The Monarchist League of Canada is a group of your friends and neighbours from across the country who are united in their interest in and loyalty towards Canada’s constitutional monarchy. We are a national non-profit organization.
Since its inception in 1970, the League has gained a national reputation as the leading voice of intelligent monarchical opinion in Canada. Our overall task is to promote the full expression and a better understanding of the history and real benefits of a uniquely Canadian constitutional monarchy. We present the positive face of the Canadian Crown as an essential part of national identity, and as the central pillar of our parliamentary democracy. We frequently work with MPs and members of provincial legislatures of all parties to further cement the role of the monarchy as a "big tent" under which every member of a diverse society can find an equal and respected place. We emphasize the monarchy as a Canadian institution - we are not "Royal watchers" - we don't usually hold tea parties give us some ale and maple leaf cookies any day! We are proudly as diverse as is our country. And we have a sense of humour; we take the cause very seriously, but never ourselves.
PROJECT:
The main focus of the Monarchist League of Canada is education. Over recent years, we have effected free distribution of well over 40,000 colourful all-ages-appropriate booklets in English and in French editions, designed to explain Canada’s Crown in a direct way no longer taught by the “civics” classes of yesteryear. These appear on our website at monarchist.ca for your reference, and were revised in late 2017 and early 2018 for re-issue to reflect in their imagery the appointment of Julie Payette as Governor General and the interaction of Prime Minister Trudeau with members of our Royal Family since the last revision some 2-3 years previous.
The League discovered long ago that offering sample copies of these booklets Our Canadian Crown/La Couronne au Canada to school principals and social studies’ teachers by postal mail, and inviting them to order the amount needed – though at no charge – was a fool’s errand, expensive as well as unproductive. Indifference, hostility, mandated texts and other preoccupations all meant little return on our efforts and our members’ generosity.
But then we hit on a much superior alternative: all MP’s visit classrooms in their constituencies, and like having something in their hand to give to the students. Offering these legislators sight of our booklets, with copies free of charge on request, has produced many orders from representatives of all the federalist parties, and the great bulk of the distribution during the last 5-7 years. Many also stock copies in their constituency offices.
Our goal, is to continue this effort, and expand it to provincial and territorial legislative members, as well - adding 750 potential to new partners to our distribution on top of the 338 federal MP’s.
