in RCMP custody. No kidding.
  • Chief Justice Richard Wagner says the court system needs more transparency if it is to maintain the confidence of Canadians.
  • A CSIS employee plans to appeal the Federal Court ruling that dismissed his lawsuit against the agency for discrimination.
  • A federal judge in the US ruled against Enbridge’s Line 5 project in Wisconsin, but did not order it shut down.
  • The Conservative Party is considering whether to adjust their leadership announcement plans in the wake of the Queen’s death.
  • Most of the UCP leadership candidates in Alberta have united to denounce Danielle Smith’s ludicrous “Sovereignty Act” plans.
  • Stephanie Carvin warns that populist protest movements like the Ottawa occupation, fuelled by conspiracy theories, are fuelling democratic disengagement.

Odds and ends:

Here is an interview I did (without byline) with the new president of CIGI.

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One thought on “Roundup: The Queen is dead. Long live the King.”

  1. You always find the most interesting tweets! I didn’t realize the Bank of Canada even HAD a museum, much less a twitter account.
    By the way, Irish Twitter was on fire yesterday, too.

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