What exactly are we saving when we stand up for the Queen? It’s Canada, right?

The Duchess was having suicidal thoughts and was rebuffed when she reached out for help with her mental health problems. I just read a story about a guy who jumped in a frozen pond to save a drowning dog. And the Royal Family wouldn’t offer a helping hand to a floundering Duchess married to the Queen’s grandson?
Meghan and Harry on their wedding day on April 26, 2018. When royals marry, it is plugged for weeks and televised to the world on the Big Day. Millions of pounds are spent on the extravaganza. Thousands of wedding presents arrive for the happy couple, but No Joe Blows make it to the private reception, writes Michael Harris.

HALIFAX—When I was in Grade 4, I was sent to the office for asking why we had to stand up for God Save the Queen every morning. It was Canada, right?

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