Give Charles a chance

Critics say King Charles III doesn’t possess the character required to replicate the incredible success of his mother’s reign. I beg to differ.

Charles and Camilla, pictured in Ottawa on May 18, 2022, touring the ByWard Market on their royal visit. King Charles III will no longer be involved in the kind of public policy pronouncements that characterized his work as a prince. But his foresight, vision, and capacity to care for those least able to care for themselves is a good sign of the kind of reign he might have, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

September 26, 2022

OTTAWA—The Queen is dead. Long live the King. With the ultimate interment of the Queen beside her beloved partner Prince Philip, all eyes are now on King Charles. Will he be able to pass muster or will the incredible reign of Canada’s longest-serving monarch mark the end of the Royals? Many h...

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