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((Short description|Canadian monarchist advocacy organization))
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((Infobox organization
| name              = Monarchist League of Canada
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The '''Monarchist League of Canada''' (((lang-fr|Ligue monarchiste du Canada))) is a Canadian nonprofit [[monarchism|monarchist]] advocacy organization.<ref name=Who>[http://www.monarchist.ca/index.php/about-us/who-we-are "Who We Are"]. Monarchist League of Canada.</ref> This league promotes its aims in three areas: education, advocacy, and research. Local branches and many under the patronage of [[Lieutenant governor (Canada)|lieutenant governors]], complement these areas of focus by acting as a [[grassroots]] rallying point for members.((citation needed|date=December 2017))

==History==
[[File:Monarchist League of Canada (CoA).png|thumb|The [[coat of arms]] of the Monarchist League of Canada, granted by the [[Canadian Heraldic Authority]] with permission of [[Elizabeth II|Her Majesty The Queen]].<ref>[https://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=863 "Grant of Arms"]. Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada.</ref><ref>((cite web |url=http://www.monarchist.ca/index.php/about-us/who-we-are/the-league-coat-of-arms |title=The League Coat of Arms |publisher=Monarchist League of Canada))</ref>]]

The Monarchist League of Canada was founded in 1970 by [[John Aimers]] and was federally incorporated in 1976.<ref name=Who/> It was established after Aimers attended a 1969 tour of Canada by [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant Colonel]] JC du Parc Braham, chancellor of the London-based [[International Monarchist League]].<ref name=gazaim>((cite news|title=John Aimers waves the flag for the monarchy|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19710301&id=spgkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oqAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=890,17410&hl=en|access-date=January 31, 2016|work=Montreal Gazette|date=March 1, 1971))</ref> The newly formed MLC inherited a list of 50 Canadian members of the British-based league and held its first public meeting several months later at [[Ottawa]], in June 1970.<ref name=Chronology>[http://www.monarchist.ca/index.php/about-us/who-we-are/league-chronology "League Chronology"]. Monarchist League of Canada.</ref> Within a year, the League claimed 3,000 members and 10 branches across Canada.<ref name=gazaim/>

In the 1960s and 1970s, there was a growing mood of Canadian and ''[[French-speaking Quebecer|Québécois]]'' [[nationalism]] and criticism from opponents of monarchy who perceived the institution as an archaic and foreign symbol of [[colonialism]] and the [[British Empire]].((citation needed|date=December 2017)) In an effort to create a new national identity, the Canadian government responded by removing some traditional symbols of the [[Monarchy of Canada|Canadian monarchy]]. For example, the Queen's Printer for Canada assumed a less visible role and the Royal Mail was renamed [[Canada Post]].((citation needed|date=December 2017))

Supporters of the monarchy were alarmed by these changes and formed the League as a lobby group in favour of the retention of the traditional symbols of monarchy and against what it described as "creeping [[republicanism in Canada|republicanism]]" that would result in the eventual transformation of Canada from a constitutional monarchy into a republic.((citation needed|date=December 2017)) Through the same decade, the league was heavily involved in opposition against constitutional amendment proposals that would have created the [[Governor General of Canada|governor general]] as [[head of state]] above the monarch.((Citation needed|date=September 2011))

Though failing to prevent erosion in some areas, the league successfully lobbied the Government of Canada to maintain a Canadian version of the [[Victoria Cross (Canada)|Victoria Cross]] as Canada's highest military decoration and to maintain the monarch's place in the [[Oath of Citizenship]]. The league also persuaded [[Canada Post]] to issue the [[Queen Elizabeth II definitive stamp (Canada)|Queen Elizabeth II definitive stamp]], bearing the image of the then-monarch, [[Elizabeth II]], as a mandatory item in all postal outlets.((Citation needed|date=June 2009))

==Current activities==

===Education===
Educating Canadians about the role of the Crown has long been one of the League's primary goals. As a supplement to provincial educational resources, the league produced and distributed "Red Boxes" (modelled after [[Red box (government)#Royal red boxes|the Queen's own boxes]] in which she receives diplomatic and state papers), containing information about the Crown and related activities. Production of these toolkits ceased in 2006 to make way for a new wave of educational material.((citation needed|date=December 2017))

In 2006, the league released a 36-page educational booklet entitled ''The Canadian Monarchy: Exploring the role of Canada's Crown in the day-to-day life of our country''<ref>((cite book |isbn=978-0-9781853-0-5 |title=The Canadian Monarchy: Exploring the role of Canada's Crown in the day-to-day life of our country |publisher=Monarchist League of Canada |year=2006))</ref> and a new education section on its website.((citation needed|date=December 2017))

===Advocacy===
The league actively lobbies the federal and provincial governments, individual politicians, [[Crown corporation]]s, government agencies, the media, and others to promote awareness of the role of the monarchy. This is often in the form of organized letter-writing campaigns or through behind-the-scenes manoeuvring.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=2daf57a9-93fd-4dd5-9643-944b717da6f3&k=8274 |title=After barrage of calls, B.C. Ferries decides to return Queen's portrait to its ships |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110142055/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=2daf57a9-93fd-4dd5-9643-944b717da6f3&k=8274 |archive-date=2012-11-10 |date=February 13, 2008))</ref>

Since 2005, the league has been engaged in an active campaign to restore the monarch's name to Canadian diplomatic [[letters of credence|letters of credence and recall]].((citation needed|date=December 2017))

===Research===
The league commissions a study on the actual cost of the Canadian monarchy every three years, the most recent of which was completed in 2021. The survey is distributed to members, media, and parliamentarians, and it is available for download on the League's website.<ref>((cite web |url=https://monarchist.ca/images/CMN/CostoftheCrown_2021.pdf |title=The Cost of Canada's Constitutional Monarchy |publisher=Monarchist League of Canada |date=Winter 2021))</ref>

===Other activities===
[[File:Wessex-MLC.jpg|thumb|[[Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex]] speaks with members at a League reception held at the Spoke Club in [[Toronto]], 2005.]]
The league is considered by many as being the recognized voice of Canadian monarchism. Often, members are called upon to engage in debate on television and radio shows, or offer commentary on occasions of royal significance.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.macleans.ca/2008/12/03/and-this-is-why-we-need-the-monarchist-league-of-canada/ |title=And this is why we need the Monarchist League of Canada |publisher=Maclean's |author-link=Kady O'Malley |first=Kady |last=O'Malley|date=December 3, 2008 |df=mdy-all))</ref><ref>The league is the only organization mentioned. http://www.cbc.ca/news/bigpicture/queen/con_monarchies.html</ref><ref>((cite web |url=http://publisher.hotink.theorem.ca/accounts/35/articles/22994 |website=Caper Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706205703/http://publisher.hotink.theorem.ca/accounts/35/articles/22994 |archive-date=2011-07-06 |title=Royal visit aimed to reconnect Canadians with monarchy |date=November 18, 2009 |first=Emma |last=Godmere |df=mdy-all))</ref>

The league stages various national and regional social events throughout the year. An annual Accession Day Luncheon is held in Toronto each February to celebrate the accession of the Queen to the throne on February 6, 1952.((citation needed|date=December 2017))

The league has welcomed [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York|Prince Andrew]], [[Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex|Prince Edward]] and his wife [[Sophie, Countess of Wessex|Sophie]], and [[Anne, Princess Royal|Princess Anne]], giving Canadian royals opportunity to meet its volunteers and members. Individual branches also organize luncheons, banquets, receptions and lectures, where senators, members of parliament, members of legislative assemblies, academics and other prominent citizens participate as guest speakers.((citation needed|date=December 2017))

==''Canadian Monarchist News''==
''Canadian Monarchist News'' (French: ''Les Nouvelles Monarchiques du Canada'') is the [[newsletter]] of the Monarchist League of Canada. It publishes articles on the activities of [[the Crown]], the [[Monarchy of Canada#Canada's royal family and house|royal family]], as well as the representatives of the Crown ([[Governor General of Canada|governors general]] and [[Lieutenant governor (Canada)|lieutenant governors]]).<ref>((cite web|title=Publications|url=http://www.monarchist.ca/index.php/publications|publisher=Monarchist League of Canada|language=en-ca))</ref>

==Organization==

===National===
The league is governed by a Board of Directors, and other national officers are appointed by the Chairman.  Since 2007, Robert Finch has been the league's Dominion Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.<ref>https://store.monarchist.ca/en/chronology</ref>

Other officers include Keith Roy (Dominion Vice-Chairman, Western Canada), Étienne Boisvert (Dominion Vice-Chairman, Quebec), Cian Horrobin (Dominion Vice-Chairman, Ontario).((citation needed|date=December 2017))

===Branches===
The league sanctions local branches and contact groups throughout Canada to serve as a rallying point for members and undertake a variety of activities in an effort to influence local opinion in favour of the Crown. There are currently over 20 branches/contact groups across the country:((citation needed|date=December 2017))

* '''Newfoundland and Labrador'''((citation needed|date=December 2017))
* '''Nova Scotia''': [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]], [[Annapolis Valley]], [[Pictou County, Nova Scotia]], Northumberland, [[West Nova|South West Nova]]((citation needed|date=December 2017))
* '''New Brunswick''': Provincial
* '''Quebec''': [[Quebec City]] and District, [[Montreal]]((citation needed|date=December 2017))
* '''Ontario''': Ottawa, [[Belleville, Ontario|Belleville]], [[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough]], [[Barrie]]-[[Simcoe, Ontario|Simcoe]], [[Toronto]], [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton and District]], [[Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario|Niagara Region]], [[Guelph]]-[[Grand River (Ontario)|Grand River]], [[University of Waterloo]], [[Wilfrid Laurier University]], [[Brant County, Ontario|Brant County]], [[London, Ontario|London]], [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]], North-West Ontario((citation needed|date=December 2017))
* '''Manitoba''': [[Winnipeg]]((citation needed|date=December 2017))
* '''Saskatchewan''': South Saskatchewan ([[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]]), North Saskatchewan ([[Saskatoon]])((citation needed|date=December 2017))
* '''Alberta''': [[Calgary]], Northern Alberta((citation needed|date=December 2017))
* '''British Columbia''': [[Vancouver]], [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], Central [[Vancouver Island]], [[Courtenay, British Columbia|Courtenay]]-[[Comox Valley]]((citation needed|date=December 2017))

===Young Monarchists===
The League maintains an active youth wing called the Young Monarchists. The primary focus of the Young Monarchists is to connect members of the league aged 25 and under. Logan Liut is the current Chair of the Young Monarchists, as of December 27, 2022.<ref name=":0">The Monarchist League of Canada. ‘ECOMM HOLIDAYS ’22 - NEW YOUNG MONARCHIST CHAIRMAN NAMED: YOUR ADVICE SOUGHT ~ NOUVEAU PRÉSIDENT DES JEUNES MONARCHISTES NOMMÉ- VOTRE AVIS DEMANDÉ’, 27 December 2022.</ref>

The Young Monarchist Group was originally formed by university students Graeme Scotchmer and Daniel Whaley, who started the group when they were young teenagers.((citation needed|date=December 2017)) 

The league maintains five university branches, one at the [[University of Waterloo]], another at [[Wilfrid Laurier University]], a third at the [[University of Toronto]], a  branch at [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]] and one at the [[University of Ottawa]]. Young volunteers play a central part in the regional and national work of the League. Summer student internships have been sponsored in partnership with the Office of the [[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario]] in Toronto and the Office of the [[lieutenant governor of British Columbia]] in Victoria.((citation needed|date=December 2017))

== See also ==
* [[Monarchism in Canada]]
* [[Monarchy of Canada]]
* [[Debate on the monarchy in Canada]]
* [[Citizens for a Canadian Republic]]

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* [http://www.monarchist.ca Monarchist League of Canada]

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[[Category:Political advocacy groups in Canada]]
[[Category:Monarchist organizations]]
[[Category:Monarchism in Canada]]

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