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Re: Republican Ignorance.

 rkish@ivory.trentu.ca wrote:
 > 
 >  Monte Bohna wrote:
 > >
 > >The usual Republican balderdash and hooey.  The latest Angus Reid/Southam
 > >news poll on the subject is entitled "Canadians' Attachment to the Monarchy";
 > >it is dated February 3, 1996.  According to its results,
 > >       - 53% of British Columbians
 > >       - 56% of Manitobans and Sasktchewaners
 > >       - 53% of Ontarians and
 > >       - 54% of Maritimers
 > >want to preserve the connection with the Monarchy.  Only in Alberta (36%) and
 > >Quebec (23%) were loyal Canadians outnumbered by the disloyal, and in Alberta
 > >a bare majority (51%) would abolish their Monarchy.
 > >
 > >       - In English Canada, "51% favoured preserving these ties" to Canada's
 > >Queen, "versus 40% in favour of severing the connection, CONSISTENT WITH THE
 > >1993 FINDINGS".  In other words, even in the Annus Horribilis, English
 > >Canadians were loyal by a spread of 11%!!
 > >
 > >       - Moreover, in Canada as a whole support for Canada's Head of State has
 > >increased by 2% since the last Angus Reid/Southam poll, while republican
 > >sentiment has declined by 4%.
 > >
 > >       - In every province or region except Alberta, support for the Monarchy
 > >has increased over the past three years.
 > >
 > >       - In B.C. support for the Canadian Crown has gone from 44% to 53%. In
 > >other words, one in ten British Columbians have returned to allegiance to
 > >their Crown.
 > >
 > >       - More young Canadians (18 to 34 years old) now support their Monarchy
 > >than do not.
 > >
 > >       - Among young Canadians, preference for a republic has declined 9% in
 > >three years.
 > >
 > >       - The only age group to prefer a republic by a majority are the
 > >Boomers, aged 35 to 54, and then by a mere percentage point.
 > >
 > >These numbers are published and accessible by net.
 > >
 > >For far too long Canadians have been forced to listen to the mantra chanted
 > >by the media and a few would-be Americans in the Civil Service: they do not
 > >want their Monarchy.  The fact is they do, and they will.  End of story.
 > >
 > 
 > Monte,
 > 
 >         very impressive.  Oh, yes...very impressive- using all of those stats
 > to disprove republican belief that Canada is headed for a republic.  
 Thank you, but that is not in fact what I contended in the posting above. 
 I have disproved no belief, because to do so in an impossibilty.  I have 
 disproved the contention that a majority of Canadians desire a republic.
 Of course,
 > since I am a republican, I just wanted to take up a few points of interest with
 > you.
 >         You see, you place a great deal of significance on two central factors-
 > "English" Canada, and growth in the monarchy, without attaching any
 > significance as to why they might've moved up, or what that shows.  I am quite